US State Department Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu held a meeting in Rome on the sidelines of the Aqaba Process summit, which focuses on counterterrorism in West Africa. The parties discussed coordinating efforts to combat terrorism in the Sahel, as Boulos announced on social media. "We discussed cl...

 The government of Côte d'Ivoire has banned all public gatherings and demonstrations for a two-month period, from October 17 to December 17. The measure is implemented due to the approaching presidential elections scheduled for October 25, as reported by the local outlet Koaci, citing a government decree. The ban does not apply to assemblies t...

 Mali's Central Drug Control Office (OCS) has seized and destroyed more than 60 tons of counterfeit pharmaceutical products during a large-scale nationwide operation. The seizure was reported by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) press service on October 16. The operation, which began on October 6, culminated in the incineration of the substances ...

 Ethiopia and Armenia have expressed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations in trade and investment. This was announced on October 17 by the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), citing a statement from Mulu Tarakegn, Deputy Director-General for Europe and the Americas at the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He noted that Armenians...

 In Zimbabwe, the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) has resolved to extend the term of incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa beyond his current mandate. This was announced by the party's Secretary for Legal Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi, following the 22nd ZANU–PF People's Conference. "The conference unanimously re...

 Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have signed five cooperation agreements, including a visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service, and ordinary passports. The announcement was made by the Senegalese presidential administration following the meeting of the two heads of state in Kigali. The leaders...

 President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has called on citizens to participate in the country's industrialization and announced the creation of a program to provide opportunities for specialists in various fields of science and technology, according to a statement from the presidential office. "Industrialization is the paramount path to our...

 The President of Cameroon's Electoral Commission (ELECAM), Enow Abrams Egbe, approved the composition of the National Commission for the Final Tabulation of Votes for the presidential election on October 15. The corresponding decree was published by the electoral body on October 17. The commission includes members of ELECAM, government offici...

 Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited Egypt and met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. During the talks, the parties agreed to hold bilateral consultations concerning the Ethiopian Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and protecting their countries' rights to access Nile River waters, according to a statem...

 South Africa will lift its moratorium on shale gas exploration in October, ending a ban that has been in place since 2011. The prohibition will be removed once new extraction regulations are published, according to South Africa's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, in an interview with Reuters. "Once these regulations ta...

 A Lebanese court has approved the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, the fifth son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on bail set at $11 million. However, he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent. Defense lawyer Laurent Bayon stated that the defense will challenge the financial bail amount, arguing...

 Tanzania has hosted a tour by the international educational project "Tchaikovsky: Music Without Visas," organized by the Von Meck Foundation with the support of the Russian House in Tanzania, according to a correspondent from the "African Initiative." The concert program was presented in Dar es Salaam and on the island of Zanzibar. The solo p...

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 Libya's Permanent Representative to the UN, Taher El-Sonni, held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vasily Nebenzya. The sides discussed the settlement of the crisis in the North African country, as reported by the Libyan diplomat on the social network X. El-Sonni noted that the meeting in New York was part of "ongoing consultations and coor...

 Niger State in Nigeria plans to purchase Russian agricultural machinery and irrigation systems worth over 10 billion rubles to expand the area of farmland in the region. This was reported in a press release from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade following a meeting between a delegation from Niger State and representatives of the mini...

 Opposition politician Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the former spokesman of the Cameroonian government, has declared victory in the presidential election held on October 12. His speech was published by Cameroon News Agency (CNA). In his address to the nation, Tchiroma stated that "the will of the people is clear and must be respected.""My dear compat...

 India and Togo plan to enhance their cooperation through cultural exchanges involving artists from both nations. This initiative is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, according to the portal Togo First. As stated by the Indian Ambassador to Togo, Shri Syed Razi, the parties intend to add a "new dimension" to their relationship by inc...

 The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, met with Togolese Minister of State and Chairman of the Ministerial Council, Faure Gnassingbé, during his visit to Togo. On behalf of the United Nations, the diplomat commended Gnassingbé's peacekeeping activities in his role as a mediator for the African Union (A...