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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

Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, the chief of staff to the defense minister and a top security official, along with his wife and young daughter, amid escalating gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where kidnappings have increasingly targeted public officials for ransom. #HaitiKidnapping #GangViolence #SecurityCrisis

In northeastern Nigeria, gunmen have kidnapped over 50 children, primarily aged two to five, from three schools in Mussa, using the children as human shields while escaping on motorcycles, prompting fears this attack may be linked to Boko Haram as locals grapple with ongoing insecurity and mass abductions in the region. #Kidnapping #Nigeria #SecurityCrisis #NG

Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime announced that the country's security situation is insufficient for holding elections in August, as ongoing violence from armed gangs continues to undermine stability, with hopes now set for a possible vote by the end of the year. #HaitiElections #SecurityCrisis #PoliticalInstability #HT #US #UN

Bij nieuwe aanvallen van jihadistische strijders in Centraal-Mali zijn zeker zeventig mensen omgekomen, waarbij de jihadistische groepering Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) verantwoordelijk wordt gehouden en oproept tot een gezamenlijk front tegen de militaire junta in het land. #MaliConflict #Jihadism #SecurityCrisis

In Zawiya, Libya, fierce clashes between rival gangs over fuel and goods trafficking prompted security forces to launch a major operation, temporarily halting refinery operations and causing panic among residents, amidst ongoing political instability in the country. #Libya #OilIndustry #SecurityCrisis #LY #TN #IT #FR #DE #US

Attacks by jihadist groups on the villages of Korikori and Gomossogou in central Mali have resulted in at least 30 to over 50 reported deaths, marking the deadliest incident since a coordinated offensive by armed groups began last month, with the al Qaeda-linked JNIM claiming responsibility and the Malian army responding with targeted operations against the assailants. #Mali #Terrorism #SecurityCrisis #ML #RU #FR

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has assumed the role of defense minister following the death of Sadio Camara in a series of surprise attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels, amidst ongoing security concerns and a crackdown on alleged military collaborators in the wake of the offensive. #Mali #MilitaryLeadership #SecurityCrisis #ML #NE #BF

Mali's military leader, Gen Assimi Goïta, has been appointed as the new defence minister following the death of his predecessor in a series of coordinated attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels, highlighting ongoing security challenges in the country. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #MilitaryLeadership #ML #NE #BF

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has assumed the role of defence minister following the death of his predecessor in a suicide bombing amid ongoing violence from jihadist and separatist attacks, raising concerns about the effectiveness of his military government. #Mali #MilitaryCoup #SecurityCrisis #ML #NE #BF

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has assumed the role of defense minister following the death of his predecessor in a series of recent attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels, raising concerns about the stability of his military government amidst ongoing security challenges in the country. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #MilitaryLeadership #ML #NE #BF

Mali's junta leader, Assimi Goita, has taken on the role of defense minister following the assassination of the previous minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, during a wave of coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces, which have exacerbated the country’s escalating security crisis amidst ongoing tensions and disruptions in the capital, Bamako. #Mali #Junta #SecurityCrisis

As Colombia approaches its presidential election, candidate Paloma Valencia reports being targeted by an assassination plot allegedly orchestrated by a dissident Farc guerrilla group, amidst escalating violence that recently claimed the lives of 21 civilians during attacks attributed to armed groups. #ColombiaElections #PoliticalViolence #SecurityCrisis

Recent developments in Mali, nearly five years after Assimi Goïta seized power in a military coup, have exposed the government's failure to secure the country amidst escalating violence from armed groups and a fragile political landscape, illustrating the need for a return to political solutions rather than the ineffective military strategies that have dominated the regime's approach. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #PoliticalInstability

In Mali, the strategic northern city of Kidal has fallen under the control of armed groups following coordinated attacks that coincide with the death of Defense Minister Sadio Camara and an overall deterioration of the country's security situation, prompting calls for calm from government officials amidst heightened military presence and operational responses. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #ArmedGroups

Unknown armed attackers abducted 23 children from an illegal orphanage in a remote area of Kogi State, Nigeria, with authorities successfully rescuing 15 of them while searching for the remaining eight amidst a rising trend of kidnappings for ransom in the region. #Nigeria #ChildAbduction #SecurityCrisis

Mali faced coordinated attacks on several cities, including Bamako, Kati, Gao, Kidal, and Sévaré, resulting in injuries, a curfew in Bamako, and raising concerns over a new alliance between jihadist groups and separatist forces. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #CoordinatedAttacks #ML #RU #US #FR

Mali faced coordinated attacks from armed groups on April 25, 2026, targeting major cities including Bamako, Kati, Gao, and Kidal, resulting in 16 reported injuries, a curfew in Bamako, and an alarming collaboration between jihadist group JNIM and separatist forces, indicating a significant escalation in the ongoing security crisis. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #Terrorism #ML #RU #US #FR

Mali has faced a wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups on multiple cities, including Bamako and Kati, resulting in numerous injuries and a curfew imposed by the transitional government, as the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) claimed responsibility for the assaults that signify a significant escalation in the ongoing security crisis. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #Terrorism #ML #RU #US #FR

A precarious calm has returned to Bamako and Kati in Mali following intense fighting between the military and jihadist allies of Tuareg separatists that resulted in the killing of Defense Minister Sadio Camara while raising uncertainties about the junta's stability after a series of unprecedented coordinated attacks, with the Front de libération de l'Azawad claiming control over the strategic city of Kidal. #Mali #SecurityCrisis #TouaregRebellion #ML #RU #LY