By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
A new suspect has been charged and remanded in custody over the murder of Mehdi Kessaci, 20, who was shot dead in Marseille on 13 November 2025. The National Anti-Crime Prosecutor’s Office suspects him of providing logistical support to the perpetrators, according to Algérie 360.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has 35% of voting intentions in Johannesburg, compared with 21.8% for the African National Congress, according to an eNCA/MarkData poll. The results point to another hung municipal council after the local elections, reports TimesLIVE.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Robert Kabera, 50, a former Rwandan soldier and refugee in Uganda, was found beheaded in an eucalyptus plantation in Mpigi district. Police recovered a stick suspected of having been used in the attack and are investigating the circumstances of his death, according to Ugandan newspaper The Observer.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: The Observer ·
The Moroni Assize Court has freed Moustoifa Toihirdine, alias Bapale, after three years and 20 days in detention in a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. At the 15 October hearing, his defence challenged the evidence in the case, according to Comores Infos, while the accused denied the allegations.
🇰🇲 Comoros · Source: Comores Infos ·
Iranian attacks on ships have intensified and spread across the Persian Gulf after a relative lull over the summer. According to Le Monde, the shift may be linked to Tehran’s political calculations in its dealings with Washington ahead of the US midterm elections on 3 November.
🌍 World · Source: Le Monde ·
WFP cuts food aid in Gaza, affecting 500,000 PalestiniansThe World Food Programme will reduce its assistance in the Gaza Strip, leaving 500,000 Palestinians without monthly aid due to a lack of resources. About 1.4 million of the 2.1 million residents remain in a situation of acute food insecurity, according to Shaun Hughes, the agency’s head in the Palestinian territories, quoted by AFP.
APC says Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is non-negotiableNigeria’s ruling APC says Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is “non-negotiable” and promises peaceful and safe campaigns. The position was reaffirmed at the inauguration of the campaign’s security officials, according to Vanguard.The week in Africa
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