In São Paulo, protesters targeted Meta’s office to denounce alleged political interference in Brazil’s presidential campaign. Brazil’s electoral court ordered the platform to treat Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro equally.
SONASP held its health and safety at work days on 15 and 16 October 2026. Management reports no workplace accidents or occupational diseases since the company was founded in 2023.
On 19 October 2026, the People's Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted, with 71 votes, a bill defining strategic economic, commercial and industrial entities. The law bans their privatisation, strengthens state control and makes their assets non-seizable; the list of entities will be set by…
In Bomborokuy, 3,377 children aged 3 to 59 months were targeted by a free seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign. The operation also included screening for acute malnutrition and identifying under-vaccinated children.
In Fada N’Gourma, APEC is continuing its awareness campaign on popular shareholding ahead of the closure of the first phase on October 31, 2026. The initiative aims to let citizens help finance community-based businesses, including three projects already launched.
African and Congolese health officials are concerned about $700 million in unaccounted-for Ebola aid in DR Congo. The outbreak is spreading rapidly, with eight provinces affected and cases also reported in Uganda and Kenya.
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The United States has raised its travel advisory for Kenya to Level 3, citing Ebola, crime, kidnapping, terrorism and civil unrest risks. Kenyan authorities say there is no evidence of wider community transmission.
The Captain Halassane Coulibaly Military Hospital in Ouagadougou successfully performed a total knee replacement, carried out by an orthopaedic team led by Colonel-Doctor Bassinga Jonathan. The Council of Ministers approved the construction of four additional operating theatres for the hospital.
At the Nkyinkyim Museum near Ada in Ghana, African Americans and other diaspora members take part in an ancestral veneration ceremony. The event is presented as an act of remembrance, reconnection with traditions and repair linked to slavery.
The BRVM Official Listing Bulletin of 19 October 2026 is made available with attached documents, including the dividend payment schedule and mutual fund net asset values as of 16-10-2026.
More than 40 civilians were killed over the weekend in an attack on camps in northeastern Mali’s Menaka region, according to security and community sources. The Daoussahak community blames Islamic State, while the army says it carried out operations in the area.
The Resource Justice Network is holding its Africa Conference 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, on 19-20 October 2026, under the theme "The power of 'We'", with about 90 participants. Discussions will focus on collective action, the network's 2030 strategy and a just energy transition.
This study by sociopolitical scientist Hien Ollo Pépin examines tensions between ECOWAS and the AES after the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. It also mentions a resumption of security dialogue between Abidjan and Bamako and the obstacles to regional coexistence.
Eight new rice varieties developed in Burkina Faso using mutation breeding, a nuclear technique, were officially registered in the national catalogue in June 2025. They yield 9 to 11 tonnes per hectare, with support from the IAEA and FAO, aiming to reduce reliance on rice imports.
Armed gangs attacked an armoured vehicle belonging to the international security force in Haiti, leaving four Salvadoran soldiers missing. The incident comes as the UN-backed mission fights gang violence in Port-au-Prince.
South Africa and Mozambique held a ceremony in Mbuzini to honour Samora Machel, 40 years after he died in a plane crash. The article recalls the controversy over the crash and his role in anti-colonial and anti-apartheid struggles.
In Paris, police imposed an overnight curfew in two areas after a wave of violent rioting that targeted public buildings and businesses across France. Gatherings are also banned there from 8 p.m.
Families of Shakahola massacre victims in Kenya have welcomed the conviction of preacher Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused over 191 deaths, including 190 children. The defence says it will appeal before sentencing set for November 6.
Ousmane Sonko has criticised Senegal’s use of a G20-backed mechanism to handle its public debt, saying a simple reprofiling should be enough. The country is seeking a fast deal with creditors and the IMF after undeclared borrowing was revealed in 2024.
