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Michael Malith Dak Deng, described as South Sudan’s tallest man, and his wife remain in hospital in stable condition after a road accident on the Juba-Bor road. Bodyguard Gatluak Ker Wuol left hospital on Wednesday evening, according to the Ayod County Commissioner’s office, which issued a statement on Thursday.
Source: Eyeradio
South Sudanese presidential envoy Adut Kiir has asked South Korea to expand scholarships and university partnerships available to South Sudanese students, including through the Global Korea Scholarship programme. At a meeting in Seoul with Han Sangshin, president of the National Institute for International Education, she also called for literacy programmes for women, Eyeradio reports.
Source: Eyeradio
The East African Community’s political confederation project is progressing despite public consultations being deemed limited and insufficiently inclusive by a committee of the East African Legislative Assembly. A lack of funding and information is delaying public participation, while adoption of a constitution has now been postponed, Burunditimes reports.
Source: Burunditimes
Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has urged African savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOS) to invest more of their deposits to support businesses and production and create jobs. He was speaking on 15 October 2026 in Dar es Salaam at the 26th African SACCOS congress, and also called for digital services and access to loans for young people, according to Jamhurimedia.
Source: Jamhurimedia
Madagascar celebrated its first Freedom Day on 14 October, marking the proclamation of the First Republic in 1958 and coinciding with the first anniversary of Michaël Randrianirina coming to power. The president travelled to Anahidrano to pay tribute to Philibert Tsiranana, in a commemoration that historian Solofo Randrianja also interprets as an attempt to legitimise the regime, RFI reports.
Source: Agpgabon
A Nigerian military delegation praised Ethiopia’s smart border surveillance system, developed using artificial intelligence for the Customs Commission. During a visit to the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute in Addis Ababa, the officers examined its applications in security, customs and crime prevention, according to Fanamc.
Source: Fanamc
SK Macharia, founder of Royal Media Services, revealed that he funded the helicopter, pilot and fuel used for Raila Odinga’s presidential campaigns, including in 2022. He made the disclosure at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of the former ODM leader, according to Tuko.
Source: Tuko
Winnie Odinga, a member of the East African Legislative Assembly, has announced her candidacy for the Nairobi Senate seat in Kenya. She made the announcement during the commemoration of the first anniversary of her father, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s, death on 15 October 2026, according to Capital FM.
Source: Capital FM
Former South Sudanese lawmaker David Aruai De-Dau has announced his independent candidacy in the legislative elections scheduled for December 2026, in Twic East County. He cites divisions within his party and the opposition to defend a campaign focused on security, development and the protection of civic space, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Source: Radio Tamazuj
Israeli diplomats based in Nairobi voted early at the Israeli Embassy ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 27 October. The poll will renew the Knesset’s 120 seats and allow parties to negotiate a government coalition, Ambassador Gideon Behar told Capital FM.
Source: Capital FM
Northfields International School, a private school in Labourdonnais, Mapou, held classes on Tuesday and Wednesday despite a government order to close schools for safety reasons. Inspectors from Mauritius’s private education authority, accompanied by police, intervened to request the school’s closure and the pupils’ departure, Defimedia reports.
Source: Defimedia
The Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam held a pickleball tournament on 14 October to fund the provision of 600 desks for the city’s primary schools. The project aims to improve pupils’ learning conditions, reports The Citizen.
Source: The Citizen
The Bank of Mauritius sold $15 million on the domestic foreign exchange market on 15 October at a rate of 47.30 Mauritian rupees to the dollar. In September, the dollar gained 1.4% against the rupee, while the pound sterling and euro each lost about 1%, according to Actuarix Investment’s dashboard.
Source: Defimedia
Tanzanian club Simba SC will play both matches against FC 15 de Agosto at Dar es Salaam's Uhuru Stadium on 20 and 25 October 2026. The fixtures are part of the second round of the CAF Champions League, according to the club's communications manager Ahmed Ally.
Source: HabariLeo
An eye-care campaign is targeting 5,000 people in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, including 1,500 patients due to undergo cataract surgery. Conducted in Aweil East and Aweil North counties with the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, the initiative began on Monday, according to health authorities cited by Radio Tamazuj.
Source: Radio Tamazuj
Tanzania’s Livestock and Fisheries Minister, Bashiru Kakurwa, has ordered compulsory vaccination of all livestock in the country. The measure accompanies the second year of the national identification campaign and aims to protect animal health and strengthen livestock’s contribution to the economy, according to the Daily News.
Source: Daily News
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African leaders to follow Julius Nyerere’s example to strengthen democracy, human rights and continental unity. His message was delivered on 14 October 2026 by Deputy Prime Minister Crispus Kiyonga at a dialogue held at Makerere University, according to Pmldaily.
Source: Pmldaily
Acting Prime Minister Ali Hassan Bahdon awarded the doctors of the 24th Chinese medical mission the rank of Knight of the National Order of 27 June. The honour recognises their contribution to healthcare in Djibouti, according to the daily La Nation.
Source: Lanation
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