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Kenya quarantines 10 contacts after first imported Ebola case

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Kenyan health authorities have quarantined 10 people following the country’s first confirmed imported Ebola case, involving a Kenyan citizen who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda. In an announcement dated 7 October, Kenya’s Ministry of Health⁠ said authorities had identified 57 contacts linked to the patient. Ten had been traced and placed under

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FCT schools disrupted as unions disagree over indefinite teachers’ strike

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Public schools in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory have been disrupted following an indefinite strike over teachers’ promotions and welfare, while a secondary school teachers’ union has instructed its members to continue working. The industrial action began on Wednesday, 7 October, after the Nigeria Labour Congress’s FCT council rejected the administration’s response to its demands. According

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Ethiopia appoints Fitsum Assefa Adela as finance minister amid debt reforms

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Ethiopia has appointed Fitsum Assefa Adela as finance minister, placing the former planning and development minister at the centre of its public finances and continuing economic reforms. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed named her in his new cabinet on Thursday, 8 October. According to Reuters, published by MarketScreener⁠, she replaces Ahmed Shide, who has become speaker of

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20 Abducted Prospective NYSC Members Regain Freedom in Imo

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Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted along the Owerri–Onitsha Road in Imo State have regained their freedom, according to reports published on Wednesday, 7 October. PUNCH reported that the graduates were receiving treatment at the Department of State Services Hospital in Owerri. The newspaper said the managing director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria

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Senegal Delays School Reopening to 12 October After Flooding

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Senegal has postponed the start of the school year nationwide until Monday, 12 October, following heavy rainfall and flooding that damaged schools and disrupted communities. Pupils were originally due to return on Wednesday, 7 October. The Education Ministry announced the postponement on Tuesday, according to Senegal’s public news agency, APS⁠. The ministry said the decision reflected

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Libya’s Eastern Parliament Replaces Aguila Saleh After 12 Years

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Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives has replaced Aguila Saleh as speaker, ending his 12-year tenure amid disputes over leadership and parliamentary procedures. Lawmakers selected Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi on Tuesday, 6 October. According to The Libya Observer⁠, parliamentary spokesperson Abdullah Blehiq announced the decision following a session chaired by Second Deputy Speaker Misbah Douma. Al-Obeidi is an

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Sudan’s al-Burhan rejects RSF talks as fighting drives civilians from their homes

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Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has ruled out negotiations with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, saying the military will continue fighting to recover territory held by the group. According to Sudan Tribune⁠, al-Burhan made the remarks on Tuesday, 6 October, during a public gathering in Amri, Northern State. He said the army would pursue its campaign across

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Mali says troops have retaken Kidal as separatists announce withdrawal.

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Mali’s transitional government says its armed forces have recaptured the northern city of Kidal, with support from Russia’s Africa Corps. According to the Associated Press⁠, government spokesman Brigadier General Issa Ousmane Coulibaly announced the operation in a statement read on state television on Tuesday, 6 October. The Azawad Liberation Front, known as the FLA, acknowledged withdrawing

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COSATU mobilises nationwide protests over jobs, wages and living costs

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions is organising nationwide protests on Wednesday, 7 October, calling for greater protection against job losses, inadequate wages and pressures on household budgets. According to eNCA’s report⁠, the action marks the annual international day for decent work. COSATU says workers face widespread retrenchments, failures to comply with the national minimum

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Why Africans Still Face Barriers to Travel Across the Continent

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The idea of an African passport promises something simple: easier movement between African countries. For most travellers, that remains a goal rather than a document they can use to cross borders today. The African Union presented its passport at a summit in Rwanda in 2016, handing the first copies to two heads of state. It

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