Clashes that began in Moyale town on October 18 have continued in seven districts along the Oromia-Somali border. The heaviest fighting is around the Dawa River basin, and thousands of people have been displaced.
Moyale sits on the Ethiopia-Kenya border. A Borana leader said heavy weapons and armed forces moving across the border had raised concerns even in Kenya.
The Kenya Transporters Association has told members to stop loading cargo that needs KRA's new electronic seals. It says the taxman is unfairly shifting customs monitoring costs onto truckers, and the Nation reports Mombasa port operations face disruption.
The Northern Corridor links Mombasa to landlocked neighbours such as Uganda. Any slowdown in trucking can delay imports and exports across the region.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have detained dozens of medical and academic staff in West Darfur, the Sudan Tribune reported. The report did not say why they were detained.
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo said on Wednesday that about $4.5 billion of investment is underway in the Nacala corridor. He said $2 billion is going into the Maputo corridor and more than $1 billion is earmarked for Beira, AIM reported via AllAfrica.
Tanzania's power utility says a fault on a 132-kilovolt underground line at Gongo la Mboto has disrupted supply in Mbagala, Kigamboni, Mkuranga and Kibiti since Tuesday. A weaker backup line means some areas lose power at peak daytime hours.
Siya Kolisi will captain a near first-choice South Africa side against Italy on Saturday in the Nations Championship. Coach Rassie Erasmus left out all six uncapped tourists, while Italy are missing 17 injured players.
Santiago Peña quit as Paraguay's president on Thursday after the collapse of Ueno Bank froze the savings of 3 million customers. About an hour later, the lower house voted unanimously to impeach him.
Youths stoned Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's convoy in Migori on Thursday, and police fired teargas during his Nyanza campaign tour. Kalonzo blamed the government and said his Homa Bay rallies would go ahead on Friday.
Nyanza has traditionally voted heavily for ODM. Opposition leaders are now competing for the region's votes ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The High Court has refused to certify as urgent a petition by Senator Okiya Omtatah and two activists to bar 25 executive members from office. They say Ruto missed a 120-day deadline to fix the Cabinet's gender balance, which expired on October 28.
The petition seeks to cancel Cabinet decisions and appointments made since June 30 and to freeze ministers' salaries, which would affect how government ministries run.
Somalia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the mandates of parliament and the government ended on April 14 and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's on May 15. It voided all their actions since then and gave political actors 30 days to agree on an election framework.
A WHO study covering more than 3.2 million adolescents in 140 countries suggests some 240 million teens had no active day in a week. Girls lag behind boys, and there has been almost no progress in 15 years.
Sprinter Mercy Oketch and three distance runners are on a provisional suspension list ADAK published on Thursday. Oketch's case involves trimetazidine and furosemide, while the other three are linked to EPO and CERA.
Oketch holds Kenya's national women's 400m record. A provisional suspension keeps her out of competition while her case is considered.
Equity Group bought KSh 3.7 billion worth of goods and services from women-owned firms in 2025, up from KSh 923.5 million in 2024. Its total procurement grew 12.2% to KSh 52.8 billion, and 90% went to local suppliers.
Equity says it is steering more of its spending to local, women-owned and youth-led businesses. That could mean more contracts and jobs for small Kenyan firms.
Tanzania told a UN human rights review in Geneva on Thursday that legal aid had reached 7.9 million people. Constitution and Legal Affairs Minister Abdallah Ulega said court backlogs had fallen and political rallies were allowed again.
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