Egypt says stolen 3,000-year-old pharaonic bracelet was melted for gold
Egypt says a missing 3,000-year-old pharaonic bracelet was stolen and melted; suspects arrested, cash seized
Rivers State emergency lifted as Tinubu says political impasse resolved
Tinubu ends emergency rule in Rivers, restores elected officials after months-long standoff
UN says South Sudan leaders looted billions as people starved
UN report accuses South Sudan’s elite of looting billions as 76 of 79 counties face severe hunger; Juba denies
Trucks torched as militants choke key Senegal–Mali trade route
JNIM chokes Mali’s western corridors, torching lorries as Bamako fuel prices rise about 10%
Gunmen kill 22 at village baptism in western Niger, reports say
Gunmen on motorbikes killed 22 at a baptism in Niger’s Tillabéri, as Sahel jihadist violence intensifies
South African court rejects Lungu family appeal over body repatriation
Court rejects Lungu family bid; Zambia cleared to repatriate ex-president’s body for a state funeral
Africa-led coalition asks UN, tech firms to adopt Equal Earth projection
Africa and the AU back a push to replace Mercator with Equal Earth, arguing map distortions shrink Africa and shape bias
Kenya seeks UK suspect’s extradition over 2012 Wanjiru murder
Kenya secures a warrant and asks Britain to extradite a suspect in Agnes Wanjiru’s 2012 killing, long linked to visiting troops
Nigeria says troops kill eight ISWAP militants
Army says ambush near Garin Giwa killed eight ISWAP fighters; Abu Aisha among the dead; others fled
Malawi heads to polls as Chakwera and Mutharika battle again
Malawi voters head to the polls to choose between Chakwera and Mutharika amid inflation, fuel shortages, and widespread disillusionment.
Chad lawmakers approve longer presidential terms with no limits
Chad’s lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment extending presidential terms to seven years and allowing them to be unlimited.
Tanzanian court confirms treason trial for opposition leader lissu
A Tanzanian court upheld a treason trial against opposition leader Tundu Lissu as authorities again disqualified another opposition candidate before the October election.
US deportation deals expand as Ghana accepts west Africans
Ghana joined other African nations in accepting migrants deported by the US, sparking legal and human rights concerns.
Militants destroy dozens of fuel tankers in Mali despite army escort
Al Qaeda-linked insurgents in Mali attacked a fuel convoy, destroying dozens of tankers amid a declared fuel blockade.
Gambia police eject auditor general after reshuffle row
Police eject Auditor General Ceesay after reshuffle spat; activists detained as Barrow names Sowe successor
Zambia jails two for ‘bewitching’ plot against President Hichilema
Zambian court jails two over alleged plot to “bewitch” the president, citing the 1914 Witchcraft Act
DRC begins Ebola vaccinations in Kasai, WHO says
WHO starts Ebola shots in Kasai, DR Congo, with 400 doses deployed and more on the way amid rising cases
Zulu king dares critic to a traditional stick fight after palace spending row
Zulu king dares professor to a stick fight amid row over palace costs; critic says he fears for his safety
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci bids for world’s largest pot of jollof in Lagos
Hilda Baci leads a Lagos spectacle, cooking 4,000 kg of jollof in a 23,000-litre pot as Guinness weighs the claim
Quartet proposes 3-month truce, 9-month transition roadmap for Sudan
Quartet urges a 3-month truce and a 9-month transition to a civilian government, warning against external military backing
South African court rejects bid to block Netflix film on Thabo Bester
Court rejects Bester–Magudumana bid to halt Netflix doc, clears release, says defamation claims may proceed later
Burkina Faso scraps visa fees for African travellers
Burkina Faso ends visa fees for Africans, retaining online applications to spur travel, trade and tourism
South Africa reopens inquest into 1977 death of Steve Biko
South Africa reopens Steve Biko inquest 48 years on, testing criminal liability; hearing Nov. 12
Nigerian resident doctors launch five-day strike over pay, welfare
Nigerian resident doctors began a five-day strike over unpaid allowances and welfare concerns, warning services could be hit as talks with the government stall
South Sudan’s Machar charged with treason, murder, suspended by Kiir
Riek Machar is charged over the Nasir attacks and suspended by President Kiir, deepening South Sudan’s political crisis
New mass graves in Kilifi revive fears of Shakahola-style cult killings
At least 34 bodies found in Kwa Binzaro; 11 suspects held as police probe possible Shakahola-linked sect
Russian ‘Africa Corps’ faces Tuareg war of attrition in northern Mali
FLA raids and a reported Su-24 crash near Gao spotlight rising risks for Russia’s Africa Corps in Mali