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• BBC News2026-10-10✓ Read

  Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says

  Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.

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

  An International Career Forged by the Struggles of Apartheid

  Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.

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• BBC News2026-10-10✓ Read

  Questions remain over Ebola patient who travelled across three nations undetected

  Fresh details reveal how the 40-year-old businessman flew and crossed regional borders while seriously ill.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Ayra Starr on her NFL history-making half-time show

  The Nigerian star will become the first African artist to headline the show at an international NFL game.

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• NYT > World > Africa2026-10-09✓ Read

  Inside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo

  The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-09✓ Read

  Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

  Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week. It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent. Continue reading

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-09✓ Read

  In the Shadows review – true tale of Ramla Ali’s remarkable rise through the boxing ranks is a knockout

  Jasmine Jobson goes the distance as the British-Somalian boxer battling pain from her past and her family’s disapproval in a heavyweight, tick-the-boxes production

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief, wins Nobel Peace Prize

  Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Afcon move to every four years under review by Caf

  The Africa Cup of Nations may continue to be held every two years, with discussions under way to reverse its proposed switch to a four-year cycle.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?

  BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.

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• BBC News2026-10-09✓ Read

  Ethiopia warns Eritrea it will defend itself after troops enter Tigray

  Truckloads of Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving into Ethiopia, which has reportedly responded with drone strikes.

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-09✓ Read

  Nobel peace prize winner Navi Pillay jokes about sharing award with Donald Trump – video

  The South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has won a Nobel her efforts to promote peace and international law. The 85-year-old, who is an ad hoc judge at the international court of justice, received the news while attending the Nuremberg Forum. The forum is an annual gathering of legal scholars, practitioners, policymakers and civil society in Nuremberg, Germany, the location of the trials of Nazi war criminals that helped lay the foundations of international law.

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-09✓ Read

  Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season

  Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-09✓ Read

  ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law

  Norwegian committee recognises achievements of former UN rights chief who stood up against apartheid in South Africa Nobel peace prize – latest updates Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the international court of justice (ICJ), has won the Nobel peace prize. Pillay, 85, from South Africa, who is a judge with the international court of justice, was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee. Continue reading

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-09✓ Read

  Egyptian journalists plan weekend protest over detention of six colleagues

  Matsadaash staff allege torture and forced confessions after being held on charges of working for Muslim Brotherhood

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-08✓ Read

  The Guardian view on Ethiopia’s return to conflict: civilian catastrophe and a spiralling regional polycrisis | Editorial

  Editorial: The escalating violence reflects deep domestic rifts – but is fuelled by broader geopolitical power games

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-08✓ Read

  Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island

  Free-roaming Aldabra population thrives on Indian Ocean atoll due to decades-long recovery programme A survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed that the once endangered species is thriving. A population of Aldabra giant tortoises lives on an island in Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll. Continue reading

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• Africa | The Guardian2026-10-08✓ Read

  Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray

  Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war

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• Middle East & Africa2026-10-08✓ Read

  In a near-catastrophe, Binyamin Netanyahu sees an opportunity

  Israel’s prime minister hopes to turn an electoral weakness into a strength

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• Middle East & Africa2026-10-08✓ Read

  Ethiopia and Eritrea are on the brink of another conflict

  As Eritrean forces advance in Tigray, all-out war with Ethiopia seems almost inevitable

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