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Sports—Messi Farewell: Lionel Messi will play his final Argentina match on Tuesday at the Estadio Monumental against Benin, with Argentina preparing for an emotional send-off after a 7-0 friendly win over Burkina Faso. Sports—Argentina’s Post-Messi Transition: The rout featured goals from Lautaro Martínez, Gianluca Prestianni, Nico Paz, Julián Álvarez, Franco Mastantuono and Giuliano Simeone, while Burkina Faso’s Moumouni Diallo scored an own goal; Scaloni says the squad is already moving into a new era. Burkina Faso—Travel Chaos: Burkina Faso’s trip to Argentina was thrown into disarray after a cancelled flight and senior players refusing to travel, forcing an emergency U-23-heavy lineup that arrived only hours before kick-off. Local Impact—Bridge Collapse: In Savannah Region, the Kunfusi Bridge collapsed again, cutting off nearly 4,000 residents and disrupting access to health services and markets. Finance—BCEAO PI-SPI Update: The BCEAO made PI-SPI mandatory from November 2 for interoperable e-money transactions across UEMOA, revising fees and explicitly aiming to expand new uses. Humanitarian—Trafficking Rescue: A 23-year-old trafficking survivor and her three children were rescued from Burkina Faso and reunited with their family in Nigeria.

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