Children are among the dozens of civilians killed or injured in Tigray since fighting broke out between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels in September.

Countries in central Africa face a major public health threat from trafficking in medicines, fuelled by a gap between healthcare needs and access to safe, affordable medicine, the UN warned on Tuesday.

Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations that detained journalists from an independent fact-checking platform were tortured or mistreated, referring to the allegations as “baseless”.

The world is projected to need 50 million additional teachers by 2030 according to new data released by UNESCO on World Teachers’ Day.

Pix of the Day, 6 October, 2026 – Across the world

The event, which first began recognising Moroccan women in the film industry 22 years ago, continues to examine the opportunities, funding and roles available to women filmmakers.

In Kenya, prisoners have been playing chess for fun and to help with rehabilitation. Among them is 28 year old Brian Gatonye, who says the game has helped him to become less impulsive.

The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said 25 people died in the crash of one of its planes a day earlier, lowering a previous death toll. No survivors were found. Civilian family members travelling aboard the plane were among the victims.

Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels increases risks of an escalation into a wider regional conflict, according to International Crisis Group analyst Magnus Taylor.

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country.

Namibian livestock farmers have temporarily lost access to their largest market over fears of foot-and-mouth disease.

A woman reportedly died after contracting pneumonia of an “unknown” cause in Russia, but some experts say there is no immediate cause for alarm over the potential spread of the bacteria.

In Libreville, filling up with diesel has become a real struggle.
Since the end of September, queues have been growing outside service stations across the Gabonese capital. Customers wait in long lines, jerrycans in hand, hoping to get the much-needed fuel.

Forces loyal to the government is the man bswuugdud xForces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday.

Torrential rainfall and flash flooding left parts of Senegal’s capital Dakar underwater on Monday with other regions of the country also affected.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Romuald Wadagni to the Elysee Palace on Monday. It’s the Beninese president’s first official visit to France since taking office in May.

Following almost two weeks of internal conflict that threatens a wider regional war in Ethiopia, the country’s prime minister has vowed that government forces are ready to bring a rebel offensive under control.

After turning 80 in July, Sylvester Stallone released his memoir dubbed ‘Steps’ on Tuesday. However Stallone, one of the most successful movie stars and filmmakers in history, insists that for a long time, he had been reluctant to write about his own life.

Tigray peace forces want to turn the page on the TPLF. Since joining the Ethiopian federal forces, they have claimed to have seized several strategic positions.

Ethiopia’s parliament has re-elected Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for the next five years, following the general election in June.

Since a new law promulgated in July barring foreign nationals from certain jobs in the Comoros, many have voiced concern about their financial situation.

A military aircraft crashed Monday in southern Nigeria with 25 passengers and 7 crew members on board, triggering a frantic search and rescue operation, authorities said.

In Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the consequences of armed conflict continue to weigh heavily on children. For some, violence, displacement and separation from their families have left deep and difficult-to-measure scars.

Official state ceremonies marking three years since the October 7 attacks are expected to take place later on Monday in Jerusalem, with Israeli officials in attendance.

Sergey Lavrov praised the government in Kabul as he spoke at a meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, adding that Moscow is interested in helping the country bolster counter-terrorism measures.

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The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

The next UN secretary-general will take charge of an institution under pressure to restore its influence, tackle financial challenges and adapt to a changing world.

Climate change has started hitting the food markets in Kenya and shoppers are feeling the pinch. In the capital Nairobi and across much of the country, rising prices are forcing consumers to make tough choices – buying and eating less.

Guinean opposition politician Aliou Bah, who was jailed for insulting junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya, was granted a presidential pardon Friday after nearly two years behind bars.

Brazil presidential candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff October 25 for the top job after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote.

Authorities began on Sunday to remove a migrant camp on the beach of Ceuta, Spain’s enclave in North Africa, ahead of a mid-October visit by Spain’s king and queen, police said.

Government forces in Yemen have launched a major military operation to retake the territory seized by Houthi rebels last month.

Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels’ regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia’s regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war.

Iran on Saturday inaugurated a second makeshift military training base in the capital Tehran, in a show of defiance as the US threatens to “blow up” and “annihilate” Iran.

Troops from eight countries including China have been participating in joint military exercises in Russia. The exercise concluded on Saturday after conducting coordinated ground and air operations, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye says at an African Union meeting in El Alamein, Egypt, that persistent violence across Africa is taking a toll on farming, education and development.

Ethiopian federal forces have taken Mekelle airport, reversing a takeover by Tigrayan fighters last month.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed attacks against facilities of Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.

Tens of thousands of Oromo gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Saturday to celebrate the thanksgiving festival of Irreecha. The gathering took place amid reports that federal forces had entered Mekelle, the capital of the northern region of Tigray.