October 2026 – Page 4 – Medafrica Times

UN extends Sudan sanctions to December after US withdraws wider arms embargo plan

October 9, 2026 Geraldine Boechat 0

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday, October 8, 2026, to extend existing sanctions on Sudan for two months after the United States […]

Nigeria proposes petrol price cap and 30-day discount programme

October 9, 2026 Steven Addamah 0

Nigeria is considering capping petrol prices at about 1,350 naira ($1.02) per litre as the Government moves to ease the impact of record fuel costs […]

South Sudan sends home Lao national deported by US

October 8, 2026 Geraldine Boechat 0

South Sudan repatriated Lao national Thongxay Nilakout on Thursday, October 8, 2026, more than a year after he was deported from the United States. Nilakout […]

Burkina Faso revises school curricula to ‘decolonise’ education

October 8, 2026 Geraldine Boechat 0

Burkina Faso’s Government is revising history, geography and civic education curricula for the new school year to promote African values and change how colonial history […]

Ramaphosa launches FuturePHARMA to strengthen local pharmaceutical development

October 8, 2026 Steven Addamah 0

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday launched the FuturePHARMA facility in Tshwane to strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical capabilities and health security. Based at the […]

Ethiopia and Nigeria seek closer ties through leadership exchange

October 8, 2026 Steven Addamah 0

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held talks with Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima on 7 October 2026 during Shettima’s three-day working visit to Ethiopia. The visit […]

Africa launches credit rating Agency to improve risk assessments and access to capital

October 8, 2026 Steven Addamah 0

The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), an African Union (AU)-mandated institution, was launched on Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, to improve assessments of African credit […]

Nigerian military reports over 25 suspected ISWAP fighters killed in Borno

October 8, 2026 Steven Addamah 0

Nigerian troops killed more than 25 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters while repelling an attack in northeastern Borno State, the military said […]