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Marie-May Madeleine, a teacher at the Seychelles Exceptional School, celebrates twenty-five years of service in education. She is among the staff honoured, alongside another secondary school teacher from Pointe Larue, in an interview broadcast by the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation.
Source: Sbc
The 36th teachers’ awards ceremony recognised school staff for their length of service and work in the Seychelles. Linda Marie, who taught for 47 years at Baie Sainte-Anne school on Praslin, was among those honoured, the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation reports.
Source: Sbc
Dauda Ali Biu, former director-general of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps, has died at 62, prompting tributes from the road safety agency. He led the institution from July 2022 to May 2024, according to a condolence message published by the FRSC and reported by Punch.
Source: Punch
Malawi’s Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture, Alfred Gangata, called on traditional leaders to preserve Yao customs and heritage at the Chiwanja cha Yao Festival in Salima, Malawi. He praised an initiative supporting girls’ education and warned that perpetrators of abuse would be prosecuted, according to Mwnation.
Source: Mwnation
The Eswatini Farmers Market festival brought several local and international artists together in Mbabane, including Gifted Kosie, Uncle Waffles and Oscar Mbo. The two stages hosted concerts and electronic music performances into the early hours, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Source: Times of Eswatini
The final day of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ “Eternal Happiness” convention brought together 3,031 people at the Mavuso Centre in Manzini, including 2,946 in person and 85 online. The three-day gathering, devoted to Bible teachings on happiness and spiritual life, ended on Sunday, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Source: Times of Eswatini
Nigerian historian Toyin Falola says social media creates an illusion of closeness without offering the trust or solidarity of genuine human relationships. He made the case at a conference organised in Ibadan by the Ibadan Social Group to mark its 50th anniversary, according to Punch.
Source: Punch
More than 386,000 candidates are due to sit Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations in Zimbabwe in 2026, around 30,578 more than in 2025, an increase of 8.6%. The examinations begin on 12 October at more than 3,500 centres, according to figures presented by Zimeye from national examination data.
Source: Zimeye
The profile of Eritrean musician Teklenkiel Gebru highlights his courage in criticising the organisations, communities and state to which he was connected. This third and final instalment contrasts nationalism, based on devotion, with patriotism, which demands responsibility and loyalty to principles, according to Awate.
Source: Awate
Teenage girls gathered in Kabala, Koinadugu District, called for stronger action against child marriage. The symposium organised by the United Nations Population Fund in Sierra Leone also highlighted the impact of these practices on girls’ education and economic independence, according to Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
Brazilian footballer Vinícius Júnior and influencer Virginia Fonseca split on 11 October, four months after reconciling. Virginia Fonseca’s team confirmed the separation to CNN Brasil, specifying that it was not the result of conflict or an argument between them.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno made an unannounced visit to the École des enfants de troupe to check the progress of construction work and the implementation of his previous instructions. On the eve of the school year beginning on 12 October 2026, he called for new measures to sustain the improvements, Alwihda Info reports.
Source: Alwihda Info
Joseph N’Diaye, curator of Gorée’s House of Slaves who died in 2009, devoted his life to passing on the history of the slave trade. During a 2006 television programme, he also denounced the inequalities suffered by African veterans, according to SenePlus.
Source: Kassataya
Senegalese architect Seynabou Diouf Ndiaye designed the memorial dedicated to the boat Le Joola, which sank in 2002. Her project, selected in 2015 by the Ministry of Culture following a call for applications, was developed with the Association of the Families of the Victims, according to Le Soleil.
Source: Kassataya
Niger’s Council of Ministers has adopted a draft decree to rename the University of Agadez Jibril Oumar University of Agadez. The new name would honour Cheikh Jibril Ibn Oumar, an 18th-century Sufi scholar and jurist from Agadez, reports Aïr Info.
Source: Aïr Info
Algeria’s Ministry of National Education has published the exam and holiday calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. Third-term exams will take place from 23 to 27 May 2027 for primary school and the relevant middle and high school classes, according to the ministry.
Source: TSA
Vivien Anoh, the National Youth Council of Côte d’Ivoire delegate in Alépé, received the special award for best CNJCI delegate 2026. He described the distinction as recognition of his daily commitment to young people in his department, according to Linfodrome.
Source: L’Infodrome
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