Guinea-Bissau to delay elections following last year's coup
By Jessica Donati 8 October, 2026 Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te walks to the podium to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz. DAKAR, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 6, will have to be delayed, Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té told reporters on Thursday, though he did not set a new date for the vote. T
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DRC: New Masisi Fighting as AU Rushes to Save Ceasefire
By Africa News and Malaika Elysee, AFP October 8, 2026 A first delegation to verify the ceasefire between the Congolese army and M23 was deployed to the region in late August New fighting broke out Wednesday in Masisi, in eastern DR Congo, a day after the African Union Panel of Facilitators visited Goma. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been riven by decades of conflict, with myriad armed groups fighting over its mineral-rich territory, including the M23. The Rwan
Africa News
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Haiti postpones elections indefinitely amid gang violence
By France 24 October 7, 2026 Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll. Men of the local defence force stand guard in a cemetery during a funeral service for people killed i
France 24
6 days ago
Syria: Reconstruction Deals Lack Critical Rights Framework
Human Rights Watch September 27, 2026 Government, Donors, Investors Should Ensure Rebuilding Serves Communities A destroyed school in Ghadfa village, Idlib countryside, Syria. © 2026 Ali Haj Suleiman/Human Rights Watch (Amman) – The Syrian transitional government is signing billions of dollars in reconstruction deals without a human rights framework that would ensure that rebuilding respects, protects, and fulfills the rights of affected people, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch
Oct 5
Somalia: Baidoa conflict causes worsening hunger crisis
© UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet A mother and child wait to receive treatment at a nutrition facility in Baidoa, Somalia. Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies. In the past few weeks, clashes have broken out in Baidoa, the state’s
Horn Observer
Oct 3
Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray, killing 52 civilians
Michael Teferi, Lion Tsigab and Lucy Fleming | BBC News Sept. 30, 2026 Tanks and armoured vehicles were filmed passing through Alamata after days of clashes. Social media via Reuters At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the regi
BBC News
Oct 3
U.S. Troops Fighting The Drug War in Ecuador
By Ryan Dubé 25 September 2026 U.S. Military Personnel and Ecuadorian Police in an operation to dismantle a gang in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Thursday. (© EPA/Shutterstock) Ecuador’s security forces carried out a series of raids this week around the country, killing three alleged drug traffickers and capturing dozens more. At their side was a contingent of heavily armed American soldiers. The operations, which were announced by the Ecuadorean government, signal a deepening of U.
Zambia: Cancelling Passports used to Silence Critics
Amnesty International September 11, 2026 Private Photo. Source: Amnesty International Responding to reports that the Zambian authorities have cancelled the passports of former Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia and former Permanent Representative to the African Union Emmanuel Mwamba, historian and academic Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, former opposition Members of Parliament Binwell Mpundu and Emmanuel Jay Banda, former State House Special Assistant Kaizer Zulu, and blogger Lillian Mutambo
Amnesty International
Sep 29
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an anti-government alliance amid renewed tensions and fighting in Tigray.
Reuters
Sep 29
NGO Coalition To Review Malawi President’s First Year
Joseph Mwale September 29, 2026 President Peter Mutharika’s first year in office is set to face scrutiny from a coalition of civil society and professional organisations on October 20 2026 at a national dialogue in Lilongwe. The National Stakeholders Dialogue, scheduled for Bingu International Convention Centre in the capital city, will bring together government, Parliament, the Judiciary, civil society, academia, the private sector, media and other stakeholders. His tenure u
Nation Online
Sep 29
Haiti gangs kill 11 after gov't security crackdown
By Onès Joseph September 29, 2026 Four members of the same family were among those murdered in retaliation after a Gang Suppression Force operation against Kokorat San Ras in Gros-Morne, Mayor Hubert Cénéac says Local residents gather by a telecommunication company's store. Photo by Caleb Volny Overview: The Kokorat San Ras gang carried out a shooting spree against residents of Gros-Morne, a commune in the Artibonite department that has been under gang control in recent years
The Haitian Times
Sep 29
Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes amid unrest
By Abid Hussain September 24, 2026 Lawmakers will choose a president despite seven vacant seats in districts at the centre of months of unrest. A woman from Pakistan-administered Kashmir living in Karachi casts her ballot during the second phase of the region's general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, August 2, 2026. Credit: Al Jazeera, Shahzaib Akber, & EPA Islamabad, Pakistan – Legislators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are voting on Thursday to elect a president, filling
Al Jazeera
Sep 26
