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Beginning November 6, news agency APA is launching “Afrique-sur-Seine,” a weekly Friday column authored by Hassan Adrar that examines French current affairs and the impending presidential election by placing Africa, its strategic interests, and its diasporas at the center of the political analysis.

The European Union (EU) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have warned against the growing threat of information manipulation, deepfakes, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generated political disinformation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.

The closure of Mada Masr and the imposition of a heavy fine on its editor-in-chief have heightened concerns regarding press freedom in Egypt, where independent journalists are facing mounting judicial pressure.

A Tunisian Journalist, Zied El Heni, was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison in a case linked to terrorism, according to his lawyer, Yasmine Ben Brahim.

Russia and African countries jointly call for sweeping reforms of global governance institutions and rejected unilateral sanctions imposed outside the UN framework.

Twenty-eight individuals were apprehended in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, during a high-profile joint security operation conducted by the Senegalese Armed Forces and the National Gendarmerie at the political headquarters of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC).

Ramaphosa receives report of probe into participation of Iran’s navy in a multinational naval exercise off South Africa’s coast earlier this year.

Speculation intensifies over health of Malawi’s President Mutharika as government remains tight-lipped about the 86-year-old leader’s prolonged stay in South Africa.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has blamed opposition leaders for Nigeria’s hunger and poverty, accusing them of creating problems they now exploit against his administration.

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has called for stronger relationship between the parliaments of Nigeria and Britain, particularly in the area of legislation.