By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The Buddhist Seokguram Grotto, located 750 metres above sea level near Gyeongju, is a heritage site and tourist attraction for South Korea. The city aims to join the world’s top 10 destinations and hopes to welcome 60 million visitors a year, reports Le Monde.
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Africa now has 288.31 million Catholics, overtaking Europe’s 287.24 million, according to statistics published by the Fides news agency. As of 30 June 2024, the Catholic Church had 1.422 billion faithful worldwide, representing 17.8% of the global population, the Vatican report says.
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In Mauritius, agriculture consumed 376 million cubic metres of water over a year, compared with 73 million for all households, according to the latest national water accounts. Defimedia’s blog links this distribution to the Rivers and Canals Act of 1863, which still governs the use of rivers.
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The El Jadida Horse Show attracted more than 160,000 visitors during its 17th edition, held from 13 to 18 October 2026, according to its commissioner El Habib Marzak. The Moroccan event brought together equestrian competitions, professionals, foreign delegations and presentations of equine heritage, Infomediaire reports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Infomediaire ·
El Hadji Mbayang Diop, headteacher of Thiel secondary school, gave more than 1,000 exercise books, 400 pens and 100 geometry kits to 150 pupils at CEM de Ndothie in Senegal. The distribution is the sixth edition of his local initiative in support of education, Dakaractu reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
Sybiha rejects Russia-US-China summit on UkraineUkrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha believes that a summit bringing together Russia, the United States and China would strengthen Vladimir Putin’s image. He instead advocates a meeting between the Russian, American and Ukrainian leaders, according to comments reported by Le Monde.
Morocco launches mechanism to combat child labourMorocco’s National Observatory for Children’s Rights has launched a mechanism to support working children from identification through to reintegration, and to provide assistance to their families. Nearly 103,000 children aged 7 to 17 still work in the country, according to High Commission for Planning data reported by Leseco.The week in Africa
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