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Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroon Football Federation, challenged RFI’s credibility and ethics after it aired new alleged accusations of embezzlement of public funds against him. He also asked the French broadcaster to sever its professional ties with consultants he accuses of paedophilia, Senenews reports.
Source: Senego
Ahmed Touizi was elected president of Morocco’s House of Representatives with 220 votes, against 59 for Driss El Azami El Idrissi; 90 ballots were declared invalid. The new president set out commitments on the quality of laws, government oversight and the evaluation of public policies, as the House prepares to examine the government programme and the 2027 Finance Bill, according to Leseco.
Source: Leseco
Israeli diplomats based in Nairobi voted early at the Israeli Embassy ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 27 October. The poll will renew the Knesset’s 120 seats and allow parties to negotiate a government coalition, Ambassador Gideon Behar told Capital FM.
Source: Capital FM
Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly ignored Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo State and chairman of the All Progressives Congress Governors’ Forum. The scene was filmed during the launch of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, amid tensions over the Rainbow Coalition, reports Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Nigerian lawyer Musa Yakubu is calling on the Nigerian Air Force to investigate allegations that its personnel prevented judicial officials from enforcing a ruling concerning a property in Jabi, in the capital Abuja. The complaint follows an intervention on 25 September 2026, after a judgment awarded possession of the property to Abubakar Abba Hassan, Daily Post reports.
Source: Daily Post
Mali’s Central Narcotics Office arrested an alleged seller of psychotropic substances in Fana who was carrying nearly 300 tramadol tablets. The operation was conducted by the Dioïla regional branch, reports Mali Actu.
Source: Mali Actu
Vital Kamerhe, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Assembly, criticised Joseph Kabila for prioritising armed struggle after forming his politico-military front. He called on armed groups to engage in dialogue and reaffirmed his support for Félix Tshisekedi, Pressafrik reports.
Source: Senego
Namibia’s National Assembly resumed its fourth session of the eighth Parliament, with MPs raising questions about hospital meals, youth loans and social grants. Parliamentarians also sought details of a technical partnership to renovate TransNamib locomotives and wagons, New Era reports.
Source: New Era
The German party Die Linke is calling for legally recognised reparations for the 1904-08 genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama, as well as direct participation by their representatives in negotiations with Germany and Namibia. During a Bundestag debate, traditional leader Mutjinde Katjiua welcomed the motion, according to Namibian daily New Era.
Source: New Era
Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has launched a platform enabling citizens to question him about his record, proposals and plans for the country. The Ask AA portal was due to go live on Thursday at 8.30pm, according to Phrank Shaibu, the African Democratic Congress campaign’s strategic communications director.
Source: Punch
Northfields International School, a private school in Labourdonnais, Mapou, held classes on Tuesday and Wednesday despite a government order to close schools for safety reasons. Inspectors from Mauritius’s private education authority, accompanied by police, intervened to request the school’s closure and the pupils’ departure, Defimedia reports.
Source: Defimedia
Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi's RCD/K-ML rejects the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation launched by Joseph Kabila, saying it could worsen insecurity in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In a statement published in Kinshasa, the party called for inclusive dialogue and reaffirmed its opposition to armed struggle.
Source: Beto
The government of the Republic of the Congo has approved a bill removing entry visa requirements for nationals of African countries from 1 January 2027. The reform is also intended to strengthen the fight against irregular immigration and cross-border crime, according to Journal de Brazza.
Source: Journaldebrazza
Fifteen men have been arrested in Ghana for illegal sand winning disrupting work on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, and six vehicles have been seized. The operation took place in the Sewua-Donyina-Appiadu area, according to Starrfm, which cited official Ivan Bilson Yeboah.
Source: Starrfm
The president of the political movement Le Centre, Germain Kambinga Katomba, called on Congolese leaders to rally behind Félix Tshisekedi to defend institutions against Joseph Kabila’s Front for the Refounding of the Nation. The call was made on 14 October in Kinshasa, Beto reports, after a meeting with Guy Loando Mboyo.
Source: Beto
The creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a politico-military movement led by former president Joseph Kabila, is drawing criticism even from his former political camp. The group succeeds AFC/M23, whose leaders have secured vice-presidential posts, RFI reports from Kinshasa.
Source: RFI
President Félix Tshisekedi issued new instructions to defence and security force leaders after an assessment of the national situation, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu. The meeting of the High Defence Council addressed military operations and civilian protection, according to the Presidency of the Republic and FARDC spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge.
Source: Beto
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has issued new instructions to the armed forces and security services to protect the country’s sovereignty, its people and their property. The directives were announced after a Higher Council for Defence meeting held on 14 October in Kinshasa, according to military spokesperson Sylvain Ekenge.
Source: Umuseke
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