- — Morocco’s opposition leader casts vote in parliamentary election
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at 9/23/26 12:37pmThe leader of Morocco's opposition PPS (Party of Progress and Socialism) arrived at a polling station in Rabat on Wednesday to vote in the parliamentary election.- — Ebola surveillance expands beyond DR Congo borders as IOM steps up efforts
- at 9/23/26 10:49amAs the Ebola outbreak in the DRC reaches unprecedented levels, disease surveillance is spreading beyond the country's borders. The International Organization for Migration tracks the epidemic along major travel routes, with the help of neighbouring governments.
- — Analyst flags uncertainty over South Sudan polls after government dismissal
- at 9/23/26 10:16amUncertainty lingers over South Sudan's ability to hold elections in December, with persisting insecurity and lack of political dialogue remaining potential obstacles.
- — Tanzanian opposition leader urges courageous verdict in treason trial
- at 9/23/26 9:24amChadema leader, Tundu Lissu, has pleaded not guilty saying the charges were politically motivated.
- — South Sudan's election commission urges peaceful electoral process
- at 9/23/26 8:20amIts chairperson called on politicians and parties to convert their political ideas into 'ballot paper and not bullets'.
- — ICC convicts former CAR militia commander of crimes against humanity
- at 9/23/26 8:09amThe International Criminal Court on Wednesday found rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of abusing and torturing prisoners while running a detention facility in the Central African Republic.
- — Ethiopia: Tigray forces seize airports as fighting spreads to Afar
- at 9/23/26 8:07amTigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.
- — Morocco votes in parliamentary election amid youth discontent
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at 9/23/26 7:33amMoroccans are voting today in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns over the cost of living, jobs and inequality, with many voters also expressing deep distrust of political parties. - — British-Sudanese author writes African history book aimed at children
- at 9/23/26 7:12amThe adult edition of Zeinab Badawi’s book "An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence" has sold more the 110,000 copies.
- — Pix of the Day, 23 September, 2026 - Across the world
- at 9/23/26 6:23amPix of the Day, 23 September, 2026 - Across the world
- — South Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead as police search for three attackers
- at 9/23/26 6:09amThree shooters killed at least 11 people, including a woman who was believed to be pregnant, in an attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday.
- — Trump administration to admit mostly white South African refugees in 2027
- at 9/23/26 5:49amThe Trump administration said Tuesday that it planned to admit up to 17,500 Afrikaners to the United States in 2027, as part of a new refugee policy.
- — US denies visa for Sudan's de facto leader due to address UN
- at 9/23/26 4:55amA spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" that it had not been issued and was engaging with Washington on the matter.
- — Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro face US lawsuits over rare vision-loss risk
- at 9/23/26 4:15amDozens of people in the United States have sued the manufacturers of popular GLP-1 drugs, claiming that the medicines caused a rare eye condition that can result in permanent vision loss, according to US media reports.
- — Uganda community plants trees to protect mountain gorillas
- at 9/23/26 4:03amAbout 450 mountain gorillas live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda. The apes are threatened by deforestation, but local communities are working to protect their habitat by planting trees, in the hope of reducing pressure on the forest.
- — Iran says it has the technology to produce missiles with far longer ranges
- at 9/23/26 3:16amIran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Tuesday that the country possesses the technological infrastructure to make missiles with significantly longer ranges.
- — South Africa police chief appears in court on rape charges
- at 9/23/26 3:02amA senior South African police officer appeared in court Tuesday on rape and sexual grooming charges, intensifying scrutiny of gender-based violence in a country with one of the world's highest violent crime rates.
- — Protest against Iranian government outside UN headquarters in New York
- at 9/23/26 2:47amHundreds of Iranian Americans showed support for the France-based opposition coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
- — Leaders of Senegal and France 'review partnership' at UN assembly
- at 9/23/26 2:47amSenegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
- — Nigerian officials linked to millions laundered through US property, report
- at 9/23/26 2:27amA report by an African anti-corruption group alleges that dozens of Nigerian officials laundered hundreds of millions of dollars through property purchases in the United States over more than two decades.
- — Ebola response teams in DRC raise awareness among deaf
- at 9/23/26 2:00amIn Kisangani, one of the latest health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be hit by the Ebola epidemic, Ebola response teams hosted a meeting with deaf people on Monday to raise awareness of the signs and risks of Ebola.
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