A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed one person and injured 15. Emergency workers rescued a dog from the rubble, while strikes damaged university buildings and a major bridge.

Hundreds of students in Gambia's capital Banjul demonstrated on Monday against poor conditions at the nation's leading university. Echoing demands by students across Europe, the University of The Gambia's student union called for a mass mobilisation, but urged participants to remain peaceful.

The late ODM party leader Raila Odinga with the then ODM Secretary General and now Linda Mwananchi Movement leader Edwin Sifuna. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@africaeconews.co.ke I have followed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s political journey with keen interest since his election to the Senate and subsequent appointment as Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). I have watched him navigate the treacherous waters of Kenyan politics, confront powerful adversaries and challenge even those within his own then political family (ODM). Yet, of all the lessons he appears to have learnt along the way, one stands out: the ability to remain calm when the political ground beneath his feet is shifting, to think several moves ahead and to keep his cards close to his chest. It is for this reason that I have come to regard Sifuna as one of the most accomplished students to emerge from the political school of the late ODM political dynamo Raila Amolo Odinga. The most fasci...

Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@africaeconews.co.ke A man who commanded an army, governed a nation and occupied the highest office in the land is now on a remarkable spiritual journey that could see him declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Yet, perhaps the most compelling part of his story is not the power he wielded, but the life he chose to lead. His name is Julius Kambarage Nyerere, affectionately known as Mwalimu, the Swahili word for teacher. Tanzania’s founding President, he remains one of Africa’s most influential independence leaders, remembered for his commitment to national unity, social equality and public service. Nearly three decades after his death, Nyerere’s life is being examined through the Catholic Church’s rigorous process of canonisation. On the Sunday of 11 th October, Bishop Lazarus Msimbe of Morogoro urged thousands of worshippers gathered at St Patrick’s Cathedral to continue praying for the former President ...

In tonight's edition: 15 military officials in Sudan are sanctioned by the UK over the brutality and abuse of civilians during the fall of El-Fasher. Also, ⁠Algeria is set to send in army units ​to ‌Niger ⁠to ‌protect energy ⁠and economic interests there. And days after a foreigner was beaten to death on the streets of Durban, the stalled asylum process has left many migrants in South Africa living in fear. 

Algeria’s parliament on Sunday approved a resolution to send troops to Niger, making the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Niger faces persistent attacks by armed groups, including near its border with Algeria, and the deployment comes as Algiers and Niamey are building the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline after decades of delays. 

Fine Spinners Uganda Limited is investing an additional US$5 million in machinery at its Kampala mill. CEO Sav Bedi explains the planned weaving operation, export strategy, cotton purchases and expected jobs.

IMF data for 51 African economies show that the commodity net export price index rose in 14 of them and fell in 37 between January–February and March–May 2026. The commodity import price index rose in all 51.

India's biggest news publishers say the 2023 data privacy law could force journalists to seek consent before publishing and expose confidential sources.

Israel's election pits Benjamin Netanyahu against former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but polls suggest neither camp has a clear route to a Knesset majority.