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🇪🇹 Oromo Fighters and Ethiopia’s Expanding Conflict: OLA Joins Wider Armed Alliance as Fighting Intensifies
Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Army has joined a new alliance of seven armed groups opposing the federal government as fighting intensifies in Tigray, Afar and other regions. The development connects the long-running Oromia conflict to Ethiopia’s broader security crisis, while renewed violence, displacement and human-rights concerns continue to affect civilians.
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🇲🇦 Amnesty Accuses Morocco of Spying on Activists and Journalists
Amnesty International has accused Moroccan authorities of operating an extensive surveillance system targeting journalists, human rights defenders and activists. Its latest investigation cites a former intelligence employee, leaked records and forensic evidence concerning Pegasus spyware and other surveillance technologies. Morocco has repeatedly denied using spyware against its citizens.
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Probes Helicopter Crash That Killed Businessman Wicknell Chivayo
Zimbabwe Probes Helicopter Crash That Killed Businessman Wicknell Chivayo HARARE, Zimbabwe — October 1, 2026 — Zimbabwean authorities have opened an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed prominent businessman Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and other people aboard the aircraft near Marondera. The helicopter crashed on Wednesday evening, September 30, in the…
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🇸🇾 🇧🇫 The Irony of Mainstream Media: Who Gets Called a President, and Who Gets Called a Junta Leader?
Two BBC headlines describing political leaders in Syria and Burkina Faso raise a broader question about how mainstream media frames power: why are some leaders primarily presented through institutional titles while others are defined by the circumstances of their rise to power?
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🇮🇳 India-Meta Showdown: Parliament Demands Zuckerberg Apology After Modi Video Removed
A temporary removal of a Narendra Modi video from Facebook has triggered a confrontation between India’s parliamentary technology committee and Meta, with lawmakers demanding a personal apology from Mark Zuckerberg and warning that Meta could face the loss of safe-harbour protection.
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🇺🇸 T.I. Invests in Black-Owned AI Content Company Pocstock
Rapper and entrepreneur T.I. has invested in Pocstock, a Black-owned content and data licensing company working to expand culturally representative AI datasets while giving creators greater control over how their work is licensed, used and monetized.
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🇬🇭 Fire Destroys Buildings in Ghana’s North Industrial Area
A major fire has destroyed several buildings in Ghana’s North Industrial Area as firefighters continue efforts to contain the blaze and prevent further damage.
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🇿🇦 Violence Against Women in South Africa Is a National Shame, Ramaphosa Says
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has described violence against women as a national shame after another woman’s body was found dumped over the weekend, renewing concern over gender-based violence and calls for stronger protection and accountability.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery in Push for Economic Independence
Burkina Faso has opened its first national gold refinery in Ouagadougou, marking a major step in its effort to process more of its mineral wealth domestically. RAFFINOR-BF will initially refine 164 tonnes of gold annually, with plans to reach 515 tonnes, as the country seeks greater control over its gold value chain and broader economic…
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🇩🇰 The Ambassador: A Controversial Journey Into Africa’s Diamond Trade
The Ambassador takes viewers into the Central African Republic’s diamond trade through Danish filmmaker Mads Brügger’s unconventional undercover investigation. Although the film is not set in the DRC, its questions about mineral access, foreign investment, diplomacy and African resource value chains remain relevant to today’s Congo mining debate.