South Africa’s state-owned transport company, Transnet, says it has tested a freight train measuring 7.6 kilometres, a development that could set a new record for the world’s longest freight train. The train consisted of 696 wagons and completed an 860-kilometre journey from Saldanha Bay on South Africa’s west coast to an inland iron ore mine
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At least 60 people were killed in two separate attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region over the past week, according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, as questions remain over who carried out the killings. In a report published on 27 October, Reuters reported that the church’s Holy Synod said 14 Christians were killed in Merti
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Gabon has lifted its eight-month suspension of major social media platforms, restoring access to services including Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram after a restriction that drew criticism from opposition figures and digital rights advocates. The High Authority for Communication (HAC), the country’s media regulator, announced the decision on Saturday, October 24, ending a suspension introduced on
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Professor Kamene Okonjo, renowned sociologist, women’s rights advocate, and mother of World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has died at the age of 96. The respected academic died on Friday, October 23, and her death was announced by the royal family of the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Delta State on Sunday, October 25. In a report published
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Nigeria has evacuated another 114 citizens from South Africa as the Federal Government renews calls for stronger protection of foreign nationals amid concerns about xenophobic and Afrophobic hostility. The latest group arrived in Lagos on Thursday, October 22, aboard South African Airways flight SA060 at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to a statement from Nigeria’s Ministry of
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Constitutional threshold reached Nigeria’s proposed state police system has moved closer to becoming a constitutional reality after 24 State Houses of Assembly approved the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026. The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill announced the development on October 23, confirming that the approvals met the constitutional requirement of at least
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A 12-storey building under construction collapsed in Eastleigh, a busy commercial neighbourhood in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Friday, October 23, prompting an emergency response amid fears that workers and other people were trapped beneath the debris. The collapse occurred at about 1 p.m. local time along 9th Street. Rescue teams deployed machinery to remove rubble
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Sudan faces a growing risk of famine as drought linked to the El Niño climate pattern compounds the effects of a civil war that has devastated communities, disrupted farming, and restricted humanitarian aid. Rainfall across Sudan during the peak rainy season from July to September 2026 was the lowest in more than three decades, according to
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More than 500 people have fallen ill in two South African cities amid a gastrointestinal illness outbreak linked to poor water quality, prompting emergency responses and renewed scrutiny of the country’s water infrastructure. The largest cluster has been recorded in Bronkhorstspruit and surrounding communities in the City of Tshwane, east of Pretoria. A separate cluster
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South African police are investigating the killing of a foreign national who was beaten to death by a crowd of approximately 50 people in Durban, as anti-immigration tensions continue to raise concerns about the safety of migrants. The South African Police Service said the victim, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s,
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