African News for October 17, 2026

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

DRC-Belgium: Kinshasa bans contact with the Belgian embassy following raids targeting Tshisekedi's associates — Since the raids conducted on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on the residences of associates of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, relations between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have taken a... (RFI)

Morocco: 32 members, including seven women, in the government of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri — Following the legislative elections on September 23, it took just over two weeks of political consultations to reach the formation of a new government in Morocco. It includes 32 members, seven of whom... (RFI)

80th anniversary of the African Democratic Rally (RDA): the radicalism of the PDG, the Guinean section of the RDA (1/2) — 80 years ago, from October 18 to 21, 1946, the Bamako Congress was held, during which the African Democratic Rally (RDA) was born, the first major pan-African and anti-colonialist political movement. In... (RFI)

In Morocco, reappointed pillars and new entrants: the El Mansouri government finally unveiled — The main decisions of the new government appointed this October 16 outline a familiar equation at the top of the state, with reappointed pillars, surprises, and a majority now structured around four... (Jeune Afrique)

In Kenya, the cancellation of the Vodafone-Safaricom deal threatens to weigh on the country's finances — Kenya is facing a serious budgetary and regulatory crisis following the cancellation of the sale of a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom. The state risks having to repay 1.9 billion dollars. (Jeune Afrique)

"An absolute priority" to bring Sahel countries back into the OIF, emphasizes Mauritanian Coumba Bâ — In an interview with France 24, the Minister Advisor to Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Ghazouani and candidate for the position of Secretary General of the International Organization of La Francophonie, Coumba... (France 24)

BGFI: Henri-Claude Oyima succeeds in his two-stage stock market listing gamble — The stock market listing of BGFI Holding Corporation has reached a milestone with a second phase that was heavily oversubscribed. After a timid opening to the general public, professional investors welcomed the operation... (Jeune Afrique)

DR Congo: raids in Belgium targeting the entourage of Félix Tshisekedi — The Belgian federal prosecutor's office conducted several raids in Brussels and its surroundings on residences belonging to members of the family of Félix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of... (France 24)