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[Darfur Network for Human Rights] DNHR expresses serious concern over the situation of women detained in Nyala, South Darfur State. Reports continue to indicate that large numbers of women, including activists and women human rights defenders, remain in detention.
[Dabanga] Berne -- Switzerland's Federal Council has banned the purchase and import of gold originating in Sudan, aligning with European Union sanctions targeting Sudan's gold trade.
[Dabanga] Khartoum / New York City -- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander and Sovereignty Council President Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan said a US-backed proposal to extend the UN arms embargo on Darfur to all of Sudan will fail at the Unite Nations Security Council.
[Bird Story Agency] A new coalition is challenging African fashion to turn its long traditions of repair, reuse and community production into a modern industrial strategy that keeps more jobs, knowledge and economic value on the continent.
[Bird Story Agency] Farmers are returning to cotton in coastal Kenya, while a new ginnery and one of the country's few surviving integrated textile mills are rebuilding links from field to factory.
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a director of Orequest (Pvt) Ltd over allegations that a syndicate smuggled more than 720 tonnes of unbeneficiated lithium ore out of Zimbabwe using fraudulent export documents.
[CAF] The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2026/27 First Preliminary Round moves into its decisive return legs this weekend, with clubs across the continent battling to keep alive their hopes of reaching the group stage.
[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Togolese authorities to investigate the seizure and assault of journalist Roland Yaovi Kodjo, prosecute those responsible, and ensure journalists' safety, after armed men kidnapped Kodjo on September 5 and released him hours later after…
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Buoyed by their debut at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt, the national under 20 football team want another chance at the continental showpiece.
[Premium Times] The Ogun State Head of Service said that N2.751 billion was released to pay gratuity to 432 beneficiaries, while another N4 billion was released for the payment of additional pension benefits to eligible retirees from July 2025 to date.
[Premium Times] Police said they also rescued four children, aged two, three, six and nine years from the suspect.
[Shabelle] Amhara -- Ethiopia's Fano militia has claimed it captured more than 150 soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) following heavy fighting in the Wadla-Delanta-Dawunt area of the Amhara region on September 8.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Ali attended a farewell ceremony for Justin Davis, the outgoing acting US ambassador to Somalia, and a reception welcoming his successor, Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz, the foreign ministry said.
[allAfrica] Watu Kenya Country Manager Damien Gueroult says serving customers outside traditional banking starts with understanding how they earn, what they use financing for and what it takes to lend sustainably.
[Nyasa Times] Norway is set to pull the plug on its embassy in Malawi, shutting it down for good by the end of July 2027 as part of a dramatic overhaul of its foreign service.
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- At least two fires broke out yesterday, September 10, in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is currently occupied by M23 rebels backed by Rwandan forces.
[Global Compact] More than 2,000 African and global business leaders plus heads of state will gather in New York on September 20-21 for Unstoppable Africa, flagship event of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI).
[Premium Times] The union said its decision was prompted by the government's failure to fully implement the December 2025 agreement reached after years of negotiations.
[New Era] The City of Windhoek has signed a land-swap agreement with the government to settle N$357.8 million in capital debt in exchange for municipal land.
[Foroyaa] Justice Minister Dawda Jallow has told the National Assembly that the Government of the Gambia has so far paid twenty-four million eight hundred thousand dalasi (D24.8 million) in compensation to victims of human rights violations committed during the Yahya Jammeh era.
[Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that presidential nominations for The Gambia's December 2026 election will take place from 3 to 14 November, as preparations for the presidential poll enter a critical stage.
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has begun the process of removing criminal penalties for attempted suicide after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the position of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on the issue.
[Vanguard] The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, NACC, has welcomed the signing by United States President Donald Trump of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which extends the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, through December 31, 2028.
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- An unmanned boat that came ashore behind the Monrovia Central Prison and drifted down the coast to Miami Beach is now in Liberia Coast Guard custody at Mesurado Pier, with no official finding yet on who owns it, what it was carrying or how it reached the ocean…
