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- Sudan: airstrike on gold mine kills at least 72, army chief orders investigation 15 October 2026Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief, has ordered an investigation into a devastating airstrike on a gold mine near the Egyptian border. The attack occurred on 10 October in the mountainous Jabal al-Uqaydat mining area, killing large numbers of people and leaving many others injured or missing. One organisation estimates…
- Morocco: king appoints first-ever female prime minister 1 October 2026King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first female prime minister after her centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections. The fifty-year-old lawyer, who has served as mayor of Marrakesh and as a government minister, must now negotiate with…
- Kenya: Nigerian billionaire to launch oil refinery despite land protests 1 October 2026Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and president William Ruto are preparing to launch construction of a $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu, expected to become East Africa’s largest industrial project by capacity. Scheduled for completion by 2030, it would process 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily and include a 1,000-megawatt power…
- Ethiopia: fears of renewed civil war in Tigray region 24 September 2026Fears of renewed war in northern Ethiopia are growing after the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) accused each other of launching military offensives. Federal minister Getachew Reda said Tigrayan forces had seized federally administered airports and attacked positions in neighbouring Afar and Amhara, while the TPLF…
- South Africa: mass shooting, at least eleven killed 24 September 2026At least eleven people have been killed in a mass shooting at a house in KwaMakhutha township, near the city of Durban. Police said three gunmen armed with pistols and rifles entered the property, where fourteen people were reportedly attending a party, and opened fire. Ten victims died at the…