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The author asked why the recipient had not condemned what they described as a US bombing of a school in Minab that killed 168 children this year, a US bombing of a children’s sports hall in Lamerd, and Saudi and UAE bombings of hospitals, schools and civilian infrastructure in Yemen, which they said were backed by the West. #Yemen #HumanRights #WarCrimes #US #SA #AE #YE

The author said that, apart from Israel and the UAE, Saudi Arabia and its Western backers were especially deserving of punishment. They accused them of carrying out airstrikes on hospitals, schools, markets and funerals and starving children, claiming their actions rivalled those in Gaza and South Lebanon. #SaudiArabia #HumanRights #Justice #IL #AE #SA #PS #LB

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 9 OCTOBER 2026 Main developments of past 24 hours 1. ETHIOPIA–ERITREA — Reports of Eritrean troops entering Tigray and drone strikes A commander aligned with Ethiopia's government reported Eritrean troops in Adigrat and Idaga Hamus. ACLED reported drone strikes targeting Eritrean forces. The reports raise concerns about a direct Ethiopia–Eritrea confrontation; troop movements were not independently verified. SOURCE: https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-eritrea-tigray-mekelle-shire-tplf-drones-6d89a0f53f527fb45d21637c5d9a0179 2. SOUTH AFRICA — Anti-migrant protests turn violent in Durban and Soweto IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Anti-migrant protests led to looting and vehicles being burned. The government attributed unrest partly to false claims about a Constitutional Court asylum ruling. Police deployed additional personnel. SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-anti-migrant-protests-turn-violent-with-cars-torched-gunshots-2026-10-08/ 3. GUINEA-BISSAU — December elections postponed The prime minister announced that presidential and legislative elections planned for December 6 could not proceed, citing missed candidate-selection and submission deadlines. No new election date was announced. SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinea-bissau-delay-elections-following-last-years-coup-2026-10-08/ 4. KENYA — Suspected second Ebola case tests negative IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Preliminary tests on a suspected Ebola patient in Wajir County were negative. Kenya continues heightened surveillance and contact tracing after its first confirmed imported case. SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenya-says-tests-suspected-ebola-case-come-back-negative-2026-10-08/ 5. NIGERIA — Petrol price cap proposed IMPORTANCE: 8/10 — HIGH Nigeria's finance minister proposed capping petrol at about 1,350 naira per litre and considering measures to buffer fuel-price volatility, including possible windfall taxation. The measures are proposals, not implemented policy. SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nigeria-proposes-petrol-price-cap-curb-fuel-cost-volatility-2026-10-08/ 6. NIGERIA — World Bank sees 4.4% average growth through 2028 IMPORTANCE: 8/10 — HIGH The World Bank forecasts Nigeria's economic growth averaging 4.4% through 2028 if reforms continue, with inflation potentially declining toward 12% by 2028. Improvements in public services and job creation remain essential. SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/world-bank-sees-nigeria-growth-averaging-44-through-2028-2026-10-08/ 7. AFRICA / UNITED STATES — Human Rights Watch examines third-country deportations Human Rights Watch documented allegations of arbitrary detention, mistreatment and other rights risks involving US deportations of people to African countries other than their countries of origin. These are findings and allegations of the rights organization. SOURCE: https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/10/08/to-scare-people/us-expulsions-of-third-country-nationals-to-countries-in-africa 8. SOMALIA — Conflict and aid reductions deepen famine risk IMPORTANCE: 10/10 — CRITICAL Drought, insecurity and reductions in international assistance are worsening food insecurity. Al-Shabaab restrictions impede access to vulnerable communities. Baidoa hosts large numbers of displaced people. SOURCE: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/08/war-cuts-off-entire-somalians-threatened-by-famine-from-humanitarian-aid_6758371_4.html 9. SOUTH SUDAN — Hospitals overwhelmed by renewed fighting IMPORTANCE: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Medical facilities are struggling with gunshot, blast and trauma casualties. An ICRC-supported hospital in Juba has reported severe pressure on surgical capacity and medical supplies. SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/inside-south-sudan-overwhelmed-trauma-wards 10. PAN-AFRICAN FINANCE — Dangote refinery IPO highlights investment barriers IMPORTANCE: 8/10 — HIGH Nigeria's Dangote refinery $1.6 billion offering exposed regulatory obstacles to cross-border share purchases, despite ambitions for broad African participation. Investors outside Nigeria face fragmented securities rules and limited eligible intermediaries. SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/africas-biggest-ipo-exposes-continents-cross-border-investing-barriers-2026-10-09/ #Africa #AfricaNews #AfricaDailyReport #TopNewsOfAfrica #AfricaToday #SouthAfrica #Durban #Soweto #AntiMigrantProtests #Xenophobia #MigrationCrisis #CivilUnrest #HumanRights #Disinformation #Nigeria #NigerianEconomy #WorldBank #EconomicGrowth #GDPGrowth #EconomicReforms #Inflation #AfricanEconomy #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Tigray #Mekelle #HornOfAfrica #DroneStrikes #RegionalSecurity #ArmedConflict #GuineaBissau #Elections #PoliticalInstability #Kenya #Ebola #PublicHealth #NigeriaFuelPrices #EnergySecurity #Somalia #FoodInsecurity #FamineRisk #HumanitarianCrisis #SouthSudan #HealthcareCrisis #USDeportations #DangoteRefinery #AfricanFinance #CrossBorderInvestment #AfricanDevelopment #AfricanPolitics #Geopolitics #AfricaSecurity #AfricanUnion #WRLDorg

