US and Israel said to be preparing an operation against Iran

The New York Times reports the two are preparing a short but highly destructive military operation.

China and Djibouti issue joint statement on the Red Sea

The two say management and security of the Red Sea concern only the littoral states.

Ghana to restrict raw mineral exports

President John Dramani Mahama says the plan runs to 2030 and will help expand industrial output.

Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia sign Badr pact

The agreement signed in Doha covers joint production of military equipment and technology transfer.

Witkoff holds talks with Putin on Ukraine

Trump’s special envoy suggested the meeting lays the ground for new negotiations.

Egypt rejects Turkey–east Libya maritime deal

Cairo calls the agreement null and void, saying it carries no legal effect.

US signs agreements with Central Asian states

Marco Rubio concluded deals covering investment, rare minerals and infrastructure.

Japan launches unmanned probe to a moon of Mars

It is expected to arrive in August 2027 and return with samples in 2031.

Russian and Iranian foreign ministers hold talks in Tehran

The meeting focused on speeding up last year’s strategic agreement.

Saudi Arabia executes two Bangladeshi nationals

They had been convicted over what authorities called an immoral act inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

Ethiopian ambassador warns recognising Somaliland would strengthen al-Shabaab

Tesfaye Yilma says such a step would put regional stability at serious risk.

France imposes night curfew as student protests turn to riots

Historic buildings burned, about 2,400 detained and more than 1,000 police injured.

China sets out four principles on northern Ethiopia

Xi Jinping cites African leadership, sovereignty, an end to hostilities and addressing root causes.

Sisi asks parliament to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia

He wants an emergency session so Egyptian forces can act if Riyadh requests help.

Drone attacks on civilians mount across Sudan

Forty-one killed at Abu Shandi and more than 80 at El Debab.

Officials say 73 people were killed in a drone attack on the Amiet market in Abyei; South Sudan summons Sudan's ambassador

South Sudan's foreign ministry summoned Sudan's ambassador in Juba to lodge a strong protest. The UN recorded 26 dead and 82 injured; Sudan's government has not commented.

Houthi missiles hit a Yemeni army camp in Shabwa; the local authority says 53 people were killed

Al Jazeera said three ballistic missiles struck the camp on Monday while a training course was under way. The Houthis claimed responsibility and said the base was Saudi-backed.

US said to be going its own way on Ukraine

Its proposal to release frozen Russian assets has not been accepted in Europe.

Tigrayan Americans write open letter to Marco Rubio

They warn against a second round of mass killing in Tigray.

Egypt and Somalia discuss Red Sea security

The talks focused on implementing the outcomes of the El Alamein summit.

SADC envoy calls for African-led solutions to African challenges

The 12th Tana Forum will be held in Bahir Dar from 23 to 25 October.

Egypt bars military sea access for landlocked states

Commercial access is allowed under agreement, but Red Sea military access is refused.

Houthis strike Yemen’s presidential office in Aden

Five people were killed and 16 wounded, officials say.

Somaliland says it stands with Ethiopia

President Irro calls on neighbouring states to stop interfering in Ethiopia’s internal affairs.

Wars are inflicting severe environmental damage, reports say

The war in Ukraine has added more than 310 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to the air.

Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers over the Baltic

The Russian defence ministry says the flights secured its maritime territory.

Saudi-led coalition intercepts Yanbu missile as two missiles hit Aden airport

The coalition says it downed four drones; Aden’s security department reports a second strike on the airport in a week.

Sisi says Saudi security is inseparable from Egypt’s

Warns that no violation of Saudi sovereignty in the Red Sea will be tolerated.

Russia offers to host Eritrea–Ethiopia talks in Moscow

Deputy foreign minister says a dialogue session could be convened alongside the Russia–Africa summit.

Saudi Arabia acknowledges scale of Houthi missile attacks

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says the strikes have gone beyond expectations and Riyadh is doing all it can to defend itself.

Sudan opens inquiry into killing of gold miners

Burhan has set up a high-level committee to investigate what he called a “harrowing incident” near the Egyptian border.

