By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Three French police officers are appearing in court in Paris over the 2020 beating of music producer Michel Zecler, a filmed assault that sparked a strong reaction in France. Their trial opens on Monday 9 November 2026 and concerns the violence committed during the intervention, according to France 24.
British comedian Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced on Monday to 10 and a half years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009. He was found guilty last week, according to France 24.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Source: France 24 ·
Donald Trump says the US military has identified 38 bridges in Iran that could be struck if military operations resume. The US president also says three aircraft carriers are operational in the region, during an interview with CNN on 9 November 2026.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Le Matin ·
COP31 opened on Monday 9 November in Antalya, Turkey, amid a battle over climate finance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on leaders to act faster in response to the climate crisis, as thousands of participants begin two weeks of negotiations, according to France 24.
🇹🇷 Türkiye · Source: France 24 ·
Former director general of Benin's National Police, Louis Philippe Houndégnon, appears again before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) on 9 November 2026. After several court decisions and the case being referred to a new panel of judges, proceedings resume in full, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
🇧🇯 Benin · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Five researchers receive UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea awards in ParisFive researchers from China, Spain, Morocco, Cameroon and Benin received the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea awards in Paris for their work on Alzheimer's, tuberculosis, antibiotic resistance, paediatric HIV and malaria. The ceremony marked the tenth anniversary of the awards, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
Guinean special prosecutor investigates 466 local officials in SiguiriGuinea's special prosecutor has opened an investigation into 466 district and neighbourhood council presidents in Siguiri, suspected of water pollution, environmental offences and corruption. The proceedings expand investigations already launched against 22 territorial administrators, according to Mosaiqueguinee.The week in Africa
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