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AfricaDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)

Malawi ex-army chief arrested following allegations over Sudan arms

Malawi's anti-corruption agency said it arrested the previous army chief on Thursday on allegations including dealing in property linked to "terrorism".

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AfricaDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Africa will be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030: Dangote to AFP

Nigerian oil tycoon Aliko Dangote told AFP on Tuesday that Africa would largely supply its own refined fuel needs by 2030 as he pr...

AfricaDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mali army, Russian paramilitaries committed 'war crimes': Amnesty

Members of Mali's armed forces and the Russian paramilitary Wagner group committed war crimes including murder and torture of civi...

AfricaDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Top gold producer Burkina Faso opens first refinery

Burkina Faso opened its first gold refinery on Monday, pushing ahead with plans to better organise the commercialisation of the pr...

RoboDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI says three staffers fired for mishandling 'sensitive' info

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and viola...

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AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan rejects Ethiopia's rebel support claims

Sudan's military has rejected allegations made by Ethiopia's army commander that Khartoum is backing armed groups fighting its troops in the country's north, calling the accusation...

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub

Two Sudanese cities were targeted by strikes on Sunday, witnesses told AFP, a day after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to press ahead with the years-long war against a riv...

AfricaDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Torrential rains flood towns in western Libya

Torrential rains caused severe flooding across several towns in western Libya overnight Friday, cutting electricity and running water and trapping residents in torrents of mud.

AfricaDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Cash for nature protection: hotelier's offer to Principe islanders

On the paradise island of Principe, a lush jungle haven in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Guinea, a South African multimillionaire is offering locals a financial dividend to p...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of drone attack on Medina

Yemen's Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnation from seve...

BeyondLEO SPACENEWS Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Four-member crew docks at International Space Station

Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Gulf oil exports rebound despite Iranian blockade on Hormuz

Gulf oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have rebounded to pre-war levels, according to a tracking platfo...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
UN worried about impact of latest Lebanon war on agriculture

The deputy director-general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization told AFP on Thursday that she was "d...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
US sanctions Iran's largest automakers, major rail companies

The United States on Thursday announced fresh sanctions targeting Iran's largest automakers, as well as major ...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon army says seized 245 kg of TNT at Syria border

The Lebanese army announced on Thursday that it had seized nearly 250 kilograms (around 550 pounds) of explosi...