Russian oil returns to world markets

Washington has waived its sanctions until April 2027 following the Putin–Trump agreement.

Sudan says it is ready for talks with Ethiopia

But only if Addis Ababa halts its support for the Rapid Support Forces, the foreign minister says.

China's foreign trade grows by 19 per cent

Some 6 trillion dollars of trade with more than 110 countries from January to September.

US inflation reaches 3.7 per cent

More than a point higher than a year ago, driven above all by the rising price of fuel.

China and North Korea open their new border bridge

Long delayed, it is expected to lift trade between the two economies and contact between their peoples.

Somaliland renews its push for recognition

The move follows Donald Trump describing it as a country entirely separate from Somalia.

Somalia's cabinet holds an emergency session

It approved a decision on implementing the constitution and set federal elections for 2027.

Iran offers to mediate between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis

Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran is ready to create the ground for dialogue.

UK calls for the sovereignty and borders of Horn of Africa states to be respected and for urgent de-escalation

In a statement issued on 15 October the British government said it opposes action by any party which breaches the border of its neighbouring states, and called for the protection of civilians and safe, unhindered humanitarian access.

UN releases a further 8.5 million dollars in emergency funds for northern Ethiopia

Tom Fletcher says the money should reach more than 202,700 people in Tigray, Amhara, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz displaced or cut off by the fighting.

OPEC says oil demand growth has fallen by 71 per cent

Down from 1.4 million barrels a day to 400,000.

China hit by a setback in its electric vehicle exports

The European Union wants the number of vehicles shipped to its markets reduced.

IMF says AI investment will lift the world economy

Global growth of about three per cent is forecast for 2027.

Two Americans win the 2026 Nobel prize in economics

Robert Hall and Michael Woodford share 1.2 million dollars.

EU to adopt its largest sanctions package yet on Russia

The new measure targets the military industry, above all weapons production.

Somalia declares neutrality in the Ethiopia-Eritrea standoff

Officials say Mogadishu's position rests on preserving peace and protecting the national interest.

Iran says the US has accepted some of its demands

Iranian security officials say the move is still not enough to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

UNHCR halts refugee registration in Ethiopia over budget shortfall

The agency says it has received only 35% of the 8.5 billion dollars it needs.

UN Security Council to hold closed consultations on northern Ethiopia at the United States' request

The meeting was requested by the United States; Martin Kimani is expected to brief members.

Somaliland's foreign minister says Ethiopia has the right to defend itself and calls on the region to settle its disputes through dialogue

Abdirahman Dahir Adam Bakal told Sky News Arabia that Somaliland is ready to discuss Ethiopia's sea access through the port of Berbera, but announced no agreement.

Heavy cargo flights into Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia

A Belarusian IL-76 was seen at Massawa on 4 October, and UAE flights to Ethiopia continue.

DW fact check: the Ethiopian army has not entered Eritrea

Claims circulating on social media that Debay Sima had been captured are false, it found.

North Korea tests a new long-range ballistic missile

The test was carried out off its eastern coast, state media said.

Missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 people

About 310 were injured and the airport has suspended operations for now.

Trump says Russia wants to end the Ukraine war through talks

He spoke after his 9 October call with Putin and urged Ukraine to hold elections.

London march demands an end to arms exports to Israel

Thousands of marchers also called for trade sanctions.

Somalia’s president and the UK envoy discuss security

Ambassador Charles King confirms British support for humanitarian aid and stabilisation.

Drone strike in Sudan kills 41 people

Most of the victims were women and children; the UN has condemned the attack.

Somalia says it is neutral in the Ethiopia–Eritrea standoff and rejects claims it has sided with Egypt and Eritrea

Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Mohamed Ali (Nadaara) told the BBC that relations with both countries are unchanged, and said he had received no official notice of an Ethiopian withdrawal from the African Union mission in Somalia.

Sudan's army says it shot down a drone that entered from Ethiopia, without saying whose it was

The General Command said the drone was intercepted on Sunday evening near Wad al-Mahi in south-eastern Blue Nile state, and gave no operator, type or target.

