AU Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to Show Restraint
The African Union urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt on 1 October 2026 to show restraint. Cairo pushed back on 3...
October 3, 2026Section
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Ethiopian Troops Retake Mekelle Airport From TPLF
Ethiopian forces retook Mekelle airport on 3 October 2026, but control of Tigray's capital is unclear. MSF counts 720 wounded...
October 3, 2026
Ghana Medical Fund Explores Hungary Health Tie-Up
Ghana's Medical Trust Fund, also called Mahama Cares, is exploring a specialised healthcare partnership with Hungary, officials said on 3...
October 3, 2026
Rwanda’s Bank of Africa Offers Coffee Seasonal Loans
Bank of Africa Rwanda is offering seasonal loans of up to one year to coffee companies, priced at a 17%...
October 3, 2026
Ghana’s Mahama Urges Africa to Make Its Own Medicines
President John Mahama told the Alamein Africa Forum that Africa must invest in local drug and vaccine manufacturing; it imports...
October 3, 2026
Angola’s Lourenço Co-Chairs AUDA-NEPAD Summit in Egypt
Angola's President João Lourenço co-chairs the AUDA-NEPAD summit with Egypt's Sisi at the Alamein Africa Forum, held 2–4 October 2026.
October 3, 2026
Ghana Court Grants Lawmaker Awuah US$853,000 Bail
Ghana's High Court granted Manhyia South MP Baffour Awuah bail of about US$850,000 with two sureties in the SIC Savings...
October 3, 2026
Kenya Lawmakers Seek Diploma Rule for 2027 Candidates
Kenyan MPs led by Ugenya MP David Ochieng want a diploma for parliamentary candidates and a degree for governors before...
October 3, 2026
Tanzania’s Tanesco and CRDB Ease Power Connection Costs
Tanesco and CRDB Bank launched a scheme on 2 October to finance electricity connections in Tanzania, where a rural connection...
October 3, 2026