The post’s author said people could not put their lives on hold until a war ended and needed schools, hospitals and jobs while their country was under attack. They argued that emergency support and long-term recovery had to proceed together, and thanked RaviReports for a conversation on Foreign Policy Live.

Rospotrebnadzor said Darya Shipilova, 28, died of "pneumonia of unknown aetiology" with no links to her work at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, but imposed quarantine on her contacts, confined 60 colleagues inside the facility and restricted access to hospitals including a maternity ward. #PlagueOutbreak #RussiaQuarantine #PublicHealth

Rospotrebnadzor said tests found no pathogen linked to the deceased lab worker's work at the Irkutsk anti-plague institute, but more than 60 colleagues remained isolated inside the building and several hospitals stayed closed without explanation. #PlagueOutbreak #RussiaHealth #SiberiaQuarantine

The author said the information was contradictory: a 28-year-old technician at an institute described as an anti-plague centre had died, 189 contacts were under observation and hospitals had been quarantined. They noted that the institute was not an anti-plague centre in the narrow sense. The official explanation was pneumonia of unknown etiology, the author wrote, arguing that this would not explain a regional quarantine.

The author wrote that Russia had struck schools, hospitals, homes, energy infrastructure and Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv over the previous week. They described the attacks as a full-scale, barbaric war against Ukrainians’ lives and future, said it had to end and added that Finland was helping. #Ukraine #WarCrimes #HumanRights #RU #UA #FI

Professor Nick Maynard, gastrointestinal surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals and volunteer at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, wrote that some adolescent boys sent by their families to the food distribution points of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation arrived with injuries. #Gaza #AiutoUmanitario #Salute #PS #GB #PS (translated)

Today, @UNDP and @KSRelief_EN signed two important agreements. The first renews and strengthens our partnership through 2031, opening new opportunities to support countries through crisis and recovery. The second provides $5m to rehabilitate and equip four hospitals in Ukraine, https://t.co/H7m0CFgIwE #UNDP #Ukraine #CrisisRecovery #UA

Winter is coming. Ukraine needs energy now. With First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine @Denys_Shmyhal, we launched our new Ukraine Energy Installation Facility. We invite donors to join us in powering homes, hospitals, schools and other essential https://t.co/NBIUGD6ylH #UkraineEnergy #WinterIsComing #SupportUkraine #UA

Lawsuits allege that CVS and its pharmacy subsidiaries implemented a “secret pricing scheme” by artificially depressing payment to hospitals for drugs in the 340B discount program and pocketing the difference paid from insurers. #CVS #340B #PharmacyFraud #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Ocho hospitales de Madrid, incluidos La Paz y Gregorio Marañón, han sido destacados en el ranking 'World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027' de 'Newsweek', que reconoce a las instituciones líderes a nivel mundial en diversas especialidades médicas. #HospitalesMadrid #MejoresHospitales #Newsweek