By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Polish authorities have opened a terrorism probe after a shooting in Krakow that killed six people and injured several others. The 24-year-old suspect, who is seriously hospitalised, was reportedly fascinated by far-right ideologies, according to France 24 Afrique.
The Krakow shooting left six dead and 17 injured, including two police officers and the gunman, according to France 24. The 24-year-old suspect, fascinated by far-right ideologies according to authorities, is in critical condition in hospital and is being investigated for terrorism. Two days of national mourning have been declared in Poland.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: L’essentiel ·
The Krakow shooting suspect, whose attack left six dead and about 15 injured, wore a patch depicting a horned skeleton. The symbol, sometimes associated with Blackbeard, has a distinct history from that attribution, according to Polish media outlet Onet and historian E. T. Fox.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: L’essentiel ·
Strikes near Sanaa killed 33 people and injured 39 on 7 November, according to the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry, which accused Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities said they were examining reports of the bombings, while rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Source: Bénin Web TV ·
Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms caused flooding in Erbil, Iraq, killing 2 people and submerging hundreds of homes. Authorities suspended classes in several provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday 8 November because of damage and traffic difficulties, according to local authorities.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Source: Ean Libya ·
More than 200,000 pro-Gaza protesters march in AmsterdamMore than 200,000 people demonstrated in Amsterdam on 8 November 2026 in support of Palestinians, according to a provisional estimate by Amnesty International. The organisations behind the “Rode Lijn” campaign are calling on the Netherlands in particular to impose economic and military sanctions on Israel, according to Amnesty International and the organisers.The week in Africa
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