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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Congo-Kinshasa: Nduhungirehe, Kenyatta Discuss Peace Efforts for DR Congo

  [New Times] Minister Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe on Tuesday, October 6, received former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, a member of the African Union Panel of Facilitators for the peace process in eastern DR Congo, for discussions on efforts to advance peace in the region.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Nigeria: UN Cash Crisis Must Not Hurt Developing Countries - Nigeria

  [Vanguard] Nigeria has warned that the United Nations liquidity crisis must not disproportionately undermine human rights assistance to developing and conflict-affected countries.

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• BBC News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Kenya must be 'clean' to be credible, says Wada chief

  Wada president Witold Banka says Kenya must strengthen testing, investigations and anti-doping enforcement before hosting the 2029 World Athletics Championships.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  South Africa Needs More Than a Five-Point Plan to Prevent Violence

  Analysis - Violence against women is more likely to be reduced if violence among boys and among men is not accepted as normal and inevitable.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  South Sudan Rejects Claims of Foreigners’ Expulsion Order

  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- South Sudan has moved to dispel reports that foreigners have been given seven days to leave the country, with Juba County Caretaker Commissioner Kalisto Lado Faustino Nyigilo saying the government remains open to legally resident foreigners but wants them to stay out of small-scale retail businesses.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  South Africa Turns to Diplomacy to Recover R900m National Airline Debt From Zimbabwe

  [New Zimbabwe] The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said that it had been facilitating discussions between ministers at binational commission meetings to get Zimbabwe to release funds owed to businesses in the neighbouring country.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Kenya: The Symbolism Behind Raila Odinga’s Pentagon-Shaped Mausoleum

  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The unusual pentagonal shape of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's mausoleum at Kango ka Jaramogi in Bondo was deliberately chosen to reflect a key symbol associated with his political life.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Kenya: U.S. Embassy Issues Ebola Alert As Kenya Traces 28 Contacts

  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States Embassy in Nairobi has issued a health alert following Kenya's confirmation of its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease, urging people at risk of exposure to seek medical guidance if they develop symptoms associated with Ebola.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Africa: All of Africa Today - October 7, 2026

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Kenya: Ruto Orders Enhanced Ebola Response As Kenya Traces 27 Passengers

  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has directed the National Security Council Committee (NSCC) to assess Kenya's Ebola situation and recommend additional measures following the death of the country's first confirmed imported Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Kenya: Nairobi Hospital Reassures Patients After Ebola Case, Says Facility Is Safe

  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi Hospital remains open, safe and fully operational following confirmation that a patient treated at the facility had Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Chief Executive Officer Felix Osano has said.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Kenya: Nairobi Hospital Says Ebola Patient Was Isolated From Main Facility

  [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi Hospital has moved to reassure patients and staff that its operations remain normal after the death of a patient who tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Zimbabwe: Wreckage From Chivayo Helicopter Crash Moved for Forensic Examination - Report Expected Within 30 Days

  [New Zimbabwe] INVESTIGATIONS into the helicopter crash that killed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and three others have entered the forensic examination phase, with government expecting a preliminary report in 30 days.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Declares State of Disaster As 8,500 Homes Lose Roofs in Masvingo Hailstorm

  [New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following a severe hailstorm that hit Masvingo on Monday, leaving thousands of homes and infrastructure damaged.

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-07✓ Read

  Women behind the lens: ‘I felt suspended between hope and giving up’

  The Ethiopian photographer Sosina Mengistu’s self-portraits draw on personal experience to reflect young people’s anxiety and frustration

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Mali: Junta Forces Retake Strategic Town of Kidal

  [DW] Mali's military regained control of the strategic town of Kidal after forcing Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked jihadists to withdraw following an offensive backed by Russia's Africa Corps.

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  South Africa: Mandrax Lab Uncovered Near Hartbeespoort - South African News Briefs - October 7, 2026

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-07✓ Read

  I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out | Sadia Moalim Ali

  I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison, writes Sadia Moalim Ali

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• AllAfrica News2026-10-07✓ Read

  Malawi: IMF Praises Malawi Reforms but Holds Off On New Financing Deal

  [Nyasa Times] An International Monetary Fund team has concluded two weeks of talks in Malawi without reaching a final agreement on a new lending programme, though it praised the government's progress on economic reforms.

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• NYT > World > Africa2026-10-07✓ Read

  Malawians Struggle to Survive After Fleeing Anti-Immigrant Violence

  Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has forced tens of thousands to return to Malawi, severing badly needed cash flows and leaving families hungry.

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