By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senenews
The lifeless body of a young girl was found tied up and placed in a bag in an abandoned house in the Lao Demba neighbourhood of Podor, in northern Senegal. Gendarmes and firefighters took the body to the mortuary after carrying out their investigations, reports RFM.
The body of Anathi Maguga, a 29-year-old baker and entrepreneur who went missing in Gqeberha, has been found, her family announced. Police are investigating the circumstances of her death and Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe offered her condolences, reports TimesLIVE.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye inaugurated the 15th company of the National Fire Brigade in Diamniadio and announced 11 billion CFA francs to strengthen emergency services. The funds are included in the 2026 supplementary finance law to improve their territorial coverage, Senenews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
A collision between a lorry and a minibus killed six people and injured several others on Friday 23 October 2026 on the road linking Kébémer and Ndande, Senegal. Firefighters took the victims to Kébémer health centre and an investigation was opened, according to Seneweb.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Six years after the EndSARS protests against police violence in Nigeria, civil society organisations and lawyers say victims’ demands remain largely unmet. They say the authorities’ commitments have not led to improved policing, Vanguard reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Mamadou Sow sole Senegalese male gymnast at Dakar 2026At 16, Mamadou Sow will be Senegal’s only representative in men’s gymnastics at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The gymnast is training at CNEPS Excellence in Thiès ahead of the competition, scheduled for 31 October to 13 November, according to the Senegalese Press Agency.
Algerian Senate approves troop deployment to NigerAlgeria’s Council of the Nation unanimously approved sending a detachment of the People’s National Army to northern Niger. The mission is to protect Sonatrach’s investments, while the People’s National Assembly was still due to vote on 25 October, according to the daily El Khabar.The week in Africa
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