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From Morocco to South Africa, Israel election watched closely across Africa 

15 October 2026

Lagos, Nigeria – As Israelis prepare to vote on October 27, African governments from Pretoria to Rabat are weighing w...

X suspends 13,000 accounts, alleging foreign influence ahead of US midterms 

15 October 2026

News|Cybersecurity The social media platform X has suspended more than 13,000 accounts related to three suspected foreig...

Israel has detained more than 2,000 Palestinian children since 2023: report 

15 October 2026

Israeli forces have detained more than 2,000 Palestinian children since October 2023, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Socie...

Teenager dies as heavy rain floods Istanbul 

15 October 2026

A teenage boy has died after torrential rain battered Istanbul, flooding hundreds of homes, causing roads to cave in and...

North Korea tests two submarine-launched missiles, state media reports 

15 October 2026

North Korea has test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the sea off its east coast, stat...

Argentina’s Milei backs Trump for US midterms, calls vote crucial for West 

15 October 2026

News|Donald Trump Argentine President Javier Milei has urged his ally, US President Donald Trump, to come out of the Uni...

Tunisia: What has Kais Saied achieved economically in seven years? 

14 October 2026

For Tunisian taxi driver Houssam Oueslati, inflation has a price tag: The cost of keeping his car on the road. In 2018, ...

Kenya’s Ebola cases test preparedness beyond Nairobi 

14 October 2026

Nairobi, Kenya – Kenya’s response to an imported Ebola case has demonstrated its ability to mobilise a national resp...

Trump administration seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of US citizenship: WSJ 

14 October 2026

The administration of US President Donald Trump is investigating Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to revoke her citiz...