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Monday, 12 October 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
Niger criminalises same-sex relations with prison sentences of up to twenty years122dScientists officially confirm El Niño has arrived, warning of potentially record-breaking extreme weather122dEbola outbreak in DRC and Uganda surpasses 600 cases as response gaps deepen concerns123dEbola outbreak in eastern DRC could rival 2014 record as new $518 million response plan launched[Updated]125dInternational lawyers challenge US deportations to Equatorial Guinea before African rights body128dNigeria to repatriate over 1,000 citizens from South Africa amid rising xenophobic violence128dSenegal marks former president Abdoulaye Wade's 100th birthday with national tribute130dSouth Africa hosts first ministerial water summit with Mozambique and Eswatini131dSenegal forms new government without Pastef as Faye-Sonko rift deepens132dGuinea holds legislative and municipal elections amid low turnout and opposition concerns132dGhana passes sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ law amid fears of harassment and homelessness132dUS to cut Africa visa processing sites from 50 to 20 embassies132dGuinea holds low-turnout legislative elections as bauxite wealth question looms large133dKenya school fire kills 16 students as eight arrested over suspected arson134dSouth Korea eyes Africa as key partner for energy and resource diversification136dAfrica at the 2026 World Cup: ten teams, homegrown coaches and rising ambitions136dMorocco overtakes South Africa as Africa's most industrialised economy137dEbola outbreak in DRC and Uganda 'outpacing' response efforts, WHO warns[Updated]137dGhana introduces free e-visa system for African citizens to boost tourism138dRussian-made cluster munitions found in northern Mali after military airstrikes138d