African News for October 12, 2026

Here is the African news to remember today, selected from the press. Each headline links to the full article on its publisher's website.

One plot of land, two buyers, who is the real owner? Focus on land in Africa — Buying a plot of land, building your house, investing the savings of a lifetime… and discovering that the plot is claimed by someone else. In Africa, land conflicts raise questions… (France 24)

Morocco: lawyers resume work after several months of deadlock — In Morocco, after more than four months of deadlock in response to the vote on a new bill reforming their profession, Moroccan lawyers have resumed their activities. The Association of Moroccan Bars (ABAM), which… (RFI)

Is sun exposure beneficial for our health? — Some people only need a few minutes of sun a day in summer, while others need much more. (BBC Afrique)

Taekwondo: "Retirement is harder than the career," Cheick Cissé retires — Ivorian taekwondo athlete Cheick Cissé, Olympic champion in Rio in 2016 and world champion in 2023, has decided to end his career after being one of the greatest representatives of his sport in… (RFI)

Questions surround the Somalia-China agreement for duty-free fish exports — Somalia wants to make its fish an economic engine, with a new agreement opening the Chinese market to its exports, duty-free. A promise of jobs and income, but one that raises… (RFI)

Cancer, premature menopause and a decades-long battle: how frozen ovarian tissue led to the birth of a healthy baby boy — Biopsies taken from Kassandra Bacon 23 years ago were successfully transplanted, allowing her to give birth to her son at the age of 44. (BBC Afrique)

On October 11, 1996, Mauritania held its first pluralistic elections — While the inhabitants of "French Mauritania" obtained the right to elect deputies in 1946, it was not until 1996 that the country held its first pluralistic legislative elections. An attempt that was not fully realized, but… (Jeune Afrique)

Morocco: the women driving the economy — In Morocco, women now hold 29% of seats on the boards of directors of listed companies. Finance, banking, pharmaceutical industry… They are establishing themselves at the top of the largest Moroccan groups… (Jeune Afrique)