By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera, Webdo and Bénin Web TV
Thousands of schools in Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland received emails announcing hoax bomb threats, leading to the evacuation of at least 300 Italian schools. The Italian message was reportedly signed by the author of similar threats targeting newsrooms in Bulgaria and Ireland, according to Al Jazeera.
More than 300 Italian schools were evacuated on 11 November 2026 after receiving the same email announcing a bomb, according to Le Monde. The figure could still rise during police checks. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni convened a government meeting after 312 establishments received threats.
🇮🇹 Italy · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Senegal’s interior and public security minister received the commander of AFRICOM, the US military command for Africa, on a working visit. The two sides reaffirmed the Senegal-US partnership on security and defence, according to Dakaractu.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
Tens of thousands of Polish nationalists took part on Wednesday in the annual Independence march in Warsaw. The gathering, held every 11 November to commemorate independence in 1918, comes days after deadly shootings in Krakow, according to France 24 Afrique.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: France 24 ·
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status. He says Iran is awaiting an official US response to its seven conditions for negotiating an end to the war, according to Al Jazeera.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Al Jazeera ·
COP31 faces financing and implementation of commitmentsCOP31, which opened on 9 November in Antalya, Turkey, under Turkish leadership and jointly with Australia, is addressing climate finance, adaptation and emissions reduction until the end of the month. Ten years after COP21 in Paris, implementation of commitments remains the main sticking point, according to Le Pays.
EFCC to re-arraign Tunde Ayeni over 15.6 billion nairaNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has again arraigned Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of Skye Bank, over alleged embezzlement involving 15.6 billion naira. It is the former banker’s fourth appearance in the proceedings, according to Premium Times.The week in Africa
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