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Monday, 12 October 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal's Sonko elected parliament speaker days after being fired as prime minister138dSenegal's president fires prime minister Sonko, ending fractured political partnership[Updated]139dUS sanctions senior Tanzanian police official over torture and sexual violence allegations142dCentral African Republic president names new government amid disputed election aftermath143dTanzania opposition aide escapes armed kidnapping attempt143dChad Supreme Court upholds 20-year prison sentence for former PM Succès Masra143dAustralia receives deportees from US under Trump immigration crackdown143dKenya court ends criminal prosecution of minors for consensual sexual relations143dNigeria and US say joint strikes have killed 175 ISIS fighters in northeast145dGhana exits IMF bailout programme ahead of schedule149dNobel laureate Mukwege warns US-brokered Congo peace deal amounts to 'predation'150dBotswana emerges as a sprinting powerhouse on the back of youth investment152dNigerian military air strikes kill dozens of civilians in Zamfara market attack, amid wider regional toll153dSahel alliance launched to defend democratic rule against military coups155dBotswana's former president Festus Mogae dies at 86156dMali faces deepening crisis as armed groups intensify offensive operations[Updated]156dBurundi opposition suspends participation in 2027 presidential election amid fraud fears156dFive African economies set to grow at 7% or more in 2026, IMF projects157dNigeria records 18 woodcutters killed in Boko Haram attack157dFuneral of Cameroon opposition figure Anicet Ekane overshadowed by family and political feuds157d