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The author said October 7 should be remembered as the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust, citing murder, rape, abductions and destruction. They urged people not to forget or trivialise the crimes they said Hamas had committed, and called for a durable peace to prevent such acts from happening again. #NeverForget #Peace #HumanRights #IL #PS

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak expands to two additional health zones Importance: 10/10 (Critical) WHO reported that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has expanded to Bulu in Sud Ubangi and Dungu in Haut-Uélé, bringing the total to 63 affected health zones across seven provinces. As of 23 September, DRC had reported 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths; the geographic expansion increases cross-border transmission risk. Source: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON618 2. ETHIOPIA — Heavy fighting continues in the north Fighting involving federal and Tigrayan forces has intensified, disrupting communications and raising concerns that the renewed conflict could spread beyond Tigray. Ethiopia's president has also accused unspecified external actors of interference as the 2022 peace framework comes under severe strain. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/ethiopian-president-warns-of-interference-amid-renewed-tigray-fighting/ 3. SUDAN–CHAD — Sudanese refugee arrivals accelerate sharply Importance: 9/10 (Very High) UNHCR says more than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to eastern Chad this year, with arrivals through Adré and Tiné recently rising to more than 400 people per day — around 20 times the rate seen during previous months. Funding remains far below requirements, increasing pressure on shelter, water and protection services. Source: https://www.unhcr.ca/news/unhcr-in-its-fourth-year-sudan-conflict-drives-new-displacement-into-chad-as-funding-falls-short/ 4. DR CONGO — At least 41 killed in Lake Tanganyika boat disaster Importance: 8.5/10 (Very High) At least 41 people died after a vessel carrying roughly 100 passengers and cargo capsized on Lake Tanganyika while travelling from Kigoma, Tanzania, toward Kalemie in DRC. Forty-nine people were reported rescued while search operations continued. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/at-least-41-die-as-boat-capsizes-in-drcs-lake-tanganyika 5. ZIMBABWE–UNITED STATES — U.S. health funding set to end after talks collapse Importance: 8.5/10 (Very High) The United States is set to end health-programme funding for Zimbabwe at the end of September after negotiations over a new agreement failed, including disagreement over provisions concerning health data and biological samples. The change could affect HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programmes. Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-25/data-sharing-clause-derailed-u-s-zimbabwe-health-talks-now-all-funding-ends-this-month 6. SOUTH SUDAN — Kiir opens political dialogue ahead of December elections President Salva Kiir opened an inter-party dialogue in Juba after dissolving the transitional unity government. Elections are scheduled for 22 December and would be South Sudan's first national vote since independence, while opposition groups have raised concerns over the process, security and political conditions. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/south-sudan-kiir-opens-political-dialogue-ahead-of-december-elections/ 7. SENEGAL — First criminal charges filed over 2021–2024 political unrest Four people have become the first defendants charged in connection with violence during Senegal's political unrest between 2021 and 2024. The proceedings concern alleged unlawful confinement, abduction, torture and violence; the accused contest the allegations. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/senegal-lays-first-criminal-charges-over-political-unrest-between-2021-and-2024/ 8. ETHIOPIA–DJIBOUTI — $660 million petroleum pipeline announced Importance: 7.5/10 (High) Ethiopia, Djibouti and Dangote interests are backing a planned $660 million refined-petroleum pipeline. The 120-kilometre link between Damerjog port and Dewele is intended to lower logistics costs and strengthen fuel supply for landlocked Ethiopia. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/ethiopia-djibouti-and-dangote-to-build-660m-petroleum-pipeline/ 9. UGANDA–SOUTH SUDAN — New 400 kV cross-border electricity connection Importance: 7.5/10 (High) A planned Uganda–South Sudan power interconnection will establish roughly 299 kilometres of 400-kV double-circuit transmission infrastructure. The project is intended to connect South Sudan to the Eastern Africa Power Pool and create an export market for Uganda's surplus electricity. Source: https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/new-400kv-cross-border-electricity-connection-to-serve-uganda-and-south-sudan 10. MOZAMBIQUE — Drug use rises as trafficking routes increasingly feed domestic consumption Importance: 7/10 (High) Mozambican officials say the country is increasingly becoming a consumer market as well as a transit route for illicit drugs. Government figures show drug-related hospital admissions rose 38% last year to more than 32,280, while authorities report growing concern about methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl flows. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/mozambique-faces-rising-drug-use-as-trafficking-routes-fuel-local-addiction/ #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #BundibugyoEbola #PublicHealth #HealthEmergency #WHO #CentralAfrica #Ethiopia #Djibouti #EthiopiaDjibouti #PetroleumPipeline #EnergyInfrastructure #FuelSecurity #Logistics #RegionalTrade #AfricanEconomy #Dangote #Tigray #NorthernEthiopia #EthiopiaConflict #ArmedConflict #SecurityCrisis #HornOfAfrica #RegionalSecurity #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #CrossBorderTrade #EnergySecurity #AfricaToday #wrldorg

“At 5 o’clock in the morning, we realized our daughter had disappeared. We searched for her, but we could no longer find her…” The heartbreaking testimony of the parents of barely 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz was just one of the many heart-wrenching stories of abducted Christian #Abduction #MissingChildren #ChristianPersecution #Therearenospecificcountrycodespresentintheprovidedtweet.

