- — Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Namibia’s Zambezi Region
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at 10/13/26 3:50amNamibia's foot-and-mouth outbreak has spread to a second region, the country's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed. First detected in the southern Kharas region, the disease has now been found in Zambezi.- — South Africa deputy police chief resigns amid corruption probe
- at 10/13/26 3:40amSouth Africa’s suspended deputy police chief, Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned amid corruption allegations and charges involving alleged sexual offenses.
- — Life returns to Mekelle after Ethiopian forces retake Tigray capital
- at 10/13/26 3:33amResidents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels.
- — Russia pounds Kharkiv and Lviv region with missiles and drones, killing three civilians
- at 10/13/26 3:17amAt least three people were killed and 37 injured in Kharkiv as Russia launched repeated aerial attacks on the north-eastern Ukrainian city on Monday and overnight. Strikes also caused damage near Lviv, in western Ukraine.
- — Tigray residents say life is returning to normal as Ethiopian forces retake control
- at 10/13/26 2:41amResidents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels.
- — Ethiopian Airlines flight denied landing in Israel over Indonesian pilot
- at 10/13/26 2:22amAn Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv was forced to turn around mid-air because one of its pilots was Indonesian, Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported on Monday.
- — Pakistan: Passenger train derailment kills at least five, injures more than 30
- at 10/13/26 2:05amAt least five people were killed and more than 30 injured when the Rehman Baba Express derailed near Multan, Pakistan, early on Tuesday, 13 October. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident.
- — Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali sworn in as London's newest MP
- at 10/13/26 1:20amSomali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali has been sworn in as MP for Holborn and St Pancras in the British House of Commons. Abdi-Wali won last week's by-election for the central London constituency with 45 percent of the vote, beating Green Party leader Zack Polanski who secured about 33 percent.
- — Ceuta awaits King Felipe after summer migration crisis
- at 10/13/26 12:50amCeuta braces for a symbolic royal visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia after a mass migration crisis strained the enclave’s social cohesion.
- — Belgium: 9 minors arrested as clashes erupt near Brussels-Midi
- at 10/12/26 11:55pmClashes near Brussels-Midi station leave around ten arrested, including nine minors, as student and anti-austerity protests continue in Belgium.
- — Former DRC president Kabila to lead new group replacing AFC/M23
- at 10/12/26 11:49pmCongo's former president, Joseph Kabila, is taking the helm of a new political-military platform: the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN. Announced on Monday in Goma, eastern DRC, the coalition brings together key figures from the AFC/M23 anti-government forces.
- — Dangote's Nigerian oil refinery extends IPO by 2 weeks
- at 10/12/26 10:48pmAliko Dangote's Nigerian oil refinery is extending the deadline for its initial public offering in order to broaden participation, its owner said Monday. The IPO, set to be Africa's largest capital market operation, was due to close on Tuesday but it will now be extended for two weeks.
- — France’s far right leader visits Ceuta amid migration debate
- at 10/12/26 1:19pmFrance’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella begins a two-day visit to Spain with a stop in Ceuta, where a mass migrant influx reignited debate over immigration.
- — South Africa’s suspended police deputy chief resigns amid serious allegations
- at 10/12/26 12:15pmSouth Africa’s suspended deputy police chief, Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned amid corruption allegations and charges involving alleged sexual offenses.
- — Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta
- at 10/12/26 11:46amSpain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
- — Ethiopia: Adwa recaptured amid tensions with Eritrea [Africanews Today]
- at 10/12/26 11:00amIn northern Ethiopia, federal forces have retaken the town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border, without a fight following the withdrawal of TPLF rebels. The advance comes amid rising tensions with Eritrea, as commercial flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle
- — Human Rights Watch warns of LGBTQ+ crackdown in Senegal as arrests rise
- at 10/12/26 10:14amIn a report released Monday, Human Rights Watch warned that the government’s crackdown is fueling stigma, driving people into hiding, and discouraging access to HIV testing and treatment.
- — Controversial US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial to move forward in Guinea-Bissau
- at 10/12/26 9:39amA controversial US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborns was given approval to move forward in Guinea-Bissau last week, despite ethical concerns, according to the Guardian.
- — Spain clears last major migrant camp in Ceuta ahead of royal visit
- at 10/12/26 9:05amSpanish police, backed by soldiers, have cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, just two days before King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due to visit the North African territory.
- — Kenya says no new Ebola cases since first-ever death
- at 10/12/26 8:20amKenyan authorities on Sunday said the country has recorded no new cases of Ebola since a positive patient died on October 5. Tests were conducted on 293 samples, but none came back positive.
- — Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire
- at 10/12/26 8:01amFire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market in the Marais, leaving traders devastated. An investigation is under way and the market may stay shut for months.
- — Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border
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at 10/12/26 7:34amEthiopian government forces are advancing in Tigray, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. Federal troops and allied militia have entered the strategic town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border, after Tigrayan rebels withdrew, according to residents.
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