By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Two accidents on the Casablanca-Agadir motorway on Saturday 31 October killed four people and injured 32, four of them seriously. The collisions, one of which involved a coach and three other vehicles, disrupted traffic towards Agadir, according to Lebrief.
A crash on the Eldoret–Nakuru highway near Kondoo killed six people and injured dozens on Saturday morning. A lorry hit a public transport vehicle travelling towards Nakuru, according to Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen Digital ·
The collapse of a shopping centre under construction in Owode-Ede, Osun State, killed three people and seriously injured four apprentice tilers, according to Punch and Daily Post. Five survivors were rescued, four of whom were hospitalised, said Femi Isaac, the Federal Fire Service commander in Osun State, quoted by Punch. Daily Post said the seven trapped artisans came from Ejigbo and planned to resume work on Saturday.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
At least 400 Senegalese people staying in the Argoub and Bir-Gandouz reception centres in southern Morocco are due to return voluntarily to Senegal by bus. The first convoy of three vehicles is scheduled for Friday 30 October, followed by further departures on 3 and 5 November, according to a diplomatic source cited by APS.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Le Soleil ·
Tunisia will see sometimes heavy and locally stormy rain on Saturday 31 October 2026, particularly along the northern coast and in the south-east, before it gradually spreads to other regions, with temperatures falling, according to La Presse de Tunisie and Business News. Highs will range from 15 to 24°C, with the two outlets differing on the upper limit in the north and west.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
UN does not renew MINURSO mandate in the SaharaThe UN Security Council did not renew MINURSO’s mandate, which was due to expire on 31 October, after two draft resolutions failed. The US text was blocked by a Russian veto, while the Russian proposal did not secure the necessary votes, reports ACI.
Stormy rain and strong winds expected in TunisiaThe National Institute of Meteorology forecasts cloudy weather overnight, with scattered and occasionally stormy rain in northern Tunisia and locally in the south. Strong winds and rough seas are also expected in the Gulf of Hammamet, according to the institute.The week in Africa
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