Ruto Mourns 'Dear Friend' Chivayo After Zimbabwe Helicopter Crash
Capital FM
President William Ruto has mourned Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, describing him as a "dear friend" following a helicopter crash in Zimbabwe that authorities say killed… Read more »
Two Nigerian Goalkeepers Switch Allegiance to Uganda
Premium Times
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) confirmed the pair's allegiance move on Sunday as part of what it described as a broader plan to strengthen the country's… Read more »
African Leaders Break Ground On $16 Billion Dangote Refinery in Kenya
Horn Diplomat
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote and African leaders have launched a $16 billion oil refinery project on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, aiming to reduce East Africa's reliance on… Read more »
All of Africa Today - October 1, 2026 [press review]
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Kenya's Tea Agency Says Circulating Factory Bonus Payments List Is Fake
Africa Check
Kenya's tea agency says circulating factory bonus payments list is fake Read more »
Museveni to Talk to Suluhu Over Lamu Refinery As Uganda, Tanzania Push New Projects
Capital FM
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he will engage Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to establish what led to the relocation of the planned East African oil refinery… Read more »
Kenyan President Ruto Mourns 'Dear Friend' Chivayo After Fatal Helicopter Crash
New Zimbabwe
Kenyan President William Ruto has mourned controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, describing him as a "dear friend" after he was killed alongside his wife, Lucy… Read more »
Ethiopian Federal Forces Reportedly Advance Deep Into Tigray Toward Mekelle
Shabelle
Ethiopian federal forces have reportedly advanced more than 150 kilometres into the Tigray region and are moving closer to Mekelle, according to sources cited by Al Jazeera, amid… Read more »
'We Are Completely Isolated - Humanitarian Access Is Urgently Needed'
Agenzia Fides
"It is extremely urgent to facilitate humanitarian access, dialogue for peace and every form of dialogue. We are completely isolated, communications are blocked, and we have no… Read more »
Politrack Poll - Ruto 45.1 Percent, Sifuna 19.6 Percent, Kalonzo 10.3 Percent If Elections Held Today
Capital FM
President William Ruto leads the presidential preference survey by Politrack Africa, with 45.1 per cent of respondents saying they would vote for him if elections were held today. Read more »
UN Warns Northern Ethiopia Escalation Threatens Civilians, Aid Operations
Addis Standard
The United Nations has raised fresh concerns over the rapidly evolving conflict in northern Ethiopia, warning that renewed fighting is exposing civilians, including people… Read more »
Al-Shabaab Fighters Spent 3 Months in Yemen Learning Drone Assembly , Control Systems
Shabelle
Fighters from Somalia's militant group Al-Shabaab reportedly spent three months in Yemen's northern province of Saada receiving training in the assembly and operation of unmanned… Read more »
Tanesco Upgrades Infrastructure Before El Niño
Daily News
THE Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has upgraded power infrastructure and deployed emergency response teams nationwide to minimise the impact of El Niño rains and… Read more »
Somali Families Face Renewed Violence Amid Worsening Hunger Crisis
UN News
Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. Read more »
New Ocean Report Warns of Rising Seas, Ocean Heat and Acidification
IPS
While the 10th Copernicus Ocean State Report documents the ocean's transformation with increased heat, rising sea levels and its acidity - Zanibar's seaweed farmers feel its impact… Read more »