“At 5 o’clock in the morning, we realized our daughter had disappeared. We searched for her, but we could no longer find her…” The heartbreaking testimony of the parents of barely 13-year-old Marie Shahbaz was just one of the many heart-wrenching stories of abducted Christian #MissingChild #Abduction #PrayForMarie #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

The most shocking bit is when Flannery is asked by a woman to help her escape from her abusive husband. The author refuses, arguing that her husband had been abducted as a child too. There had been many abductions in New Guinea, he argues, so it's hard to untangle this morally. #MoralDilemma #AbuseSurvivors #NewGuineaStories #PG #AU

The Democratic Republic of Congo reports nearly ninety Ebola-related deaths as medical experts warn of the virus's high mortality rate amid a lack of vaccines or treatments, while also highlighting the abduction of over fifty children in Nigeria, a pedestrian incident in Italy, rival marches in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at Eurovision. #BreakingNews #CurrentAffairs #GlobalHealth #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The World Health Organization has raised alarms over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has resulted in nearly ninety deaths and has no available vaccine or treatment, while also reporting on child abductions in Nigeria, a car attack in Italy, rival protests in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at Eurovision. #Ebola #BreakingNews #GlobalHealth #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The World Health Organization has raised alarms over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has resulted in nearly ninety deaths and has no available vaccine or treatment, while also reporting on child abductions in Nigeria, a car attack in Italy, rival protests in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at Eurovision. #Ebola #BreakingNews #GlobalHealth #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The article highlights several urgent global news stories, including an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo with nearly ninety deaths and no available vaccine, the abduction of over fifty children in northeast Nigeria, a car attack on pedestrians in Modena, Italy, rival protests in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at the Eurovision song contest in Austria. #WorldNews #CurrentAffairs #HealthCrisis #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces a grave situation with nearly ninety recorded Ebola fatalities and no available vaccine, while northeast Nigeria suffers a school attack resulting in the abduction of over fifty children, serious injuries occur in Modena from a car incident, rival pro-Palestinian and far-right marches take place in London, and Bulgaria surprises by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria. #BreakingNews #CurrentAffairs #WorldEvents #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG #AT

The article reports on several current events, including a high mortality rate from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the abduction of over fifty children in Nigeria, injuries from a car attack in Modena, rival protests in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected win at the Eurovision song contest. #BreakingNews #CurrentAffairs #GlobalEvents #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG #AT

The World Health Organization has raised alarms over a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where nearly ninety deaths have occurred and no vaccines or specific treatments are available, while other international news includes the abduction of over fifty children in Nigeria, a car attack on pedestrians in Italy, rival marches in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at the Eurovision Song Contest. #BreakingNews #HealthCrisis #GlobalEvents #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The World Health Organisation has raised international alarm over a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed nearly ninety lives, amidst reports of child abductions in Nigeria, a car attack in Italy, rival marches in London, and Bulgaria's surprising victory at Eurovision. #GlobalNews #EbolaOutbreak #CurrentAffairs #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The World Health Organisation has raised international concern over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has resulted in nearly ninety deaths, while also highlighting issues such as the abduction of children in Nigeria, pedestrian injuries in Italy, rival marches in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at Eurovision. #GlobalNews #EbolaOutbreak #CurrentAffairs #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The article highlights several significant global events, including the alarming Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulting in nearly ninety deaths, the abduction of over fifty children in northeast Nigeria, a car attack on pedestrians in Modena, rival political marches in London, and Bulgaria's surprising victory at the Eurovision song contest in Austria. #BreakingNews #GlobalAffairs #CurrentEvents #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG #AT

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has resulted in nearly ninety deaths and a high mortality rate, a matter of international concern, amid a backdrop of other global incidents including school abductions in Nigeria, a vehicular attack in Italy, rival marches in London, and Bulgaria's unexpected victory at Eurovision. #BreakingNews #GlobalHealth #CurrentAffairs #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG

The article highlights recent tragic events, including nearly ninety Ebola-related deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the abduction of over fifty children in northeast Nigeria, a vehicle attack on pedestrians in Modena, Italy, rival pro-Palestinian and far-right marches in London, and Bulgaria's surprise victory at Eurovision in Austria. #BreakingNews #GlobalEvents #CurrentAffairs #CD #NG #IT #GB #BG #AT