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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama attended the inauguration of Ethiopia’s Megech Dam, praising the country’s development progress under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Inspired by the project, Mahama said he wants to revive Ghana’s Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam to improve irrigation, hydropower generation, and food security.

Kenya has reported its second Ebola death after a 65-year-old woman, a close relative of the first patient, died while in quarantine. She started showing symptoms 10 days ago and was given supportive care at an infectious disease unit in Nairobi. Authorities are now arranging a safe and dignified burial in consultation with her family.

France is set to deploy around 70,000 police officers across the country as authorities brace for more protests over school conditions and the rising cost of living. Some major Paris museums will close on Saturday after looting and unrest during demonstrations a week earlier, as student-led protests grow into a wider national movement.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, according to Iranian media reports. The meeting comes as Tehran and Moscow keep building their bilateral ties and working together on regional and international issues.

President Bola Tinubu has officially kicked off his 2027 re-election campaign at an APC rally in Kaduna, defending his economic reforms and telling Nigerians their sacrifices will eventually pay off. His policies include scrapping the fuel subsidy, which helped push up living costs. Opposition challenger Atiku Abubakar has said he would bring the subsidy back if elected.

The African Development Bank has raised $2.5 billion through a three-year global benchmark bond. Investor orders hit $4.8 billion nearly twice the amount on offer. The strong demand shows clear interest in the bank’s debt and gives it fresh funding to back its development and financing work across Africa.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has restated Somalia’s commitment to building stronger ties with Uganda, promising government support at events in Mogadishu marking Uganda’s 64th Independence Anniversary. The gathering underscored efforts to deepen cooperation and keep diplomatic relations solid between the two African countries.

Nigeria and Senegal will no longer host French President Emmanuel Macron after France called off his planned visits because of the ongoing social unrest at home. The trip was meant to reinforce France’s long-standing ties in West Africa as Paris tries to rebuild relations after its connections with several Sahel countries soured.

Canal+ reported $7.2 billion in revenue for the first nine months of 2026. Revenue from Africa and Asia more than tripled to $2.9 billion after its $2 billion takeover of MultiChoice. Even so, MultiChoice’s underlying revenue still dropped 3%, driven mainly by weaker subscriptions in South Africa. Canal+ says the decline is starting to ease.

Algeria has reportedly told its domestic producers to halt urea fertiliser exports to France. France brought in roughly $219 million worth of the product from Algeria in 2025. The reported move follows an earlier ban on most French imports, as relations between the two countries have worsened over President Emmanuel Macron’s support for Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara.

Gabon has restored access to social media after an eight-month suspension that drew widespread criticism. The country’s media regulator announced the decision, bringing an end to months of restrictions that had limited online communication and access to digital platforms.

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called on Western countries to drop the sanctions on Zimbabwe, saying the measures are hurting the country’s economy. His comments come as Zimbabwe takes over the leadership of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), giving it a bigger role in regional cooperation.

Uganda has said that travelers who have recently been to the Democratic Republic of Congo will not be allowed to transit through the country, as a precaution against Ebola. Authorities are also working with Nigeria to track the movements and possible exposure of a traveler who tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.

In June 2025, Zambian lawyer Naomie Pilula posted a cheerful “Happy Monday” photo. Within hours the comments turned nasty, with plenty of people mocking the shape of her nose. She refused to let strangers decide how she should feel about herself. She said she isn’t conventionally beautiful, and that’s fine. She loves who she is and is comfortable being herself. She also pointed out that her nose came from her father. To her, it’s a meaningful part of who she is, and something she would never want to change. What began as online bullying turned into a reminder about self-acceptance. Real confidence doesn’t come from fitting society’s beauty standards. It comes from liking yourself even when other people try to tell you otherwise.

South African police recruits are hit with pepper spray during hands-on training so they get a feel for what the job can actually involve. The idea is to get them ready for situations where spray might be used during arrests or when dealing with people who turn violent. Pepper spray, also called oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, causes intense burning, eye irritation, tearing, and temporary trouble seeing. According to the police service, new recruits go through a Basic Police Development Learning Programme to pick up the skills they’ll need to protect and serve the public. Getting sprayed themselves lets them feel the effects firsthand and understand what it does to someone.

Ghana has stepped up Ebola screening at airports and border crossings after reported cases in Kenya and Nigeria. Kenya has seen cases of the Bundibugyo strain, tied to an outbreak that started in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Nigeria has confirmed a case in Abuja. Health officials have ramped up traveler checks, readied laboratories, run emergency drills, and are monitoring people coming from affected areas for 21 days so they can catch any infections early and stop the virus from spreading.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called access to the sea a critical issue for Ethiopia, the world’s most populous landlocked country, home to more than 130 million people. He tied sea access to national security, sovereignty, and the future of coming generations. Ethiopia lost its coastline when Eritrea gained independence in 1993 and now depends heavily on Djibouti for trade. The government says it will keep pursuing access to the sea through dialogue and deals that work for all sides.

Russia and Turkey have called for South Africa to be included in G20 meetings, pointing out that any change in membership needs agreement from all members. Germany has also pressed the United States to invite South Africa to the Miami summit, arguing that Africa needs to stay represented. The United States, which currently holds the G20 presidency, has kept South Africa out of this year’s meetings over claims of attacks on white farmers claims the South African government rejects.

Valentine Strasser was only 27 when he took power in Sierra Leone in 1992, making him the youngest head of state in Africa at the time. Leading a group of young soldiers, he overthrew President Joseph Saidu Momoh and ran the NPRC until 1996 one of the more striking political rises in recent African history.

Burkina Faso is planning a new 15,000-seat stadium in Koudougou. Under the Presidential Initiative, work is set to start soon. The project will be led by the Turkish company that built the Bobo-Dioulasso stadium, working together with Faso Mêbo.