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Spanish police, backed by soldiers, have cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, just two days before King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due to visit the North African territory.

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[Agenzia Fides] El Alamein -- As geopolitical tensions and internal conflicts continue to shake the Horn of Africa, the presidents of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea, together with the head of Sudan's Transitional Council, met in El Alamein on Sunday, 4 October, to discuss the main challenges facing the region.

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[Vanguard] Obiageli Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education, has called on the Federal Government and state governments to enforce 18 as the minimum age of marriage across Nigeria, warning that child marriage continues to undermine girls' education and the country's human capital development.

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[Vanguard] American rapper Nicki Minaj has said her Nigerian pastor inspired her to speak out about the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, urging celebrities and social media influencers to use their platforms to draw attention to the situation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The ongoing lecturers' strike in public universities is set to intensify after negotiations between university workers and the government collapsed on Monday raising the prospect of further disruption to learning.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) is at the centre of investigations after a helicopter operated by the agency crashed at Kericho Golf Club in Kericho County, with all five occupants reported to have escaped without serious injuries.

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Kenyan authorities on Sunday said the country has recorded no new cases of Ebola since a positive patient died on October 5. Tests were conducted on 293 samples, but none came back positive.

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Shadrack Sibiya had denied grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old.

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Fire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market in the Marais, leaving traders devastated. An investigation is under way and the market may stay shut for months.

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Ethiopian government forces are advancing in Tigray, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. Federal troops and allied militia have entered the strategic town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border, after Tigrayan rebels withdrew, according to residents.

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Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic fluctuations.

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[allAfrica] Before school, Dr Chinonso Egemba sold pap at a junction in Aguda, Surulere, where he had seconds to catch a passer-by's attention. Today, as an Aproko Doctor, he uses that same skill online, making health information as easy to share as gossip.

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After more than four months of striking, Morocco’s 19,000 lawyers have resumed work, temporarily suspending their protest against a controversial bill reforming their profession.

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Pix of the Day, 12 October, 2026 - Across the world

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[RFI] A year after Madagascar's then-president Andry Rajoelina fled the country following more than two weeks of youth-led protests, the military-backed transition has yet to deliver on its promise of a political "refoundation".

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Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he would undergo surgery "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung. The Vatican said the pontiff's recovery should take about one week.

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[Bird Story Agency] Cotton farmers in Togo are rebuilding their soils, reporting higher yields and reducing pesticide applications as regenerative practices take root. Farmer field schools are spreading the skills, helping growers strengthen cotton production and support the food crops their households depend on.

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Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge set a race record Sunday in winning the Melbourne Marathon. And it could have been a few seconds faster.

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[GroundUp] Janusz Waluś has become a mascot of the far right and has a political base in Poland

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[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk spoke with pride on Friday for global human rights when he ''warmly'' congratulated South African Navi Pillay for winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for those who fight for the rights of others.

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[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti and Special Envoy for U.S. Trade and Investment Isaac E. Taggart Jr. have concluded discussions on Liberia's investment roadshow, aimed at attracting American investors and strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.