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armyhttps://eng.madar.mr/africa/africa-malawi-fuel-shortages-queues-highest-petrol-price-africa-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Malawi: endless fuel queues and Africa's highest petrol pricehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/libya/libya-un-security-council-extends-unsmil-mandate-to-october-2027-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Libya: Security Council extends UN mission's mandate to October 2027https://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-ouadane-farmers-agreement-environment-agriculture-ministries-fencing-guards-water-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Ouadane: 14 km of fencing and ten guards to protect rain-filled farming depressionshttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-private-press-support-fund-2026-management-committee-ten-members-hapa-chair-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Members named to committee managing Mauritania's 2026 private press support 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private pharmacies suspend CNAM third-party payment from November 1https://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/western-sahara-security-council-fails-adopt-us-russian-drafts-minurso-mandate-expires-un-record-20261030MADARen2026-10-30UN record: Security Council fails to adopt two Western Sahara drafts as MINURSO mandate expireshttps://eng.madar.mr/news/world-g20-atlanta-no-group-photo-europeans-refuse-lavrov-20261030MADARen2026-10-30G20 drops group photo as Europeans refuse to stand with Lavrovhttps://eng.madar.mr/news/world-oman-rescues-25-crew-burning-oil-tanker-strait-of-hormuz-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Hormuz: Oman rescues 25 crew from burning oil tankerhttps://eng.madar.mr/news/world-switzerland-cassis-north-korea-visit-reopens-pyongyang-office-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Switzerland reopens Pyongyang office on rare ministerial visithttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/burkina-faso-solidarity-minister-aid-returned-households-djibasso-20261029MADARen2026-10-30Burkina Faso: government brings support to households returning to Djibassohttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/chad-dengue-14-deaths-353-confirmed-4600-suspected-six-provinces-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Chad: dengue death toll reaches 14, with 4,600 suspected cases in six provinceshttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/niger-council-ministers-sntr-rail-company-aes-aviation-security-20261029MADARen2026-10-30Niger creates a national rail transport company under the AES strategyhttps://eng.madar.mr/senegal/senegal-finance-committee-rejects-amended-budget-lfr-2026-second-time-20261030MADARen2026-10-30Senegal: finance committee rejects amended 2026 budget a second timehttps://eng.madar.mr/news/world-us-judge-rejects-doj-bid-block-california-ballots-20261028MADARen2026-10-29T22:24:56.588ZUS judge rejects bid to block 20,000 California ballotshttps://eng.madar.mr/africa/africa-uae-court-life-sentences-arms-sudan-army-20261029MADARen2026-10-29T21:43:26.122ZUAE jails eight for life over arms supplies to Sudan's armyhttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/mali-lecturers-snesup-five-day-strike-research-allowance-20261026MADARen2026-10-29T20:27:51.277ZMali: university lecturers strike over research allowancehttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/niger-afdb-adf-82-billion-fcfa-pagsec-ii-energy-governance-competitiveness-20261028MADARen2026-10-29T20:14:30.188ZNiger secures 82 billion CFA francs from AfDB for energy sector reformshttps://eng.madar.mr/news/world-south-korea-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-yoon-appeal-20261029MADARen2026-10-29T19:52:22.245ZSouth Korean prosecutors again seek death penalty for Yoonhttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/tunisia-energy-trade-deficit-10-48bn-dinars-reserves-93-days-imports-finance-minister-20261029MADARen2026-10-29T19:49:04.398ZTunisia: energy trade deficit hits 10.48 billion dinars as reserves fallhttps://eng.madar.mr/africa/africa-south-africa-durban-olympic-bid-2036-2040-20261029MADARen2026-10-29T19:20:15.846ZSouth Africa picks Durban for 2036 or 2040 Olympic 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under "Paris Principles"https://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-economy-minister-mhaimid-spanish-chamber-commerce-bonet-madrid-investment-20261028MADARen2026-10-29T11:04:04.373ZMauritania economy minister discusses investment with Spanish Chamber of Commerce head in Madridhttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-ghazouani-leaves-moscow-returns-nouakchott-after-russia-africa-summit-20261029MADARen2026-10-29T10:13:30.893ZGhazouani leaves Moscow for Nouakchott after Russia-Africa summithttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/russia-africa-summit-day-two-ghazouani-sessions-peace-security-development-putin-friday-main-20261029MADARen2026-10-29T10:07:50.527ZMoscow summit day two: Ghazouani joins talks under "peace, security and development" theme, Putin meeting Friday