By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee360
The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a car in Harounaya, in the Petit Simbaya neighbourhood of Lambanyi, Guinea. The discovery was made on Monday 12 October 2026, according to initial information reported by Guinee360.
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Kadiatou Keita left her home in Petit Simbaya, Guinea, at about 10pm on Saturday before being found dead in a vehicle with Mamadou Daye Diallo. Her husband, Alseny Camara, says he tried to contact her all night and then reported her missing to the police, Visionguinee reports.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Visionguinee ·
Guinea’s under-20 team beat Liberia 1-0 in Bamako, with Thierno Diallo scoring from a corner, and qualified for the semi-finals of the UFOA-A tournament. With six points from two matches, they will play Gambia for top spot in the group on 21 October, according to Guinee360.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Guinee360 ·
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has set regional elections for 29 November and senatorial elections for 20 December 2026 by decree. Regional and communal councillors will take part in electing two-thirds of the Senate, while the president will appoint the final third, according to the decree broadcast by public television.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Five inmates were found dead on 17 October in Building H of Cotonou Civil Prison, according to Beninese media outlet Le Potentiel. Their discovery sparked unrest among prisoners, led to the deployment of the Mobile Intervention Company and resulted in visits being suspended, Matin Libre reports.
🇧🇯 Benin · Source: Matin Libre ·
CAF Champions League: Al Merreikh aims to overturn Horoya defeatAl Merreikh coach Darko Nović says his team has overcome its first-leg defeat to Horoya AC and remains determined to reach the CAF Champions League group stage. The Sudanese club is preparing for the return match after the defeat, New Times reports.
Malaria: final preventive round targets 5.5 million children in Burkina FasoBurkina Faso’s secretary-general of the Ministry of Health, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, supervised in Laye the fourth and final round of the seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign, held from 15 to 18 October. The local health centre’s head reported a fall in cases, while the campaign targets around 5.5 million children nationwide, according to Sidwaya.The week in Africa
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