By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
The United Kingdom could issue an official apology for its role in slavery and the slave trade, following the Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean. Historian Olivette Otele considers this prospect important as a first step, according to RFI, which interviewed her about the announcement.
Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Truneh presented the country's Islamic heritage as a national asset to be preserved and developed for development, tourism and social cohesion. He was speaking at the close of the first regular assembly of the year of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, recalling the role of the Kingdom of Aksum in the first Hijra, according to Fanamc.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Riyadh’s King Abdullah financial district was hit on Sunday 8 November and a Saudi Aramco administrative building was damaged by debris after an attack attributed to Yemen’s Houthis. No deaths or injuries were reported. The Saudi coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles targeting Riyadh and the south of the kingdom, according to Libération.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Source: Financial Afrik ·
In South Africa, discussion groups bring together men who want to help fight violence against women and femicide. The mobilisation comes in a country where gender-based violence has been described as a “national catastrophe” by Cyril Ramaphosa, according to RFI.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: RFI ·
French sailor Tom Laperche has won the Route du Rhum, a transatlantic sailing race, crossing the finish line in Guadeloupe. On his first participation, the 29-year-old sailor beat the record set in 2022 by around six hours, according to France 24.
🇫🇷 France · Source: France 24 ·
Cameroonian-born Wilfred Mbah elected in MassachusettsWilfred “Will” Mbah, a politician born in Cameroon, was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 34th Middlesex District on 3 November 2026. The Democrat will take office in January 2027 after receiving 6,968 votes in Somerville, according to municipal results cited by Mimi Mefo Info.
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