Tanks and gunfire mark renewed clashes on the outskirts of Taiz. Inside the Yemeni city, mounting rubbish and blocked roads are raising concerns about public health.

Thousands of protesters marched through Athens on Wednesday 21 October, demanding greater investment in education. Crowds filled the streets of the capital, waving banners, chanting slogans and beating drums as they made their way past the Greek parliament.

A mental health evaluation has delayed two court appearances for Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, wanted by British police over the killings of his wife and two daughters.

A Tunisian court has sentenced ten environmental activists over a protest against pollution linked to a major phosphate-processing plant in the southern coastal city of Gabes.

Burundi has commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of former President Melchior Ndadaye, with tributes to the slain leader renewing debate over the state of democracy in the country.

The Biennale of Contemporary Art in the French city of Lyon is one of the most important international events for the art scene. Part of this year’s edition is “Ontology of projected movement”, a singular project by the Togolese artist Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia.

South Africa is stepping in to ease the fuel-price crisis, announcing billions of rand in tax relief as motorists and commuters struggle with record pump prices.

A mass funeral was held Wednesday for 75 new recruits killed earlier this week in a Houthi missile strike in southern Yemen that was the deadliest attack since the resurgence of fighting in the Yemen civil war over the summer.

Images of the riots, which began as peaceful student protests before getting out of control, were posted and broadcast around the world.

Pix of the Day, 21st October, 2026 – Across the world

One year after deadly election-related violence in Ivory Coast, twelve people have been charged and remanded in custody over the killing of a gendarme.

Madagascar’s forests are at risk. Since 1990, they’ve shrunk by more than a quarter. A rare wild pepper is contributing to their decline. Growing on vines that reach into the forest canopy, Voatsiperifery commands up to 200 euros a kilo. Harvesters tear down trees in order to reach it.

A major development in US-Russia relations. Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

The Security Council heard that deadly violence continues in the east despite the disarmament of nearly 2,000 fighters. and the gradual completion of the latest electoral cycle.

Nigerian authorities are racing to trace contacts after a diplomat was declared the country’s first Ebola case. The patient reportedly arrived in Abuja from Uganda on October third, sparking shock and urgent concern nationwide.

Will Senegal’s former president Macky Sall return to national politics now that he has stepped back from a potential role at the United Nations? The question is stirring debate in Senegal.

Yahya Jammeh is accused of presiding over the murder of political opponents, disappearances, rape, and torture during his 22-year rule.

Egypt’s head coach Hossam Hassan has been handed a three-match suspension by football’s governing body FIFA for criticizing a referee during the 2026 World Cup.

Yahya Jammeh is accused of presiding over the murder of political opponents, disappearances, rape, and torture during his 22-year rule.

The comments come as South Sudan says more than 150 people were killed in a strike in the disputed Abyei border region.

Nigeria’s latest case marks the country’s first recorded Ebola infection since 2014, raising concerns about further transmission as public health teams work to identify and monitor potential contacts

The mobilisation comes as Senegal prepares to host the Youth Olympic Games, adding pressure on authorities to address the unions’ demands as workers threaten further disruption.

The last recorded execution in Burkina Faso took place in 1988. The decision marks a significant shift in the country’s criminal justice system and raises renewed questions about human rights and the use of capital punishment.

Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak, in a woman who had travelled from Uganda to the capital Abuja, the government confirmed on Tuesday.

More than 50 years after it formed, Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab is still getting audiences dancing and is now counting on a new generation of musicians to carry on its legacy. The Afro-Cuban and west African fusion group is about to release “Made in Senegal,” its first album in nearly ten years

A 65-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Eritrea on Monday that it faces “severe consequences” if it continues to support rebels in his country

Shadrack Sibiya faces multiple charges, including the alleged rape of an 18-year-old, human trafficking, and sexually grooming a 16-year-old.

State media says a large truck collided with a tour bus on the Cairo-Asyut Western Desert Road, west of Cairo.

At the Nkyinkyim Museum in Nuhalenya, near Ada, African Americans and other members of the diaspora have gathered for a three-day ancestral veneration ceremony honouring those whose names and stories were lost across generations

Community leaders in the north-eastern Menaka region have blamed the killings on the Islamic State Group.

A group protested against tech giant Meta in front of the company’s office in São Paulo on Monday over its alleged interference in Brazil’s elections.

Community leaders in the north-eastern Menaka region have blamed the killings on the Islamic State Group.

At the Nkyinkyim Museum in Nuhalenya, near Ada, African Americans and other members of the diaspora have gathered for a three-day ancestral veneration ceremony honouring those whose names and stories were lost across generations

Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for curfews that would be “very limited” and “localized”, signalling a targeted approach to restoring order.

The late president and freedom fighter died when the plane he was travelling in crashed in the then-apartheid South Africa.

Africa’s top public health agency and Congolese officials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid that is unaccounted for and called on aid groups to provide more information about their finances.

Sonko says the country’s problem is one of cash flow and repayment timing, not necessarily the amount of debt owed. He has warned that the process could reach a political deadlock if the government fails to take what he considers a more practical approach.

Four soldiers from El Salvador have been missing since Sunday when they were seen fleeing their burning armoured vehicle near Port-au-Prince.

US raises Kenya travel advisory over Ebola and security concerns