Ghana’s cabinet has given the green light to a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, according to the country’s foreign minister.

Africa will launch its own credit rating agency on Wednesday, aimed at countering what many see as unfair assessments by global institutions that make it more expensive for African nations to borrow money.

Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority on Tuesday approved the participation of its domestic investors in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering.

In southern Madagascar, residents are bracing themselves for the impact due in the coming months of the El Nino warming pattern, which experts expect to be the strongest on record.

Eritrean troops have been deployed in recent days around the town of Adigrat, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a local official and residents told AFP on Wednesday.

French scientist Henri B Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for offering a solution to the chemical mystery of life’s asymmetry.

Several Nairobi residents expressed fear and concern on Wednesday, a day after Kenyan authorities announced the country’s first-ever Ebola death.

It says the north-eastern region now accounts for nearly 40 per cent of all newly confirmed incidents nationwide.

Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the third anniversary of the October 7 attack that killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. In Gaza, the territory’s almost two million people live in ruins.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union on Tuesday called on the government to protect health workers, after the country reported its first case of Ebola.

The education ministry says the decision was driven ‘primarily by the need to ensure the safety and protection’ of children.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to replace Aguila Saleh with Al-Salhin Abdulnabi.

The footballer concluded his 21-year run with the national team scoring a goal in the 71st minute of a friendly against Benin.

All 25 people on board, including civilians, died when the military aircraft crashed into a swampy area that is difficult to access.

Government-allied forces say they are using drones against Tigray fighters, while markets and local transport are slowly returning to the streets of the regional capital.

In South Africa’s coastal town of Hermanus, a marine spectacle takes place every year between the months of June and November, when hundreds of southern right whales migrate from Antarctica to the South African coast.

Ahead of the World Cup, FIFA knew that Congo’s goalkeeper was ineligible, but they allowed him to continue at the tournament. This is what media reports released by the New York Times and Le Monde on Tuesday suggest.

The Malian army says it has entered the strategic northern city of Kidal, which was captured in April by Tuareg separatists who announced their withdrawal earlier Tuesday as the military advanced.

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.