Rights monitor says Egyptian warplanes bombed gold miners inside Sudan, killing at least 72; survivors put the toll above 200

Emergency Lawyers, a Khartoum-based rights group, said the strike hit mining camps near the disputed Sudan-Egypt border. Egypt has made no comment.

IOM says 139 died and 84 are missing after a boat sank off Djibouti; all 82 survivors are Ethiopians

The boat was carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen and capsized near Guhere, north of Obock, overnight on Thursday into Friday. Fifteen of the dead were children. One survivor told IOM they had come from Tigray.

UN says the war in Ethiopia is deeply alarming

Spokesman Stephane Dujarric urges all sides to stop and return to the Pretoria agreement.

Egypt will not watch in silence if Ethiopia moves on Eritrea

Journalist Khaled Mahmoud says any military move on the Red Sea would upset the regional balance.

Channel 4 apologises over its report on Eritrean troops

Editor Lindsey Hilsum says the footage used was not current and the piece is being taken down.

Trump says the Renaissance Dam has left the Nile without water

He claims the dam was built with American money; Ethiopia firmly rejects that.

Egypt condemns the attack on Riyadh international airport

Three people were killed; Cairo pledges full co-operation with Saudi Arabia.

Guterres says the fighting in northern Ethiopia must stop immediately

The UN chief voices added concern over reports that Eritrean forces entered Ethiopia.

Egypt is preparing to deploy troops to Somalia, reports say

Advisers, trainers and officers are expected to be based near Celkad in Mogadishu.

Drone strike in Sudan kills at least 30 people

Women and children are among the dead at Abu Shandi; officials say the drone came from Ethiopia.

Egypt is ready to act over the Red Sea, analysts say

Cairo will not stand by if Ethiopia’s moves endanger regional and maritime security.

China and the EU hold fresh talks to narrow trade differences

Trade topped $860bn in 2025, and both sides aim for about one trillion this year.

Bangladesh says its nuclear deal with Russia starts work in November

The project is worth about $13bn, with most of the cost covered by a Russian loan.

US imposes new sanctions on the International Criminal Court

The Treasury says the measure freezes the court’s funds held in international banks.

Russia and Iran say their strategic treaty is bearing fruit

Trade between them is up by more than 20 per cent; Putin says Moscow can help end the war on Iran.

Mother who pleaded on Facebook is saved by a stranger’s kidney

Karen Davey, 41, received a kidney from Gary Summerfield, a man she had never met.

South Africa anti-migrant protest turns into a riot

Dozens of vehicles and homes were burned in Johannesburg, Durban and Soweto, media reports say.

International community issues urgent warnings over the Horn of Africa

The EU urges all sides back to talks and calls on Eritrea to pull back from the border; the US embassy warns its citizens.

Egypt charges six journalists from fact-checking outlet with terrorism offences

Egypt’s public prosecutor said the entire news staff of the independent outlet Matsadaash face terrorism charges over alleged Muslim Brotherhood links and foreign funding. The journalists and one of the founders reject all the charges.

Benin asks France to return 35 looted artefacts

President Romuald Wadagni raised the request in talks with President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this week. An answer from the French government is expected around the middle of this month.

India bought about 7 billion dollars of arms in 2025, second only to Poland, reports say

The figure is put at roughly 5.8 percent of all arms bought worldwide, most of it Russian-made. Natna News could not independently verify the numbers.

Egypt and South Korea raise their ties to a strategic partnership

The step was announced after talks between President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and President Lee Jae-myung in Seoul on Wednesday 8 October, and covers co-operation in 12 sectors.

India’s foreign minister arrives in Addis Ababa, closing a three-nation Africa tour

Dr S. Jaishankar landed in the Ethiopian capital on the morning of Friday 9 October 2026 for an official visit and is holding direct talks with senior government officials. Diplomats say security in the Horn of Africa is among the main items on the agenda.

