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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
Djibouti’s Interior Minister Omar Abdi Saïd called for stronger international engagement in response to worsening humanitarian needs. In Geneva, he notably referred to the arrival of Yemeni refugees in the Obock region and declining funding during the session of the UNHCR executive committee, according to La Nation.
Source: Lanation
Kenyan Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga paid tribute to Raila Odinga, the former prime minister and leader of the Orange Democratic Movement, one year after his death on 15 October 2025. She promised to preserve the party’s unity and defend Odinga’s political legacy ahead of the 2027 general election, according to her Facebook message reported by Tuko.
Source: Tuko
Batwa women in Rwamvura, in Burundi’s Ruyigi commune, are reporting sexual advances based on a belief that they can cure back pain. Several witnesses, including Jeanne Nsengiyumva and Daphrose Nizigamana, are calling for the stereotype to be abandoned, Iwacu Burundi reports.
Source: Iwacu Burundi
Tanzanian minister Paul Makonda has ordered work to expand Malya Sports College, a sports infrastructure project worth 32 billion shillings, to be accelerated. The work is 58% complete and is due to be finished in April to host the national team’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, according to Daily News.
Source: Daily News
Zanzibar has entered into a partnership with the Real Madrid Foundation to train young footballers and improve coaches’ skills, with a view to establishing a permanent academy. President Hussein Mwinyi attended the signing in Madrid on Tuesday; the programme is expected to complement local investment in sports infrastructure, according to Daily News.
Source: Daily News
Ethiopian federal forces and their allies are closing in on a town in Tigray near the Eritrean border, according to a pro-government militia commander and a resident. The advance comes as tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea worsen, the Associated Press reports.
Source: Africanews
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