By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
A woman has died in Casablanca after a possible case of food poisoning linked to eating a San Sebastián cake, and several members of her family are reportedly receiving intensive care. The King’s public prosecutor has ordered investigative measures to determine the circumstances, Lebrief reports.
Carlton Naidu, 27, was found dead after being stabbed several times in Phoenix, South Africa. His family said witnesses saw him fleeing from men who were pursuing him before the attack, while police investigate the murder, according to IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
M. B. Bah, a 54-year-old Guinean trader living in Keur Massar, died after falling ill near the Malick Sy roundabout in Dakar on 29 October 2026. Taken to Abass Ndao Hospital, his body is due to undergo an autopsy and an investigation has been opened, Seneweb reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Rescuers found a woman’s body in the rubble of the collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on the eighth day of the search, according to Citizen Digital, Kenyans.co.ke and Capital FM. Capital FM reports that Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said he was deeply saddened by the discovery.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Doctor Marie-France Shogogo has died from Ebola virus disease after contracting the infection while treating patients in Beni, in eastern DR Congo. Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya announced her death, according to Daily Post Nigeria.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Daily Post ·
Abderrahim Fakir’s body to be repatriated to Morocco after Bologna autopsy reportsThe body of Abderrahim Fakir, who died during a police operation in Bologna, is to be handed to his family after the final forensic reports are submitted, expected before 15 November. Experts appointed by the prosecutor attribute his death to acute respiratory failure, while the family’s doctor questions the restraint used, according to ANSA.
Algeria records 14,712 breast cancer cases a year among womenAlgerian Health Minister Mohamed Seddik Aït Messaoudane presented figures showing 14,712 new breast cancer cases and 4,334 prostate cancer cases each year. The data come from the national cancer registry network and were presented at its 2026 annual meeting, according to Algérie360.The week in Africa
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