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The National Union of Djiboutian Women has delivered food kits to Yemeni refugee families living in Markazi, in the Obock region. This initial assistance is intended to help with meal preparation and water management, while priority needs are assessed for future interventions, according to Radio Television of Djibouti.
Source: Rtd
Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland opened the Knowles-Rowland House in Houston, a project providing 31 permanent homes with support for people experiencing chronic homelessness. The two artists contributed more than $8 million with Bread of Life Inc., and residents are due to move in from 1 November, Tuko reports.
Source: Tuko
The Africa Memory Museum project, intended to preserve and pass on the memories of the African continent, was presented at the University of Ottawa. Its coordinator, Julias-Roberthy Tabaka, outlined the future museum’s ambitions at a conference devoted to African narratives in Canada.
Source: Congo B
In Dakar, Senegalese First Lady Marie Khone Faye called for stronger girls’ education and women’s empowerment in the face of the effects of climate change and conflict. She was speaking at the launch in Senegal of the Building Resilience campaign and cited initiatives in Kolda and Fatick, APS reports.
Source: APS
Contract teachers in the special zone of Conakry are calling on their colleagues to leave classrooms to demand implementation of the agreement protocol signed on 3 January 2026. Their coordinator, Latise Ibrahim Salim, accuses the education inter-union of neglecting their case, reports Guinéenews.
Source: Guinéenews
Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education selected 174,855 students for the first university admissions round for 2026-2027, representing 66.3% of applicants. Minister Ahmed Mudawi Musa announced an increase of 34,491 places, bringing institutions’ total capacity to 366,700, according to his ministry.
Source: Sudantribune
The article questions the use of custom to justify excluding women from inheritance in Burundi. It is part of the debate on their inheritance rights, according to Yaga Burundi.
Source: Yaga Burundi
A man posing as a student in Algeria allegedly scammed several female high-school graduates who had come to Nouakchott, promising university enrolment, a scholarship, accommodation and a plane ticket in return for 1.5 million MRU. Their families paid before losing contact with him and filing a complaint, Le Calame reports.
Source: Kassataya
In Dar El Barka, a Nouakchott neighbourhood, Abidina Doro Coulibaly has turned part of his home into a classroom to accommodate pupils affected by the lack of school facilities. The initiative comes after schools reopened on 5 October, while several Mauritanian localities still lack classrooms, reports RFI.
Source: Kassataya
Eswatini travel agency Time To Shine and several content creators fell out after a promotional trip to Mozambique. The disagreement concerns promised services, including accommodation, meals and payment for posts, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Source: Times of Eswatini
Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will receive new students on 15 October 2026 and returning students on 17 October, before lectures resume on 19 October. The new dates for the 2026-2027 academic year were announced after an extraordinary management meeting, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
The Martin Luther King Movement, led by Pastor Edoh Komi, is calling on municipal and traditional authorities to end sacrificial offerings at junctions and roundabouts in Greater Lomé. The organisation cites the risk of unhygienic conditions and proposes spaces suited to traditional practices, according to Icilomé.
Source: Icilomé
The Grade 4 and 5 examinations and the National Certificate of Education are postponed, while those for the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate will go ahead. The Ministry of Education will announce the new dates and the resumption of classes after reviewing the situation, according to its statement of 14 October 2026.
Source: Defimedia
Singers Levixone and Desire Luzinda have hinted that they are expecting twins after sharing a video suggesting a pregnancy. The couple, who married in Kampala in August 2025, had previously denied an AI-generated fake video that had already announced the pregnancy, reports Imvahonshya.
Source: Imvahonshya
Yodit Imru, Ethiopia’s first female ambassador, paved the way for greater female representation in national diplomacy. On Ethiopian Diplomatic Day, her career and those of other pioneers illustrate the evolution of the foreign service and women’s growing influence, according to Fanamc.
Source: Fanamc
Mityana Municipality is calling for public support to turn Ttanda into a cultural tourism destination and preserve the heritage of the Buganda kingdom. The project includes infrastructure, signposting and facilities telling the traditional story of Kintu, Nambi, Walumbe and Kayikuuzi, reports Nile Post.
Source: Nile Post
Contract teachers in Conakry are boycotting classes to demand the implementation of the agreement signed on 3 January 2026, which provides for their integration into the civil service through a practical classroom examination. Their coordinator, Lathis Ibrahim Salim, accuses the education inter-union of abandoning their case, while that of 4,535 unsuccessful municipal contract teachers is being resolved, reports Mosaiqueguinee.
Source: Mosaiqueguinee
The University of Gao in northern Mali is due to open in January 2027 with courses in agriculture, livestock and fisheries, acting rector Professor Moussa Touré announced. The announcement was made on 13 October 2026 during a visit by the regional governor; the former circle council headquarters will house the rectorate, Mali Actu reports.
Source: Mali Actu
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