By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The World Meteorological Organization estimates that an El Niño event could reach unprecedented intensity and have serious consequences for millions of people. The UN is calling for urgent international mobilisation in response to this climate risk, according to Africanews.
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El Niño threatens several regions of Africa and causes record temperatures in Peru.
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20 OctBulawayo strengthens preparedness for super El NiñoThe World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Africa, Mohammed Janabi, is calling on governments to improve early Ebola detection and cooperation between countries. He also highlights the risks faced by infected health workers and calls for stronger infection prevention, training and protective equipment, according to WHO.
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The World Health Organization has reported six new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 in Afghanistan, in Kandahar, Nangarhar and Kabul provinces. The country accounts for 42 of the 48 cases recorded worldwide this year, compared with 21 of 52 in 2025, according to the WHO.
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A 26-year-old Gambian migrant was buried at the municipal cemetery of El Pinar, on the Spanish island of El Hierro, after dying during an Atlantic crossing. He was among the 131 people rescued from a boat, according to the organisation Ebrima Migrants Situation and local authorities.
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In West Africa and the Sahel, 41.8 million people are facing acute food insecurity, including more than 1.4 million in an emergency situation, according to Senegalese minister Omar Ba. The ECOWAS Regional Food Security Reserve holds more than 69,000 tonnes of cereals, far short of its target of 400,000 tonnes, APS reports at the opening of a meeting in Dakar.
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Trump calls on LeBron James to apologise over US anthemDonald Trump called on LeBron James to apologise after criticising his conduct during the US national anthem in a Truth Social post on Thursday 22 October 2026. The basketball player had just made his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers, who beat the New York Knicks 106-100 on Tuesday, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.The week in Africa
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