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Ivan Bartoš stated that more than two years ago, as a minister, he proposed a comprehensive reform of the Office for the Protection of Competition. According to him, the office should serve as a tool for powerful individuals to influence public contracts and the flow of billions into their pockets rather than having a control function. He cited its head, Mlsna, whom he described as a favorite of Miloš Zeman and a friend of Zbyněk Stanjura and Blažek. Bartoš wrote that the ODS (Civic Democratic Party) stopped the reform and he subsequently left the government. According to him, the reform was prepared by experts and was meant to bring the Czech Republic closer to Western democracies. Bartoš referred to an index of oligarchs' influence on politics, which he said the magazine The Economist ranked the Czech Republic second only to Russia. He added that in the previous government only the Pirates wanted to address the issue, but Stanjura blocked their efforts. Bartoš also stated that the Pirates have now won the dispute with the company ČEPRO, which had to provide information about contracts for Agrofert. According to him, the company awarded contracts worth over 10 billion directly to Agrofert without competition, and another 9 billion without competition during the government of Petr Fiala. Bartoš added that it is necessary to fight against corruption in the state and that he will continue to do so. #korupce #politik #reforma (translated)

Bartosz Lewandowski asked the minister if he knew that the complaint regarding the decision to issue a writ of iron to Marcin Romanowski was transferred to the Warsaw Court of Appeals division in violation of the division of duties and bypassing 12 judges. He added that a judge recently delegated by the minister was chosen in the draw. #prawo #sąd #sprawiedliwość (translated)

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 12 OCTOBER 2026 Key developments of past 24 hours 1. DJIBOUTI — Migrant boat disaster: at least 139 dead IMPORTANCE: 10/10 — CRITICAL The IOM reported 139 deaths, 84 people missing and 82 survivors after a boat carrying 305 migrants capsized near Obock while travelling toward Yemen. Search operations and survivor assistance continue. SOURCE (Reuters, 11 October): https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/109-migrants-including-15-children-dead-after-boat-djibouti-yemen-capsizes-un-2026-10-11/ 2. SUDAN–EGYPT BORDER — Airstrike kills at least 13 miners IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH The Sudan Doctors Network said an airstrike on an artisanal gold mine in the border triangle killed at least 13 miners and wounded 28. The aircraft's operator has not been identified. SOURCE (Associated Press, 11 October): https://apnews.com/article/445367c8aa73005c2ade4b8999b68259 3. ETHIOPIA — Flights resume to Mekelle after federal-allied forces enter city Commercial flights resumed after weeks of interruption. Getachew Reda, an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, pledged changes in Tigray; the region's political and security future remains uncertain. SOURCE (Associated Press, 11 October): https://apnews.com/article/2c6ebeb250cbf98852ab32bf2f36a04a 4. ERITREA–ETHIOPIA — Eritrea seeks UN intervention Eritrea appealed for UN action amid accusations from Ethiopia that Eritrean troops had crossed into Tigray. Eritrea denied the incursion. The conflicting claims have not been independently verified in full. SOURCE (Africanews, 11 October): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/11/eritrea-uges-united-nations-to-intervene-in-standoff-with-ethiopia/ 5. KENYA — No new Ebola cases after 293 tests IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Kenya's health ministry reported no additional infections after 293 tests following a fatal imported Ebola case. Contact tracing and monitoring continue. SOURCE (Reuters, 11 October): https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenya-finds-no-new-ebola-cases-after-293-tests-2026-10-11/ 6. NAMIBIA — Veterinary fence construction starts to contain foot-and-mouth disease IMPORTANCE: 8/10 — HIGH Namibia began construction of a cordon fence along the Orange River. Officials reported 17 affected farms in the ||Kharas region and expect fence completion within four months. SOURCE (The Namibian, 11 October): https://www.namibian.com.na/fmd-fence-construction-begins-in-kharas/ 7. NIGERIA — Lagos targets 3,000 MW electricity supply by March 2027 IMPORTANCE: 8/10 — HIGH Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced plans to raise Lagos electricity supply from below 1,000 MW to more than 3,000 MW using grid power, independent projects and embedded generation. This is a target, not delivered capacity. SOURCE (Premium Times, 11 October): https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/916178-sanwo-olu-targets-3000mw-electricity-supply-for-lagos-by-march-2027.html 8. UGANDA — Digital-finance fraud losses highlighted IMPORTANCE: 8/10 — HIGH The EastAfrican reported 6,533 financial-fraud cases in January–August 2026, with approximately 23.5 billion Ugandan shillings lost. The findings underline risks to banks and mobile-money users. SOURCE (The EastAfrican, 11 October): https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/how-scammers-are-stealing-from-ugandans-5627280 9. EGYPT–MALAYSIA — Leaders discuss regional security and economic cooperation President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discussed regional conflicts and signed four cooperation memoranda concerning women's empowerment, higher education, tourism and investment. SOURCE (Africanews/AP, 11 October): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/11/egypt-and-malaysia-discuss-political-settlement-to-middle-east-conflict/ 10. CEUTA / MOROCCO–SPAIN — Police clear migrant beach camp Spanish police cleared the remaining major beach encampment in Ceuta before a royal visit. Migrants were transported to reception centres for processing, while some fled the operation. SOURCE (Africanews/AFP, 11 October): https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/11/spainish-police-clear-last-ceuta-migrant-beach-camp-ahead-of-kings-visit/ #AfricaNews #AfricaDailyNews #AfricaDailyReport #TopNewsOfAfrica #AfricaNews2026 #AfricaOctober2026 #AfricanPolitics #AfricanEconomy #AfricanSecurity #Djibouti #DjiboutiBoatDisaster #DjiboutiMigrantTragedy #139MigrantsDead #Obock #DjiboutiYemenMigration #IOM #MigrationCrisis #HornOfAfrica #Kenya #KenyaEbola #EbolaOutbreak #EbolaTesting #EbolaContactTracing #DRCongo #AfricanPublicHealth #Sudan #SudanEgyptBorder #SudanAirstrike #SudanGoldMineAttack #SudanConflict #Ethiopia #TigrayConflict #Mekelle #EthiopiaEritrea #Eritrea #UNSecurityCouncil #AbiyAhmed #Namibia #FootAndMouthDisease #NamibiaLivestock #OrangeRiver #Nigeria #Lagos #NigeriaElectricity #Lagos3000MW #EnergyInfrastructure #Uganda #DigitalFinanceFraud #MobileMoneyFraud #AfricanCybersecurity #Egypt #Malaysia #EgyptMalaysiaRelations #AbdelFattahElSisi #AnwarIbrahim #InternationalCooperation #Morocco #Spain #Ceuta #MoroccoSpainMigration #MigrantCrisis #HumanitarianCrisis #AfricanGeopolitics #AfricanDevelopment #RegionalSecurity #AfricaToday #AfricaTomorrow #WRLD #WRLDorg

