- 4d ago
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years over deaths of 190 children
A court in Mombasa sentenced Paul Mackenzie on Friday, 6 November, over the killings in Shakahola forest, where 26 co-accused also received prison terms of 100 to 160 years.
- Nov 1
Andreas Almgren wins New York Marathon on debut, Yeman Crippa second
Sweden's Andreas Almgren finished in 2:06:01 in his first marathon start on Sunday, 1 November, with Italy's Yeman Crippa 13 seconds back. Crippa's second place is the best Italian result in New York in 30 years.
- Oct 31
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo passes 5,000 deaths, with over 10,000 cases
Health authorities report 5,026 deaths and 10,351 cases since mid-May, and no approved vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak.
- Oct 30
CAF reverses course, Africa Cup of Nations returns to a two-year cycle
The Confederation of African Football's Executive Committee voted unanimously on Thursday, 29 October, to drop its plan for four-yearly tournaments. The next Cup is set for 2027 in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
- Oct 27
Nigeria's first Ebola patient, a Ugandan woman, evacuated as DR Congo cases pass 10,000
The patient, a 42-year-old woman who lived in Abuja with her husband, a Swiss diplomat, was evacuated to Switzerland on Monday, 26 October, while investigators still cannot say how she was infected.
- Oct 26
Russia widens African recruitment for war in Ukraine, led by Burundi and Zimbabwe
Bloomberg, citing a presentation based on Ukrainian intelligence information, reports that Russia recruited 699 men from Burundi and 530 citizens of Zimbabwe between January and September 2026.
- Oct 26
Bus and truck collide on Kenya's Nairobi-Mombasa highway, killing at least 24
The collision happened near Mtito Andei on Sunday, 25 October, weeks after 17 people died in a multi-vehicle crash on the same road. Authorities have not yet determined what caused it.
- Oct 24
Kenya reports second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who was a relative of the first patient
Kenya's Health Ministry said on Friday, 23 October 2026, that a 65-year-old woman had died after developing symptoms in quarantine. Seven other patients are being treated at two isolation facilities, and the ministry reports no evidence of community spread.
- Oct 23
Seven missing as unfinished high-rise collapses in Nairobi's Eastleigh district
Rescuers in Nairobi's Eastleigh district are searching rubble for seven people after a building under construction fell on Friday, 23 October. The interior minister said 66 of 67 workers got out unharmed and that rescuers had made contact with some of those trapped.
- Oct 23
Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir provisionally suspended over EPO
The Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday, 23 October, that the Kenyan has been provisionally suspended. The finding relates to a sample taken in Kenya before her Sydney Marathon win in August.
- Oct 22
Ilhan Omar says federal raid on her home was meant to intimidate her
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar says she will leave her Washington home after federal agents searched it on 12 October. The search seized 17 items and came amid a federal investigation into her family's immigration paperwork.
- Oct 20
Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case as US raises travel alert to level 3
Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed a ninth Ebola case on Tuesday, 20 October, a 24-year-old close relative of the first patient, who died in Nairobi on 5 October. The same day, the United States raised its travel alert for Kenya from level 2 to level 3.
- Oct 20
Ebola outbreak spreads across Africa as Nigeria reports case in woman back from Uganda
Nigeria confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain on Tuesday, 20 October, the fourth country outside Congo to report an Ebola case. Investigators are now checking whether the patient crossed paths with a Kenyan patient at a Ugandan airport.
- Oct 19
Kenyan court convicts cult leader Paul Mackenzie of 191 murders over Shakahola deaths
The Mombasa court found Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused guilty on Monday, 19 October, with sentencing set for 6 November. The verdict covers the deaths of 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola forest.
- Oct 19
DRC confirms eighth Ebola province as Kenya reports its eighth case
North Ubangi became the eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to record Ebola cases, as national figures reached 9,455 cases and 4,561 deaths. Kenya, meanwhile, confirmed its eighth case in a patient who cared for the country's first patient.
- Oct 14
Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing its total to seven
Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed four new Ebola infections on 17 October 2026, three of them among health workers who treated the country's first patient. The cases are linked to an eastern DR Congo outbreak that the national health authority says has killed 4,510 people.
- Oct 14
Italian photographer Federico Veronesi wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 with elephant image
The image, called The Aftermath and shot in Namibia's Huab river valley, shows an elephant carrying a dead calf that was not her own. It tops the Natural History Museum's 2026 contest, which drew more than 65,000 entries from 121 countries and territories.
- Oct 13
DR Congo Ebola passes 9,000 confirmed cases as WHO plans Bundibugyo vaccine trial
Congolese health ministry data covering cases up to 12 October show 9,066 confirmed infections and 4,381 deaths, a 48.3% case fatality rate. WHO's vaccine advisers have announced a randomised trial platform for the Bundibugyo strain.
- Oct 11
Eliud Kipchoge wins Melbourne Marathon in course record 2:09:10, first win in three years
The 41-year-old Kenyan finished in 2:09:10 on a route that partly used the Albert Park Formula One circuit and ended inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, two seconds under the old race record.
- Oct 6
Kenya's first Ebola patient travelled undetected through three countries before dying in Nairobi
The man crossed Congo, Uganda and Kenya by road and air over almost a month without an Ebola test. Kenyan officials have traced 57 contacts, and a suspected second case has tested negative.
