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AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 11 OCTOBER 2026 Key developments of past 24h 1. SUDAN — Drone strike on displaced civilians: reported death toll rises to 41 IMPORTANCE: 10/10 — CRITICAL Emergency Lawyers reported that a drone strike on displaced people in Abu Shandi, Blue Nile state, killed 41, including eight children. The group blamed the RSF, which had not commented. The toll is not independently verified. Source: https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-rsf-military-6cb2c34499234e9bcd33c3c9b49521da 2. ETHIOPIA–ERITREA — Eritrea appeals to UN Security Council Eritrea asked the Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia and denied Ethiopia's allegation of an Eritrean incursion. Ethiopian troops and allies entered Adigrat, according to residents and Reuters-verified footage. The alleged incursion has not been independently verified. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-forces-regain-control-border-city-after-reported-eritrean-incursion-2026-10-10/ 3. KENYA — Authorities expand Ebola awareness campaign IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Kenya's health ministry asked churches and faith organizations to raise awareness about Ebola symptoms and early reporting. The campaign follows a fatal imported case from DR Congo; authorities continue tracing contacts and strengthening screening. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/kenyan-health-ministry-urges-churches-to-raise-awareness-about-ebola/ 4. MALAWI — Fuel shortages disrupt transport and commerce IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Motorists in Lilongwe have queued for days for petrol, disrupting commuting, schooling and business. The latest reporting did not establish when supplies would normalize. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/10/malawi-motorists-queue-for-days-as-fuel-shortage-bites 5. DR CONGO — President presses AU mediators for implementation of peace commitments President Felix Tshisekedi met AU mediators in Kinshasa after consultations in Goma and Kigali, calling for concrete implementation of Washington and Doha peace commitments. No new ceasefire agreement was announced. Source: https://presidence.cd/actualite-detail/actualite/le_chef_de_letat_a_recu_le_panel_des_facilitateurs_de_lunion_africaine 6. SOUTH AFRICA — Police reinforce security after anti-migrant violence IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Police increased their presence in Johannesburg and Durban after anti-migrant demonstrations, vehicle burnings and looting. The unrest was partly fuelled by misinformation about an asylum court ruling. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/heightened-security-at-anti-immigrant-hotspots-in-south-africa/ 7. MAURITANIA — Prime minister reappointed following resignation over electricity failures The prime minister was reappointed after resigning amid findings about fires at Nouakchott substations and prolonged power outages. Investigators cited deficiencies in maintenance, protection and emergency management. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/mauritanian-pm-reappointed-hours-after-resignation-over-power-outages/ 8. DR CONGO — Joseph Kabila criticizes government and security situation Former president Joseph Kabila accused the authorities of governance failures and criticized the handling of the eastern Congo conflict. These were his political allegations, not independently established findings. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/former-dr-congo-president-says-the-country-is-in-peril/ 9. MOROCCO — King calls for greater emphasis on youth opportunities King Mohammed VI urged greater focus on education, employment, skills and inclusion following youth-led demonstrations. He also called for revised cooperation with Spain on migration. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/moroccan-king-says-youth-issues-must-be-at-forefront-of-policy-agenda/ 10. KENYA — Erratic rainfall pressures farmers' finances and mental health IMPORTANCE: 7/10 — HIGH Farmers in Nyeri report losses from unpredictable rainfall and dry spells. Local specialists highlight growing stress and anxiety, while advocating climate-smart agriculture, irrigation and mental-health support. 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Rula Jebreal wrote that, in her opinion, there was an attempt underway to dismantle the legacies of the Allied victory over Nazi fascism, starting with international criminal justice, which was born in Nuremberg and is today represented by the International Criminal Court. She called the comment attributed to Israel regarding the Nobel to Navi Pillay, stating that "Joseph Goebbels is applauding from hell," a "grotesque reversal of history." Jebreal argued that the applause should rather go to those who, in her opinion, were trying to dismantle international justice and ensure impunity for war criminals. According to Jebreal, the delegitimization of the courts was the first step towards replacing the law with the will of those in power, with democracy as the ultimate target. She also criticized the announcement of a live-streamed execution by firing squad of the perpetrator of the Fort Hood massacre, describing it as a transformation of punishment into spectacle and the state into a stage of vengeance. She concluded that, in addition to international justice, the principles of national rule of law were also under attack. #GiustiziaInternazionale #DirittiUmani #Democrazia (translated)

