By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
Arlette Compaoré, a second-year student of plant and agricultural production at the University Centre of Ziniaré, died after a road accident. Her death, which occurred the day before publication according to Netafrique, caused deep emotion among students and staff at the institution.
Élodie Somé, the top female candidate in the 2026 science baccalaureate in the commune of Dano, has died in Burkina Faso. Assigned to study pharmacy and a contestant in the Akili Mousso competition, she was buried in Mebar, according to Netafrique.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Netafrique ·
Burkinabè slam poet Flora, known by the stage name “Plume Libre”, died of dengue on 29 October 2026. A former student at Norbert Zongo University in Koudougou, she had received distinctions in several slam and public-speaking competitions, according to people close to her.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Netafrique ·
Hédi Chaker University Hospital in Sfax has received medical equipment valued at 112,000 dinars for its obstetrics and gynaecology department. The equipment is expected to enable the use of the sentinel lymph node technique during breast cancer operations, according to a statement from the hospital.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health has reopened the Gbondapi Community Health Centre after renovations to provide emergency obstetric and newborn care to more than 9,067 people across 14 communities. The facility has four delivery beds, nine postnatal beds and two ultrasound scanners, among other equipment, according to the Ministry of Health.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·
Burkina Faso customs revenue exceeds 1,231 billion CFA francsBurkina Faso's customs service has raised more than 1,231 billion CFA francs in cumulative revenue in 2026, already matching the 2025 total. In October, it collected more than 141 billion CFA francs, or 116% of the monthly target, according to customs director general Yves Kafando.
Nigeria to complete monitoring of 62 Ebola contacts by 13 NovemberThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention expects the 62 contacts linked to the imported Ebola case to complete monitoring by 13 November 2026 at the latest. Tracing continues, with additional teams trained and an expanded surveillance strategy, according to the agency's latest situation report.The week in Africa
Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.
