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Halifa Sallah, coordinator of the Gambian coalition Team Gambia, says the alliance will consult the public before choosing its presidential candidate. The move aims to avoid the mistakes made in 2016, the political leader said in an interview reported by Kerr Fatou.
Source: Kerr Fatou
Former parliamentarian Doudou Wade recalls that adoption of the 2026 supplementary finance bill must follow constitutional rules, notably the role of the National Assembly and its Finance Committee. He spoke after Ousmane Sonko announced that PASTEF would not vote for the bill in its current form, reports Seneweb.
Source: Seneweb
The Dixinn Court of First Instance sentenced four officials from a nightclub in Kipé, Conakry, to a one-year suspended prison term and a fine of 500,000 Guinean francs each. Six other defendants were acquitted, while shisha equipment was confiscated, Africaguinée reports.
Source: Africaguinée
The trial of former Bamako mayor Adama Sangaré and his co-defendants continues before the criminal chamber of the National Economic and Financial Centre. After witnesses were heard on Monday and Tuesday, the prosecution is due to present its submissions and the defence its arguments on Thursday 22 October, Studio Tamani reports.
Source: Studio Tamani
At least 15,394 migrants left South Africa via Mozambique between April and July 2026, amid violence and anti-immigration protests. Malawian nationals accounted for 76% of those recorded, or 11,699 people, according to a report by the International Organization for Migration cited by Lusa.
Source: Opais
Nigeria’s customs chief, Adewale Adeniyi, says intelligence, data analysis and joint patrols with neighbouring countries are more effective against smuggling than border closures. Speaking at the University of Ibadan, he recalled that the 2019–2020 border closure had led smuggling networks to reorganise, according to Punch.
Source: Punch
Zambian citizens and the presidency are defending the arrest of former MP Emmanuel Jay Banda, saying he must answer to justice over allegations of inciting violence. The Zambian presidency says he will have access to medical care, a lawyer and his family, and that proceedings will respect the Constitution, Mwebantu reports.
Source: Mwebantu
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has praised the efforts of his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, head of the Uganda People’s Defence Force, to tackle corruption in the army. He was speaking at a graduation ceremony for 280 cadets on 20 October at Kabamba Military Academy, according to Tuko.
Source: Tuko
Applications for police records and complaints from residents of Santiago Norte will now be processed in Assomada, Cape Verde. The service will be available from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, at the Criminal Investigation Department, the Judicial Police announced.
Source: Expresso das Ilhas
S. T. A. D., nicknamed “Doctor Tanoh”, was referred to the Ivorian justice system on 20 October 2026 in a case involving cosmetic buttock injections, one of which allegedly led to a patient's death. The Economic Police have also registered several complaints against him, L’Infodrome reports.
Source: L’Infodrome
Central African presidential special adviser Dimitri Sytyi said that the military operation conducted by the Central African Armed Forces against armed groups in Vakaga remained in Central African territory. He proposed cooperation with Chadian authorities after their concerns over a possible incursion, Lengo Songo reports.
Source: Lengosongo
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 31%, its lowest level, according to a four-day Reuters/Ipsos poll. Two weeks before the 3 November midterm elections, Democrats lead Republicans by 12 points in voting intentions, the survey reports.
Source: Ang
The Youth Bridge Foundation is calling for a thorough investigation and protection measures following allegations of sexual abuse involving students at Obuasi Senior High Technical School in Ghana. The organisation also wants the handling of previous complaints by the school and public officials examined, according to its statement cited by MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
At least 48 civilians were reportedly killed in an armed attack in Tagadayat, in the Ménaka region of north-eastern Mali, and several others were reportedly injured. Hundreds of families fled to the town of Ménaka; the local administration blamed the attack on Islamic State in the Sahel, according to media citing community sources.
Source: Ang
Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra received Congolese Minister of Social Affairs Marie France Lydie Hélène Pongault in Bangui. She delivered a message from Denis Sassou Nguesso on the voluntary return of Central African refugees living in the Congo. The two governments want to coordinate arrangements to enable those wishing to do so to return, the Congolese envoy said.
Source: Lengosongo
Cape Verdean MP Emanuel Barbosa has been elected president of the parliamentary group of the Movement for Democracy (MpD), succeeding Luís Carlos Silva. The new leadership includes four vice-presidents and says it wants to strengthen dialogue and scrutiny of government action, according to a statement from the parliamentary group.
Source: Expresso das Ilhas
Egypt’s Parliament has postponed until 26 October the resumption of debate on possible military intervention in support of Saudi Arabia, without authorising the operation. MPs are meeting in an extraordinary session at the request of President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, according to Egyptian state media.
Source: Africanews
Ricardo Gustavo, the first accused in the Fishrot corruption and fraud case, and Namibian company Namgomar Pesca Namibia are asking the High Court to order the state to detail several charges. Judge Eileen Rakow postponed the hearing on the request until 11 November in Windhoek, according to a document filed by Gustavo’s lawyer, Ileni Gebhardt.
Source: The Namibian
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