Israel says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza/in /by
Israel said Sinwar was identified by dental records, fingerprints and DNA tests. Sinwar was imprisoned by Israel from the late 1980s until 2011, and during that time he underwent treatment for brain cancer — leaving Israeli authorities with extensive medical records
Unprecedented Impeachment: Deputy President Gachagua ousted/in /by
In an unprecedented move, Kenya's Senate on Thursday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing corruption and other accusations, only hours after he was hospitalized with chest pain.
Suicide bomber at café in Mogadishu claims seven lives/in /by
At least seven people were killed and six others were injured at a Café located near a police training facility in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia after a Suicide bomber set off an unknown device as reported by the police on Thursday.
Fans pay tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne/in /by
In 2015, the One Direction fever hit South Africa as the group performed there. According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage,” as the result of the fall from the balcony of a third-floor room at the hotel on Wednesday (Oct. 16).
Mpox: Head of Africa CDC urges partners to honour pledges as death toll tops 1,000/in /by
The estimated budget for a six-month plan put forward by Africa CDC and the World Health Organization is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox in 14 affected nations and boosting readiness in 15 others.
Nigeria to roll out a new malaria vaccine/in /by
It will become one of the first countries to roll out the new malaria vaccine, R21, after receiving a first batch of 846,200 doses.
UNHCR Goodwil Ambassador Theo James visits Mbera refugee camp ahead of COP29/in /by
The United Nations refugee agency estimates Mauritania welcomes over 262,000 refugees mostly women and children from Mali. The UNHCR Goodwill ambassador met refugees, many of whom are spearheading local initiatives.
Egypt’s Economy Hard Hit by Gaza War [Business Africa]/in /by
The Egyptian economy, already struggling for several years, has been severely impacted by the war in Gaza. The escalation of the conflict between Israel and its neighbors has become yet another obstacle to economic reforms and development in Egypt.
France: Beninese activist Kemi Seba freed/in /by
The pan-African activist spent almost four days in custody at the headquarters of the French interior security agency (DGSI) in Paris.
Iranian FM, Egyptian officials hold talks on regional tensions in Cairo/in /by
Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi focusing on efforts to de-escalate Israel's conflicts against Gaza and Lebanon.