By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
Dutch police have arrested a 23-year-old Somali man suspected of involvement in the murder of Hajar, a 29-year-old Moroccan woman found dead in a suitcase in Amsterdam. The victim had gone missing in early October, and investigators established that she had been filmed with the suspect shortly before her death, Caasimada Online reports.
A severely immunocompromised patient died in Lyon in early October after contracting the Shamonda virus, previously considered unable to infect humans. French authorities favour a link between the infection and brain complications, while the ECDC continues to investigate the cause of death and how transmission occurred.
🌍 World · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Djibouti and China called for respect for freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to a joint statement issued after their foreign ministers met in Beijing. The two countries also stressed respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of coastal states, Caasimada Online reports.
🇩🇯 Djibouti · Source: Caasimada Online ·
A severely immunocompromised French patient infected with the Shamonda virus died in early October 2026, according to French authorities. First detected in humans and identified in Europe in late July, the virus now affects 14 Western European countries and is circulating in 52 French departments, according to French ministries and the ESA.
🌍 World · Source: Businessnews ·
Nigerian police arrested 19-year-old Mustapha Sani in Awka and recovered an Infinix Android phone allegedly stolen in Adamawa State. The arrest, made on 19 October by Anambra State’s intelligence department, is intended to clarify the circumstances of the alleged thefts, according to spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Diego Maradona death trial verdict expected on 22 DecemberThe verdict in the trial of seven healthcare professionals over Diego Maradona’s death is expected on 22 December, after around 50 hearings and six months of proceedings. Prosecutors have sought prison sentences of between four and 12 years for six defendants in the case concerning the care provided to the Argentine footballer at home, who died in November 2020, Le Monde reports.
Kenya drops live broadcast of election resultsKenya’s National Assembly has removed the legal requirement for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to livestream polling-station results. The electoral bill also provides for the recall of convicted MPs, according to Tuko, as the 2027 presidential election approaches.The week in Africa
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