South Korea says it has tested a domestically built hypersonic missile

Seoul said the test took place on Wednesday 8 October, days after North Korea tested a medium-range ballistic missile. The reading that it was a direct response to that launch is not independently verified.

UN warns health services in Tigray could shut down completely

The UN humanitarian office said on Thursday that the widening conflict in northern Ethiopia is displacing thousands of civilians and restricting aid operations, and that it is particularly concerned by reports that life-saving health care in Tigray could stop altogether.

Houthis say they fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

The group’s military spokesman said the missile hit its target and disrupted operations. Saudi Arabia has not commented on damage; Al Jazeera reports three killed and at least 36 wounded in two airport attacks this week.

Burhan visits army division near the Eritrea and Tigray border after ruling out talks with the RSF

Sudanese state media said the Sovereign Council chairman flew by helicopter to the 11th Infantry Division at Kashm el-Girba on Wednesday. Reports that he issued new military orders there are not independently verified.

Axios says Pentagon forces have been ordered to be ready to strike Iran

The report, citing US and Israeli officials, says strikes could come before the US midterm elections on 3 November. Natna News could not independently verify it, and the White House has not confirmed any strike order.

EU warns the tensions in the Horn of Africa could trigger a wider conflict

It calls on external actors to refrain from interference and on all fronts to de-escalate.

Houthis say they struck Abha airport after losing ground at Bab el-Mandeb

Yemeni government forces advanced around the strait and took the port city of Mocha.

Somalia's president rejects any Israeli presence and says Mogadishu does not object to Ethiopian sea access through Somali territory

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel was planning a naval base at Berbera and accused the Houthis of destabilising the region and disrupting navigation at Bab al-Mandab.

Hundreds of schools shut as student protests spread across France

Students are protesting over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and ageing school buildings

Houthis say Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes on Sanaa and three Yemeni provinces

Reports suggest the raids were retaliation for a Houthi attack on a power station in Medina

Pirates killed five crew of the hijacked tanker Honour 25 as Puntland forces recovered the ship and captured 16

The Puntland Information Ministry said the five were killed before the rescue operation began. The Puntland Maritime Police Force said the tanker, seized off northern Somalia on 21 April, is now safe and under government control.

Senior Eritrean delegation in Cairo as Egypt pledges to contribute to Eritrea's development

The delegation, led by PFDJ head of economic affairs Hagos Gebrehiwet with Trade and Industry Minister Nesredin Bekit, met Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

Qatar restates its mediation role, citing the Eritrea-Djibouti file as a model

Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said mediation has become a central theme of Qatar's foreign policy.

Egypt calls for free navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, saying their security rests with the coastal states

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said security of the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait is the responsibility of the Arab and African countries bordering them.

Saudi Arabia resumes crude loadings at Yanbu after the attack that halted shipments

The East-West pipeline was knocked out by a drone strike on 11 September and was restarted six days later.

UAE condemns TPLF attacks and declares full solidarity with Ethiopia's government

Minister of State Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan said the Emirates stands in full solidarity with the government and people of Ethiopia.

EU says two member states are ready to send ships to the Red Sea

Kaja Kallas did not name the countries, and said Houthi attacks have left Operation Aspides unable to work fully.

Somali army and forces loyal to ousted South West president fight for Baidoa

MSF says three people were killed and 69 wounded in Somalia's third city.

Sudan's army says it downed an RSF drone in North Kordofan as warplanes resume strikes on Nyala

An army spokesperson said air defences intercepted a hostile FH-95 drone west of Tinna on Sunday morning, and Sudan Tribune reported that military aircraft struck at least three sites in Nyala after a long pause.

Trump says indirect talks with Iran through Qatar could start this week

The signal comes a day after he said he had rejected Iran's proposal outright.

Darfur authorities reopen the Tina crossing with Chad for aid deliveries

Sudan Tribune says 60 aid trucks crossed in a week on a route that cuts about four days off the journey into North Darfur.

Two killed as an RSF drone strikes a displacement shelter in El Obeid

The North Kordofan state government said 20 people were wounded and that civilian sites across the city were hit.

