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Monday, 12 October 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mali army secures release of 82 soldiers held by jihadist and separatist groups59dUS Senate approves two-year extension of African trade programme AGOA60dNigeria returnees struggle to rebuild lives after xenophobic violence in South Africa61dTanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu's treason trial resumes amid democracy concerns62dSenegal arrests 71 men for same-sex relations as crackdown intensifies62dCameroon and Malawi reach Women's Africa Cup of Nations semifinals with historic upsets62dUganda's parliament votes to send troops to Gaza stabilisation force65dDR Congo conducts first census in 42 years as millions lack official identity documents65dMozambique faces hunger crisis as floods destroy farmland and disrupt food supply66dDRC's Ebola outbreak breaks records as detection delay fuels spread across eastern provinces[Updated]66dAI now drives more than half of cybercrime across Africa, INTERPOL warns68dKenya investigates pesticide link to mysterious deaths of 15 elephants near Amboseli68dGunmen kidnap 52 people in overnight raid on Nigerian village and military base69dWest African nations tighten anti-LGBTQ+ laws as activists warn of regional crackdown71dEbola outbreak deepens hunger crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo73dKenya investigates mysterious deaths of 15 elephants near Amboseli National Park[Updated]73dUS government map mislabels every African country at global AIDS conference in Brazil73dUN Security Council extends sanctions on Central African Republic armed groups until 202774dChad announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court, citing anti-Africa bias75dGhana repatriates 1,000 nationals from South Africa amid xenophobic violence76d