All of today’s news from Africa, summarised in English from the local press of the 54 countries: politics, business, culture, sport and health, region by region. 1,470 articles published.
Gambo Hospital, in the south-east of the Central African Republic, lacks beds, equipment, electricity and qualified staff, and has no operating theatre. Patients and pregnant women are transported by motorbike 75 kilometres to Bangassou, with some dying on the way, according to an investigation by Corbeau News Centrafrique conducted on site.
Tunisia’s Ministry of State Domains and Land Affairs has recorded 12,305 urban properties formerly or currently owned by foreigners, including 7,645 that belonged to French nationals. The data was provided in a written response to MP Basma Hammami, according to the website of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.
Djibouti has concluded Teacher Week and the second National Day of Innovation and Action Research in Education, with presentations on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. Teachers presented several educational projects, including an initiative turning a nursery rhyme into a cartoon, reports RTD.
Benin signed three financing agreements totalling 249.5 billion CFA francs on 12 and 13 October with the Islamic Development Bank and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa. The funds are to finance transport, agriculture and energy, according to Matin Libre, which cites Hugues Oscar Lokossou.
Three former leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition, Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapance and McDonald Sembereka, are seeking to have an arrest warrant cancelled in Malawi. The case concerns proceedings dropped by the state in 2020, but revived after allegations that they breached their bail conditions, reports Mwnation.
Zambia’s Chief Justice, Mumba Malila, has condemned the confrontation involving Davies Mwila, former secretary-general of the Patriotic Front, on the premises of the Supreme Court in Lusaka. Security has been stepped up around the courts and law enforcement agencies have been mobilised, the Lusaka Times reports.
Two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, have been placed in five-day pre-trial detention in India. They are accused of crossing the barricades at Jantar Mantar, where access for demonstrations had been restricted, amid protests against the election commission, according to Citizen.
Kenyan senator Allan Chesang showed a mechanised maize harvest carried out on his farm in Trans Nzoia. Combine harvesters, tractors and lorries took part in the operation, shown in images posted by the lawmaker on Facebook, according to Tuko.
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards is calling on young entrepreneurs to comply with quality requirements to make their products more competitive in local and foreign markets. During National Youth Week in Rukwa, its marketing official Deborah Haule said eligible young people can have samples of their products tested for free, HabariLeo reports.
Rebecca Nekesa Wamalwa, a Kenyan mother from Kitale, died in Saudi Arabia more than a month ago. Her relatives are seeking 370,000 shillings to repatriate her body and bury her in Kenya, according to Tuko, which reports the family’s appeal for help.
The Somali government has adopted a resolution to speed up implementation of the Constitution and called on public institutions to align their work with its provisions. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre chaired the meeting that established ministerial and technical commissions to coordinate the process, reports Caasimada Online.
Ten health facilities in Rubanda District, Uganda, are facing rising patient numbers, shortages of beds and medicines, and long waits. The report, compiled between June and September 2026, assesses services for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, according to Nile Post.
Five Equatorial Guinean diplomats remain in a Paris building confiscated from Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue, despite a court ruling ordering them to leave. The Malabo regime has threatened Paris with retaliatory measures linked to the Tica naval school, while the building went on sale in June 2026, according to Radiomacuto, citing Le Monde and AFP.
Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay are challenging the quality of work on Wylde Bridge in South Africa and questioning the 2.4 million rand announced by the municipality. Roadway and access improvements were intended in part to protect the historic structure, but over-height trucks continue to use it, reports Daily Maverick.
South Africa is strengthening drought preparations for the 2026-2027 summer farming season, as El Niño raises fears of hotter and drier conditions in key growing regions. Dam reserves and improved farming practices offer some protection, but rain-fed farms and small-scale producers remain exposed, according to IOL.
Zambezi Town Council held a training day for zonal election officers ahead of the creation of new Ward Development Committees. Mwiinga Chimuka, acting director of planning and local coordinator of the HIV/AIDS response, urged participants to act transparently, the Lusaka Times reports.
Pope Leo XIV, 71, was diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican announced the operation, while tests are due to determine whether the disease has spread, according to a Vatican source cited by AFP.
Almorie Nagayi won the Miss Uganda 2026/27 pageant, prompting an emotional reaction from her father, who knelt on stage to congratulate her. The footage, filmed at the Sheraton Hotel in Uganda, circulated on TikTok, according to Tuko.
