The 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics are bringing Africa’s first Olympic event to Senegal, but for many residents, the excitement is overshadowed by rising living costs and lost livelihoods.

Nearly 3,000 migrants have reached the island of El Hierro, in Spain’s Canary Islands, since the beginning of October. The small Atlantic island, home to around 11,000 people, is facing a sharp increase in arrivals along the Atlantic migration route.

Pope Leo visiting Augustinian Missionary Centre during his apostolic visit to Algeria. PHOTO/FILE/VATICAN. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@africaeconews.co.ke Catholic churches across the world are marking the Solemnity of All Saints today, with the readings and Gospel of the Mass calling Christians to pursue holiness, embrace humility and remain faithful to God amid the challenges of everyday life. At the centre of today’s celebrations is Jesus Christ’s teaching on the Beatitudes, in which he offers a strikingly different understanding of what it means to be blessed. Rather than associating happiness with wealth, power, popularity or success, Jesus identifies the poor in spirit, the grieving, the humble, the merciful and those who work for peace and justice as recipients of God’s blessings. The Beatitudes are eight blessings taught by Jesus Christ during his famous Sermon on the Mount, recorded in the Gospel of Matthew 5:1–12. The word Beatitudes comes from a Latin word meaning ble...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on the spot over failure to release finding of the Commission of Inquiry into post-election violence. PHOTO/Wikimedia Commons. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@africaeconews.co.ke UN experts have expressed grave concern that one year after unprecedented post-election violence in Tanzania, victims are still awaiting the publication of findings from the Commission of Inquiry. “There has been no justice or accountability for the hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and those subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. The answers they seek remain in hidden reports,” the experts said. “There must be independent, prompt, thorough and impartial investigations to ensure victims’ rights to truth, justice and reparations,” the experts said. The Commission of Inquiry, established in November 2025 by the Office of the President, submitted its concluding report in April 2026...

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission ⁠in the disputed Western ​Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to ​renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called it "unacceptable".

Youth Olympics make history with first African Games in over 130 years, opened by Senegal’s president in Dakar. 136 Senegalese athletes are competing, supported by 6,000 local volunteers.

Panoro’s Côte d’Ivoire gas acquisition diversifies its African revenue base. Julien Balkany discusses investment priorities, with an update on the Dussafu rig incident.

African exporters supplying CBAM-covered goods to the EU need a clear evidence trail. This checklist explains product classification, production and emissions records, verification, and the deadlines covering 2026 imports.

The Pen Before the Herd: Sokoto’s Teachers and the Classrooms Their Heirs Lack Record under review: Britannica (Usman dan Fodio) · University of Kansas (Nana Asma’u) · UNICEF Kano Field Office, Nov. 2025 · NCNE, Aug. 2026 · NCNE Act, Cap. N20 Part 8 records the scholarly foundations of the reform movement Usman dan Fodio […]

The Kanu File Volume II: The Gatekeepers The Consent Gate: Section 84, the Attorney General and the Supreme Court Part 10 sets out Section 84 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act, the decisions that bound it and what the record shows of any request made through it. IThe Line The officer who holds the […]