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Tracklist reported that Fátima Bernardes declared support for Lula in the #Elections2026. According to the publication, she said that not voting would not avoid the consequences of the election results and urged voters to consider the history of each candidate, stating that there was still time. Bernardes also reportedly said that on the 25th, she would vote again for number 13, for Lula and Alckmin. https://t.co/HzdLwy6FWA #Eleições2026 #Lula #Política (translated)

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 18 OCTOBER 2026 Key news of past 24 hours 1. Kenya — Ebola infections rise to seven Importance: 10/10. Four additional Bundibugyo Ebola cases were confirmed, including three health workers. All four were already quarantined; officials said there was no evidence of uncontrolled community transmission. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenya-confirms-four-new-ebola-cases-bringing-total-number-seven-2026-10-17/ 2. Tunisia — Large protest against President Kais Saied Thousands demonstrated in Tunis over economic conditions, public services and political freedoms. Supporters and critics differ sharply on the president's record. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/tunisians-stage-biggest-protest-years-against-president-saied-2026-10-17/ 3. Somalia — Rival forces take positions in Bay region Local reporting described territorial advances by forces loyal to former South West State leader Laftagareen, raising concerns about instability and civilian movement. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.hiiraan.net/news4/2026/Oct/206547/forces_loyal_to_laftagareen_seize_several_districts_and_strategic_areas_in_bay_region.aspx 4. DR Congo — Ebola vaccination for frontline workers Importance: 10/10. Healthcare workers in Beni began receiving Ervebo under an emergency programme. Its effectiveness against the outbreak's Bundibugyo strain remains unproven. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/17/frontline-workers-in-drc-receive-ervebo-vaccine-amid-growing-ebola-outbreak/ 5. Egypt — Sisi says he intends to leave office in 2030 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said he intends to leave office when his current term ends and not seek a constitutional extension. No detailed transition arrangements were announced. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/17/egypts-president-sisi-will-step-down-when-term-expires-in-2030/ 6. Senegal — Macky Sall withdraws from UN leadership race Former president Macky Sall withdrew his candidacy for UN secretary-general amid Security Council consultations on a successor to António Guterres. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/17/senegals-macky-sall-withdraws-from-race-for-un-top-job/ 7. Ethiopia — Former Tigray fighters register for reintegration Importance: 9/10. Former combatants in Mekelle began registering for civilian reintegration under a fragile post-conflict process. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/17/ex-fighters-in-ethiopias-tigray-region-register-for-reintegration-programme/ 8. Morocco — First woman-led government appointed King Mohammed VI formally appointed a new cabinet led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, following parliamentary elections. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/17/moroccos-king-mohammed-vi-formally-appoints-first-woman-led-government/ 9. Somalia — President visits Turkish offshore drilling vessel Importance: 8/10. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited the Çağrı Bey drillship as exploration at the Curad-1 offshore well continued. No commercial discovery was announced. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.hiiraan.net/news4/2026/Oct/206548/somali_president_visits_turkish_drillship_as_offshore_oil_exploration_advances.aspx 10. African economies — Debt and declining development aid Importance: 9/10. IMF–World Bank discussions highlighted rising debt costs, lower official development assistance and pressure to find sustainable financing models. SOURCE (DIRECT ARTICLE URL): https://www.reuters.com/world/high-debt-growing-strains-put-focus-need-new-development-approaches-2026-10-17/ #Africa #AfricaNews #AfricaDaily #TopNewsOfAfrica #Tunisia #KaisSaied #TunisiaProtests #PoliticalProtests #Democracy #PoliticalFreedoms #Ethiopia #Tigray #Peacebuilding #Disarmament #Demobilization #Reintegration #Somalia #BayRegion #SomaliaSecurity #HornOfAfrica #Kenya #EbolaOutbreak #PublicHealth #DRCongo #Egypt #Senegal #Morocco #AfricanEconomy #DevelopmentFinance #wrldorg

The author of the post wrote that Morocco is currently quite popular in the Czech Republic and stated that on Friday, the first woman in the country's history assumed the role of prime minister. It was supposed to be fifty-year-old lawyer Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri from the PAM (Parti Authenticité et Modernité), who previously served as the mayor of Marrakech. https://t.co/48vW9E540j #Maroko #ženy #politika #MA #CZ (translated)

Just a week ago, I read a book by Assal Rad [a historian specialized in the Middle East and author of Don’t Say Palestine, How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide], and she mentions that Iraq was one of the first cases of a lack of accountability in the Western press. #FatimaBhutto #Periodismo #Desigualdad (translated)

In an interview, the Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto reflects on Western prejudices, the Eurocentric image of the media, and the importance of marginalized voices, affirming that she is moved by the risk that young people take to stand up for what is right. #FatimaBhutto #Periodismo #Desigualdad (translated)

Bally Bagayoko recalled that, on October 17, 1961, nearly 30,000 Algerian men and women demonstrated unarmed in Paris against the curfew and for the equality and independence of Algeria. He mentioned more than 11,000 arrests, hundreds of deaths, and bodies thrown into the Seine, as well as decades of lies. He indicated that a march took place that very evening in Saint-Denis, for the first time, and presented the commemoration as a commitment to pass on this memory. He also paid tribute to Fatima Bedar, aged 15, who had come to support the demonstrators with her schoolbag and was found drowned in the canal. A city garden now bears her name, he wrote, adding that she should not remain an anonymous victim. Bagayoko believed that justice involved recognizing the crime of state. He stated that he had signed a petition from mayors demanding this recognition, the inclusion of October 17 on the calendar of national days, the complete opening of archives, support for transmission to young people, and assistance for survivors and their families. He called on every political force to take a clear stance, deeming 65 years of silence sufficient. According to him, acknowledging the facts was not about repentance, but about facing history and reminding children in working-class neighborhoods that their history mattered. He finally presented the memory of October 17 as a bulwark against the hatred used in electoral campaigns and the sorting of French people according to their origins. #Mémoire #Justice #Égalité (translated)

The Moroccan government led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri aims to integrate public accounts, investments, and state reforms to improve performance and accountability, with particular attention to social protection and territorial equity. #Marocco #Investimenti #RiformaStato (translated)

Luka Svetina wrote that the workbook sparked a lot of reactions and believed that children should learn to accept differences since there are children from other countries among their classmates. He criticized that a girl from Kabul, covered with a scarf, was named Maria, and noted that a more appropriate name, common in the Islamic world, would be Fatima or Scheherazade. He added that Muslims give their children Muslim names and that Mohamed is the most popular name in England or Wales this year. He also wrote that scarves do not belong in school. #različnost #izobraževanje #toleranca (translated)

The Prime Minister of Morocco, Fatima Mansuri, has formed a center-left coalition made up of four parties to govern the country for the next four years, marking a historic milestone by becoming the first woman to lead a government in Morocco. #Marruecos #Coalición #FatimaMansuri (translated)

The Prime Minister of Morocco, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, has reached an agreement with three other parties to form a new government, including the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Istiqlal, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS). #Marocco #FatimaEzzahraElMansouri #governo (translated)

The association Acreditar, dedicated to supporting children with cancer, is the first to benefit from the proceeds of the sale of credentials for pilgrims walking to Fátima, which cost two euros and have a social and charitable component. #Fátima #Peregrinação #Acreditar (translated)