By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Two men were sentenced in Mali to one year in prison, including six months without parole, for “acts against nature” on 26 October. They were also prosecuted for distributing pornographic videos contrary to public morals, RFI reported, citing the Malian newspaper Le Soft, which described the ruling as the first known since homosexuality was criminalised.
Malian businessman Chérif Ould Taher played a key role in the release on 21 October of a Swiss woman and an Austrian woman abducted in 2025 by Islamic State in the Sahel. Described as one of the main drug traffickers in northern Mali, he had also helped secure the release of an American hostage in August, according to Le Monde.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Le Monde ·
A Mauritanian judge has remanded Allassane Sy, a former Masrivi bank employee, and Lassana Camara, presented as the initial winner of a draw, in custody. The case concerns a draw held on 9 October and the alleged manipulation of the participants’ file, according to journalist Souleymane Hountou Djigo.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Seven defendants, including former Bamako mayor Adama Sangaré, have been sentenced to ten years in prison in the case of illegal land subdivisions in the airport area. The defence announced an appeal after the ruling delivered on 26 October by the criminal division of Bamako’s National Economic and Financial Division, RFI reports.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: RFI ·
Mtumba Government City in Dodoma inaugurated its ministry and institutional buildings, as well as its paved roads, marking the start of its operations on 30 October 2026. Minister Kitila Mkumbo described the opening as a step in the project aimed at making Dodoma the administrative capital, Daily News reports.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Daily News ·
Malian army strikes armed groups in three regionsThe Malian army carried out strikes on 28 October against armed groups’ positions in the north, south-east and centre of the country. The operations, conducted with support from partners as part of Operation Dougoukoloko, aim to monitor and secure the territory, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Nigeria: Lakurawa seeks to retake Waria ForestResidents of Tangaza, in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, say Lakurawa fighters are regrouping around Waria Forest after a military operation. The Nigerian Army denies withdrawing its troops and says it still has a unit stationed there, according to Leadership.The week in Africa
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