"The current government has made the politically motivated choice to continue a war that it seems to have neither the will nor the means to win," explained Joseph Kabila, who concludes that there is "nothing to expect from this government." #RDC #JosephKabila #Tyrannie (translated)

Israel sharply criticizes the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to South African human rights activist Navanethem Navi Pillay, comparing the decision to an endorsement from Joseph Goebbels from hell, which points to her statement against Israel in connection with the Gaza conflict being perceived as politically motivated. #Friedensnobelpreis #NavanethemPillay #Menschenrechte (translated)

Israeli diplomacy was outraged by the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, comparing the decision of the Nobel Committee to the actions of Joseph Goebbels, pointing to the "grotesque use of the award to legitimize hatred and prejudice against Israel." #Izrael #Nobel #PalestyńskoIzraelskiKonflikt (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that Navi Pillay was welcomed with applause at the Nuremberg Tribunal after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and joked that, with louder applause, she could have shared it with Donald Trump. The site also reported the criticism from the Israeli government, which claimed that the award to Pillay would have exploited the recognition to legitimize hate and prejudice against Israel. The government had described the decision as a celebration of what it considered the biggest lie of the 21st century, adding that Joseph Goebbels would have applauded from hell. It also accused Pillay of contributing, for political reasons, to the demonization of Israel and the promotion of genocide allegations. #NobelPerLaPace #Giustizia #Israele (translated)

"No American court should be asked to hand over a person to a foreign country solely based on the claims of accusers whose identities are kept secret." Joseph McBride, lawyer for Andrew and Tristan Tate, argues that the allegations cannot be properly verified as long as the British authorities have not revealed the identities of the individuals who are accusing them. #TraficDePersoane #Violență #FrațiiTate (translated)

"No American court should be put in the position of extraditing a person to a foreign country based on the statements of accusers whose identities are concealed," said Joseph McBride, the attorney for the Tate brothers, adding that the allegations cannot be "truly verified" as the UK has not communicated the names of the people who are accusing them to the defense. #FrațiiTate #TraficDePersoane #LoverBoy (translated)

Cerfia reported that "The Apocalypse," presented as the most expensive and heaviest book in the world, had been stolen overnight from the contemporary art center in Issoire, in the Puy-de-Dôme. According to the media, the work of Joseph Forêt, created between 1958 and 1961, weighed about 210 kg. Its bronze cover, designed by Salvador Dalí, weighed nearly 150 kg. Cerfia also indicated that Jean Cocteau, Jean Giono, and Bernard Buffet had contributed to its creation, citing ICI Pays d'Auvergne. #art #livre #vol (translated)

Bojan Požar wrote that presenting the change in the law on investigative commissions as the introduction of a political police force is a propaganda move that he described as a masterpiece, comparable to the work of Joseph Goebbels, whom he referred to as the Einstein of propagandists. He added that equating parliamentary investigative commissions with political police is insulting to the hundreds of thousands of people who, he claimed, were judicially or extrajudicially murdered, imprisoned, intimidated, exiled from their homeland, and mistreated at home and, as far as possible, abroad by the Yugoslav UDBA, and before it, OZNA, as well as VOS in Slovenia. According to him, the massacred were also mass erased from memory. #politika #zgodovina #propaganda (translated)

« Le pape a visité un foyer Joséphine Bakhita, une sainte soudanaise, réduite en esclavage par des tribus africaines, puis libérée par un Européen. L’histoire humaine est faite de souffrances et de responsabilités partagées : il n’y a pas un groupe, en l’occurrence nous, qui https://t.co/d2eOERLLmp #Pape #Esclavage #HistoireHumaine #SD #EU