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Kenya’s Treasury Cabinet Secretary, John Mbadi, discussed the stalled loan programme with officials from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. An IMF mission is due in Nairobi in early December 2026 to examine Kenya’s macroeconomic outlook and reforms, reports Tuko.
Source: Tuko
Zambian police are searching for a Tanzanian truck driver suspected of attempting to steal 29 copper plates in Luanshya. A 34-year-old man assigned to guard the truck was arrested after its tarpaulin and straps were found cut, said Copperbelt police commissioner Rae Hamoonga, cited by Diggers.
Source: Diggers
Metro Express services remained suspended in Mauritius on 13 October 2026 as Metro Express Ltd technicians inspected the network. The company said it had mobilised its teams to allow services to resume when safety conditions are met, according to its statement cited by Defimedia.
Source: Defimedia
Ethiopian news agency ENA removed an article accusing Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of betraying Ethiopia. The publication referred to Mogadishu’s growing ties with Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan, amid a dispute over the agreement concluded with Somaliland, Caasimada Online reports.
Source: Caasimada Online
The strike by Kenyan university lecturers and staff has entered its second week after talks with the government failed. The unions consider the latest proposal inadequate and lament the National Treasury’s absence from the discussions, according to The Standard.
Source: The Standard
Somalia’s Office of the Auditor General has launched an audit of grants awarded to schools participating in the Human Capital Development in Education project. The review is starting in Banaadir and is expected to extend to the federal member states, focusing in particular on the use of funds and compliance with rules, Goobjoog reports.
Source: Goobjoog
Residents of several hamlets in the rural commune of Nosivelo, in Farafangana district, are disputing ownership of a 14-hectare plot with a local businesswoman. An agreement reached in 2003 was intended to govern the transfer of the land, while residents are now calling for state intervention, Midi Madagasikara reports.
Source: Midi Madagasikara
Five of the 292 people affected by food poisoning remain hospitalised in Madagascar, while 287 have left healthcare facilities. No deaths or cases of complications have been reported, according to a statement from Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health reported by L’Express.
Source: Lexpress
Three people have died in Andranolalina, in the Midongy Atsimo district, in circumstances probably linked to pneumonic plague. Other suspected cases are being monitored in Midongy Atsimo and Iakora, according to Malagasy health authorities cited by L’Express.
Source: Lexpress
The Soavolo festival showcased Mahafaly traditions and heritage in three communes in Ampanihy-Ouest district, including Ejeda, Madagascar. The event took place from 9 to 11 October in Fotadrevo and two other communes, L’Express reports, also noting Ejeda’s call for administrative autonomy.
Source: Lexpress
Madagascar’s women’s rugby sevens team will compete in Pool C of the Africa Women’s Sevens with a younger squad led notably by Sarindra Sahondramalala. The competition is scheduled for November in Kenya, according to L’Express, which describes the selection as aiming for further progress on the continental stage.
Source: Lexpress
Mauritius welcomed 1,042,241 visitors from January to September 2026, including 114,506 in September, 9.6% more than a year earlier. Tourism receipts reached 74.57 billion rupees between January and August, up 18.3%, according to figures cited by Minister Richard Duval and the Bank of Mauritius.
Source: Ionnews
Tanzanian deputy minister Hamis Mwinjuma has ordered the Tanzanian Copyright Society and publishers to step up the fight against book piracy. He also called for industry professionals to meet within two weeks and for implementation reports before 16 October, reports JamhuriMedia.
Source: Jamhurimedia
Rwanda has ratified air services agreements with the United Kingdom and eight other countries, covering scheduled passenger and cargo flights. Approved by Parliament and then ratified by President Paul Kagame, the agreements formalise the framework for routes already operating between Kigali and London, according to Ktpress.
Source: Ktpress
An account revisits the origins of Barentu and the role of Dr Viazolo, a businessman associated with the filming of Italian films in Eritrea in the 1960s and 1970s. The author recounts scenes filmed in Keren and in the west of the country, according to Awate.
Source: Awate
Kenya’s Ministry of Health detected no new Ebola infections among 293 samples analysed after an imported case was confirmed on 6 October. The WHO recorded 127 contacts, 94 of whom were placed in quarantine, while more than 665,000 travellers were screened at the borders, according to health authorities and the WHO.
Source: Beninwebtv
The number of Rwandan adults using insurance rose from 1.2 million in 2020 to about 2.1 million in 2024, representing 27% of the adult population. Private insurers paid out 47.6 billion Rwandan francs in claims and increased their net profits by 14% in 2025, according to the FinScope survey and the National Bank of Rwanda.
Source: Rwanda Dispatch
Kenyan President William Ruto inaugurated the Ziwa 2 earth dam irrigation project, which is expected to irrigate 500 acres and directly support 1,000 farming households. According to the National Irrigation Authority, work is nearly complete and the remaining farmer connections are due to be finished by November 2026.
Source: Citizen
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