The attacks against her during the last days of mourning were inappropriate; that is unacceptable. The other co-chair of the SPD, Lars Klingbeil, Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance, stated in a statement that "the attacks against her during the last days of mourning were inappropriate; that is unacceptable." #BärbelBas #SPD #PolíticaAlemania (translated)

The Minister of Labour of Germany and co-leader of the SPD, Bärbel Bas, resigns from her positions due to the need for time to overcome the grief over the death of her stepdaughter, in addition to facing public attacks from her conservative partners in the Government. #BärbelBas #SPD #PolíticaAlemania (translated)

Lupe Sánchez stated that around one hundred thousand people had arrived in Ceuta and that Moroccan warships had entered its waters. He criticized Pedro Sánchez for remaining inactive in La Mareta while ministers discussed a migration crisis and labeled Morocco as a reliable partner. #Ceuta #CrisisMigratoria #Marruecos (translated)

Given the seriousness of the budget situation and the evolution of financial markets, a scenario of provisional twelfths is not an option. The Prime Minister will not accept it. The Belgian state budget for 2027 will not be presented to Parliament on Tuesday as planned due to disagreements within the coalition led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever, who has warned about the "seriousness" of the situation. #Belgique #Budgets #Politique (translated)

Belgium is in the process of extinguishing itself as a nation-state. Such is the project that the nationalist Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of the Belgian government since February 3, 2025, wishes to bring to fruition today and who, in 2019, noted: "Belgium is in the process of extinguishing itself as a nation-state." #Belgique #Flandre #confédéralisme (translated)

But hardly was it put on the rails when Flanders, through the voice of its minister-president at the time, the Christian democrat Luc Van den Brande, launched the idea of confederalism: a central level reduced to its simplest expression, with two states – Flanders and Wallonia – jointly managing Brussels. #Belgique #Flandre #confédéralisme (translated)

Błażej Poboży wrote that Donald Tusk tried to divert attention from the failure in Krakow, the Kołodziejczak scandal, the spokespersons' statements regarding the email attack, and communication problems during the Sunday morning briefing, by directing attention to Pegasus. He added that Tusk did this in the form of Adam Słodowy's podcast. https://t.co/28mokHX0Bd #Kraków #Tusk #Polska (translated)

Cristian Campos stated that Delcy's suitcases contained coins and gold bars intended, as he wrote, for Pedro Sánchez and his ministers as gifts. He added that Zapatero's jewels were just the tip of the iceberg. https://t.co/KpL4PKqo4m https://t.co/BMtskW0lGJ #Corrupción #Política #España (translated)