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Three bodies have been found following the sinking of an oil rig off the coast of Gabon on Saturday, while the search continues for two people still missing, according to an updated toll released by Gabonese authorities overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.

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Medical staff were joined by local residents as they celebrated the departure of the last Ebola patients from a treatment center in DR Congo’s Ituri province. It’s the first time the Médicins Sans Frontières-run clinic has had no confirmed Ebola cases since the outbreak was declared in May.

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A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.

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Opposition MPs disrupted a parliamentary session in Albania by brandishing smoke flares and displaying photographs of injured protesters. They accused police of using violence against demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.

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Nshimiye was accused of lying to a jury to protect himself and a fellow perpetrator of the genocide.

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Visitors to the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, can once again take home a piece of the Dutch master's art, permanently tattooed on their skin.

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Pix of the Day, 29th October, 2026 - Across the world

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He last travelled to Mecca in 2022 as he was campaigning to become Nigeria's president.

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Cameroonian opposition parties condemned the three-month suspension of Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s political party, the National Salvation Front of Cameroon.

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A period companion designed to help young girls track their period health.

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Senegal is stepping up negotiations with international creditors to ease its public debt burden, estimated at nearly 130% of GDP in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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As Brazilian media reported the news that defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro had fled to the US, public opinion remained divided. The 45-year-old former senator is under investigation over allegations of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.

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More than 20 heads of state arrived at the summit.

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Accra is seeking partner status in the bloc of emerging economies, hoping to attract investment, expand trade, and strengthen its economy.

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Protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demand a government bringing together Jewish and Arab parties. With Israel's election producing no clear winner, police moved in to disperse activists blocking traffic.

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The Electric Plant Co is using technology to better understand and respond to nature.

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International journalism organisations have condemned Zied el-Heni's conviction on terrorism offenses saying its an escalation of Tunisia's assault on the press.

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Libya’s Government of National Stability that controls the country’s east has barred citizens of Iran and Afghanistan from entering its territory.

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Rescue teams worked through the night at the site of a train collision that killed 68 people near Toledo. Cranes continued clearing the wreckage as authorities set up a temporary morgue to identify victims.

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[InfoWire] CMA CGM launches its first dedicated full block train service between the Port of Mombasa and the Nairobi-Embakasi Inland Container Depot, strengthening connections between Kenya's main maritime gateway and its inland markets. With 54 wagons and a capacity of 108 containers (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), the service will initially operate one train per week, with potential to increase frequency and introduce a return service. Developed in partnership with the Kenya Ports Authority and Kenya

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Aid organisations in Haiti are introducing a new programme to help people get enough to eat. Nearly six million people in the Caribbean nation are experiencing severe hunger, according to a new UN-backed report. Almost two million are facing emergency levels of food insecurity.