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Guinea-Bissau junta blocks Embalo’s planned return, citing security concerns

Africanews  

In a statement Thursday, the military high command said the decision was based on national security, public order and the need to preserve social stability.

Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates

BBC News Africa  

The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across northern region.

Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties as Tigray fighting intensifies

Africanews  

Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which has launched attacks into the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Ethiopia said it would expel 10 Eritrean diplomats and close its embassy in Asmara.

Making politics 'fun, trendy, sexy': How Gen Z could shape Kenya's next election

BBC News Africa  

A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

Egypt arrests entire newsroom of 'unlicensed' independent outlet

Africanews  

Egypt's interior ministry said Thursday it arrested six staff members of a fact-checking platform it accused of being "unlicensed" and linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group

Former Sudanese president Bashir hospitalized in Khartoum

Africanews  

The 82-year-old has spent most of his life, since his ouster in 2019, between hospital and prison

Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation

Africanews  

Classes for some 1.6 million public-school students were due to start in early September but have been postponed indefinitely, as teachers regularly take to the streets to protest over unmet demands

Solariski

Design Indaba  

Solar Thermal Technology as Local Infrastructure

Mixed reactions after prominent Zimbabwe businessman dies in helicopter crash

Africanews  

Wicknell Chivayo was one of the most recognisable faces of a class of conspicuously wealthy entrepreneurs with ties to the ruling party

G20: Russia criticises US and warns of trade order disintegration

Africanews  

Speaking during a two-day gathering of G20 trade minister, Maxim Reshetnikov said the rules were being 'dismantled' while the new ones remain 'unclear'.

Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires

BBC News Africa  

It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

Zimbabwe probes helicopter crash that killed tycoon Chivayo

Africanews  

Wicknell Chivayo, a tycoon close to the ruling ZANU-PF party known for his extravagant displays of wealth, and his wife Lucy Muteke were among the victims, family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo confirmed to ZBC

Algeria adopts law imposing death penalty on forest arsonists

Africanews  

Algerian lawmakers on Thursday voted to impose the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires killed at least 12 people during the summer.

Amnesty accuses Morocco of spying on activists and journalists

Africanews  

In a new report, it says intelligence services us a web of surveillance to silence any critical voices.

East African countries are racing to finish preparations ahead of AFCON 2027

Africanews  

With less than nine months to go before the start of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, host nations Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are scrambling to finish preparations amid rumours of a potential relocation.

Wool Waste

Design Indaba  

Harvard University’s Grinham Research Group has unveiled Upcycling Wool Ecologies, a project that transforms discarded wool into a rigid, bio-based cladding sys

Oil prices rise on stalled US-Iran talks and restrained fuel markets

Africanews  

Brent crude rose on Wednesday to over $100 a barrel as it recorded a monthly gain of about 14 per cent, its biggest since July.

Mass funeral held in Gaza City after 105 bodies recovered from rubble

Africanews  

Hundreds of mourners in Gaza City held a vigil on Wednesday for 105 people killed during Israel's war on the Palestinian territory. Their bodies were recovered in the past several days, after remaining buried under the rubble for nearly three years.

Nigeria's president hails economic reforms ahead of bid for reelection

Africanews  

President Bola Tinubu lauded that the country had overcome major challenges since he assumed office in 2023 while he remains unpopular among young Nigerians with his reelection bid around the corner

Burkina Faso's military leaders mark four years in power

Africanews  

People gathered in Ougadougou’s Place de la Révolution on Wednesday night to celebrate the military government's achievements.

Explosions heard in Ethiopia's capital after drone flights banned

BBC News Africa  

It comes a week after fighting erupted north of the capital between the army and a new alliance of armed groups.

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