By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaïque FM
Two fires broke out at two tourist units in Djerba, Tunisia, currently closed. Tunisian civil protection teams intervened at the scene for two consecutive days to bring the flames under control, according to Mosaïque FM.
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced a second Ebola-related death, among nine confirmed cases in the country. Seven patients remain hospitalised in two isolation units and, according to health authorities, all cases belong to the same group of contacts, with no community transmission detected.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Capital FM ·
The Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company and the Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation have temporarily suspended their websites after a global cybersecurity vulnerability was discovered. The preventive measures aim to protect systems and users’ data, according to statements by the two Tunisian bodies relayed by Webdo.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Webdo ·
A Tunisian court has sentenced Rachid Othmani and Souheil Chebbi to six months in prison, suspended, after their arrest linked to the 19 September demonstration. Their release was scheduled for 20 October 2026, according to the Al-Soumoud Flotilla Committee, cited by Kapitalis.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Kapitalis ·
Kenya’s Health Ministry is seeking nine people who travelled abroad with the first Ebola patient, including four in Uganda and two in Thailand. Authorities maintain that the eight recorded cases are linked to the initial patient and have distributed protective equipment to 37 facilities, according to Stephen Muleshe.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen ·
Tunisia and UK prepare fourth partnership councilTunisia and the United Kingdom want to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, agriculture, education and security. Tunisian Secretary of State Mohamed Ben Ayed and British ambassador Roderick Drummond also prepared the fourth session of the Tunisian-British Partnership Council, according to a statement from Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Egypt: 12 killed and 30 injured in road collisionA tourist bus collided with a stationary lorry on the Assiut Western Desert Road, near Tamia, killing 12 people and injuring 30. Emergency crews took the injured to hospital and Egyptian authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident, Egypt Independent reports.The week in Africa
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