Zimbabwean aviation authorities and police are investigating a helicopter crash that killed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy “Lulu” Muteke and three other people east of Harare. The aircraft came down in the Marondera rural area, approximately 72 kilometers from the capital, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, and burst into flames. The group had departed […]

An indefinite nationwide strike by public school teachers has disrupted the start of Libya’s 2026–2027 academic year, leaving an estimated 1.6 million students out of classrooms as educators demand better pay and working conditions. The protest has brought together teachers across the country’s political divide, extending from Tripoli, the seat of the UN-recognised government in […]

Saudi Arabia has approved 10,000 additional Hajj slots for Nigeria, increasing the country’s allocation for the 2027 pilgrimage from 50,000 to 60,000. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) announced the increase on October 1, 2026, following diplomatic engagements led by the Federal Government. The approval reverses an earlier decision by Saudi authorities, who had […]

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Durban on Wednesday, September 30, demanding tougher immigration enforcement and promising further protests against what they described as government inaction. The demonstration coincided with an unofficial deadline set by the March and March movement for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. The government and authorities did not recognise the ultimatum. […]

Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George has renewed his call for the Black Stars to be disbanded and the Ghana Football Association leadership removed following Ghana’s 4-2 defeat to The Gambia in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Ningo-Prampram MP, popularly known as Sam George, argued that Ghana needs a comprehensive rebuilding program, even […]

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first female prime minister, tasking her with forming a government following her party’s victory in the September 23 legislative elections. The appointment was announced on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, after the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) secured the largest number of seats in the […]

Egypt’s Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher, has led an official tribute to late President Gamal Abdel Nasser on the anniversary of his death. Representing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Zaher laid a wreath at Nasser’s tomb and met members of the former president’s family, conveying the Egyptian […]