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At least 62 killed in gunmen attack in northeastern Nigeria

The assailants were reportedly bandits, armed criminals who frequently attack civilians across northern Nigeria.

Adamu Isah, 22, a survivor, walks near an illegal mining site close to the M.I. Wushishi Housing Estate in Niger State, Nigeria, 19 September, 2026. Isah said he was detained alongside miners following a raid by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, after reports that 37 detained miners died in custody. REUTERS

Nigeria panel says 37 detained miners died from overcrowding and neglect

Uganda's Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi attends a media briefing on the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, where he announced that Uganda has imposed a 21-day quarantine on citizens returning to the country with a travel history to Congo, at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Uganda, October 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo

Senegal to host the Youth Olympic Games, which will mark the continent's first time to hold an Olympic event when they kick off on Saturday (24 October).

Senegal to host Youth Games, Africa's first-ever Olympics

At least 22 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday (25 October), police said. Photo: Collected

At least 22 killed in Kenya bus-truck collision

Coral Hart poses for a portrait at the Cape Town public library in Cape Town, on 14 October 2026. Photo: BSS/AFP

370 books in 20 months: South African author defends her use of AI

DR Congo says Ebola outbreak. Photo: Collected

Kenya reports second Ebola death as outbreak raises regional concerns

Emergency personnel work at the site of a building collapse in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Building collapses in Kenyan capital, rescuers on the scene

A person wounded in a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan is carried to Ameth Bek Hospital, 19 October, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Sudanese drone attack kills more than 150 people in Abyei market, official says

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola Forest, arrives for his judgement at the Mombasa High Court, Kenya, October 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Laban Walloga

Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of deaths of nearly 200 children

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes: Report

Beauty pageant contestants take part in a competition before Burkina Faso suspended such events nationwide. Photo: Courtesy

Burkina Faso bans beauty pageants, promotes women in science 

Moroccan King Mohammed VI. File Photo: Collected

Morocco's king calls for AI, water and energy strategies as parliament opens