Saudi Arabia complains to the UN over a drone strike on its aid convoy in Sudan

Riyadh's UN ambassador said an RSF drone destroyed 1,150 food parcels near El Obeid on 17 August.

Sudan's attorney general rejected the UAE's hosting of the UN crime congress

Intisar Abdel-Aal accused Abu Dhabi of supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces; the UAE has denied the accusation.

Sudan Tribune says an RSF faction commander joined the army with 50 fighters

The report said the commander, al-Tayeb al-Wahidu, arrived in Omdurman on 25 September with five armed vehicles and was received by senior officers.

Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal; Iran says it will not back down

The plan would have the United States release frozen Iranian funds, lift oil sanctions and end the naval blockade of Iran's ports, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening on the seventh day.

Burhan rejects US conditions for a truce

Sudan's army chief speaking in Khartoum

At least 27 killed in two mass shootings in South African townships

South African police say 27 people were killed and 26 wounded in attacks at Wedela and Lwandle. No arrests have been made.

Sudanese doctors say RSF looted and wrecked hospital in recaptured Sodari

The Sudanese Doctors Network says Sodari Rural Hospital, which served more than 50,000 families, was stripped of its equipment.

Sudan Tribune: RSF takes $4 a barrel from South Sudan oil exports

The paper, citing sources, says the RSF collects transit fees on oil crossing the Heglig field it seized in December 2025.

UN says more than 400 Sudanese are crossing into Chad every day

Arrivals in eastern Chad have passed 55,000 this year, bringing the total since April 2023 close to one million.

Drone strike hits major fuel depot in central Sudan

Residents of Abu Haraz said there were several explosions and fires at the Um Aleila petroleum depot early on Sunday.

Arrests near UK air base used by US forces

Gloucestershire Police say men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and properties in the village of Whelford were evacuated.

Plane crash in DR Congo kills 17, including two senior military officials

The deputy governor of Kwango province said a small aircraft flying from Kikwit to Kinshasa came down on a residential plot in the town of Kenge after developing a technical fault.

A secret report piles new pressure on Netanyahu

The Atlantic reports that Egypt's intelligence chief flew to Israel and warned of an imminent attack before 7 October 2023.

Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after talks with the opposition

The rights group Justicia, Encuentro y Perdon said 39 political prisoners were released between Friday and Saturday.

Saudi Arabia asks UN to protect Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea

Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told the UN General Assembly that the kingdom rejects the use of vital waterways as a tool of pressure.

EU announces almost 710 million euros in new humanitarian and migration funding

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the package at the UN General Assembly in New York, with the largest share going to sub-Saharan Africa.

German and Russian foreign ministers hold first talks since 2022

Johann Wadephul and Sergey Lavrov met in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.

Seventeen killed in shooting at South African bar

Eight gunmen opened fire at a bar west of Johannesburg, killing 17 and wounding 15, police say. A separate attack near Cape Town killed 10.

Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Iran offered a seven-day roadmap through Qatari mediation; President Trump says he has rejected it.

Sudanese army says it has taken Sodari in North Kordofan

Egypt graduates Somali special commando forces

The training covered commando operations, counter-terrorism, urban warfare and airborne parachute work.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to hold an urgent military meeting

The talks form part of the joint Mecca defence agreement signed by the three countries.

Iran sets three conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran says the strait would open within seven days if Washington accepts its terms.

Iran's president warns the US and Israel at the UN

Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran has no intention of developing a nuclear weapon but will not halt its nuclear science.

World leaders turn on Netanyahu at the United Nations

Brazil, Qatar and Turkey accuse Israel of genocide from the General Assembly floor.

US denies General Burhan a visa for the UN assembly

Washington says neither general has the legal or moral standing to lead Sudan.

US condemns drone strike on aid vehicles in Tigray

Washington is demanding an urgent investigation into the attack on a Catholic Relief Services convoy.

Egypt to Ethiopia: a dam is not a road

Minister Hani Sewilam says a river shared by more than ten states is no single country's sovereign right.