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How Ceuta, football and Israel are shaping Morocco's election

BBC News Africa  

Young voters are being courted with football slogans, promises of jobs and anti-Israel rallying calls.

South Sudan: President dissolves govt as controversy engulfs December poll

Africanews  

Heavy security was deployed in South Sudan on Tuesday as the president prepared to dissolve the government for the first-ever election, with analysts warning that last-minute legal changes give him total control over the transition

Top South African policeman charged with sexual offences

BBC News Africa  

Shadrack Sibiya, who has made no comment, is alleged to have groomed a 16-year-old and raped an 18-year-old.

Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran, attacks ICC in UN speech

Africanews  

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country, in a bombastic speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American voters

'I have never felt heat like that' - a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria

BBC News Africa  

The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.

Ceuta on alert as Spain braces for new border surge

Africanews  

Ceuta is on alert. Spanish forces are patrolling the border after fresh calls on social media for migrants to cross from Morocco. The warnings follow a dramatic crisis on July 30 and 31, when more than 70,000 people entered the Spanish territory by swimming around the border fence.

World Rhino Day: Less than 27,000 of the giant animals remain in the wild

Africanews  

This year’s theme is “Keep the Five Alive”, highlighting the fragile status of the surviving species in Africa and Asia.

Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record, temperatures topped 49.7°C

Africanews  

Tunisia's summer this year was its hottest on record, the country's weather authority said Tuesday, following multiple heatwaves, water shortages and power cuts

Veteran BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies

BBC News Africa  

Doyle was best known for reporting on African conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s, notably in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

DR Congo to probe violence, death of protestor at anti-govt rally

Africanews  

The C64 movement had called for a day of protest against a planned constitutional change that could allow 63-year-old President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third five-year term in office

Exiled Guinean opposition leader says his passport has been revoked

Africanews  

Cellou Dalein Diallo says this prevented him from travelling to New York where he was due to hold meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Libya oil production hit after armed group shuts pipeline valve

Africanews  

An unnamed armed group shut a valve on a pipeline from a major Libyan oil field, causing a drop in production, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said late Monday.

South African ostriches plucked alive for luxury fashion

Africanews  

South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group World Animal Protection said on Monday.

Ruto pushes for global finance reforms at summit for multilateralism

Africanews  

The meeting discussed how conflicts as well as emerging global challenges such as climate change and artificial intelligence are increasing pressure on multilateralism

Pix of the Day, 22 September, 2026 - Across the world

Africanews  

Pix of the Day, 10 September, 2026 - Across the world

FIFA Chief Infantino calls for review of football governance after investment backlash

Africanews  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is proposing a fresh consultation on how football’s world governing body makes major decisions, following intense criticism over an abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup.

Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UK first

BBC News Africa  

Dr Vincent Brown was charged following a seven year British investigation into the 1994 killings.

Noma: The neglected disease devastating children in northern Nigeria

Africanews  

Noma is a rapidly progressing and often fatal infection of the face and mouth. It begins with gum inflammation in malnourished children living in polluted environments and quickly spreads to destroy soft tissues and bones. It mostly affects 2- to 6-year-old children, especially in poor communities.

US to return $2.5 million to The Gambia after sale of ex-president Jammeh's mansion

Africanews  

The United States has agreed to return 2.5 million dollars to The Gambia - the proceeds of the sale of a property belonging to the country’s former president Yahya Jammeh.

Ex-Junglers Commander in Gambia faces military court over desertion

Africanews  

A former commander of The Gambia’s notorious “Junglers” paramilitary unit has appeared before a military court in Banjul, facing charges of desertion.

DR Congo confirms Ebola cases surpass 7,600 with 3,699 deaths

Africanews  

The outbreak has now affected 63 health zones with an overall case fatality rate of 48.2 per cent.

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