Africanews - Burkina Faso (opens the outlet's own site)Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to Africa’s latest outbreak in a woman who arrived from Uganda in Abuja. Health authorities have begun contact tracing for 44 close contacts and placed the patient in isolation.
In Saint Petersburg, a Ukrainian drone attack sparked fires at an oil terminal, a depot and an Ozon warehouse. Local authorities reported one dead, five injured, and temporary restrictions at Pulkovo Airport.
A 65-year-old woman died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at Orient Beach in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Authorities have closed the beach and a nearby beach, and police have opened an inquest.
In Dakar, Orchestra Baobab is preparing to release “Made in Senegal,” its first album of new songs in nearly ten years. The Senegalese group, blending Afro-Cuban, Wolof, rumba and mbalax sounds, says it is passing on its legacy to a new generation.
In Egypt, a truck collided with a tour bus west of Cairo, killing 13 people and injuring 34. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Giza, and an investigation is underway.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Eritrea that it would face “very severe consequences” if it continues to support Tigray rebels. He also said regular administration in Tigray will be restored through elections within six months.
South Africa’s former deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been remanded in custody by the Randburg Magistrates Court. He faces alleged rape, human trafficking and sexual grooming charges, and the court said he posed a risk to witnesses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africa to prepare for a possible loss of preferential access to the US market through AGOA. He says the consequences would be “devastating,” especially for the automotive industry and its jobs.
Egypt’s parliament has postponed until next week the debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia. The Social Democratic opposition says it will abstain, citing the mission’s risks, scope and costs for Egypt.
A Kenyan court on Monday found self-proclaimed preacher Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused guilty of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in the Shakahola starvation cult case. The case has since exposed more than 400 deaths since 2023.
