Museveni commissioned 280 officer cadets at Uganda Military Academy Kabamba on Oct. 20, calling livestock theft from Parish Development Model farmers "sabotage," as Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba reported a rise in violent crime.
The European Parliament gave its 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal Court and its officials on Oct. 22, 13 days after the U.S. Treasury put the court on its sanctions list. Metsola also named Tanzania's Tundu Lissu.
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama told the FT Africa Summit in London that aid cuts, including USAID's, leave Ghana a $154 million yearly gap, $74 million of it in health, and urged Africa to end aid dependency.
Trade Minister Parks Tau urged South African firms to use China's duty-free access, which runs to April 30, 2028. SARS issued 25,975 certificates of origin from June to August, and declarations rose 199% year on year.
South Africa's National Treasury invited comment on a framework to guide financial institutions' climate transition plans, saying the country needs investment of about 4.4% of GDP a year through 2050. Comments close Dec. 10.
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station's Unit 1 is back on South Africa's grid after an Oct. 16 protection trip. Eskom's investigation found a conservative relay setting contributed, and says nuclear safety was not affected. Unit 2 remains in planned maintenance.
The South African Police Service says 156,131 people registered on its recruitment portal in under 24 hours for 5,500 trainee posts, and 29,013 had already submitted applications. The drive closes on Nov. 13, 2026.
South Africa's NSFAS has received 868,626 applications for 2027 student funding, 70.98% from women and 653,778 from social grant recipients, with applications closing Oct. 31 and no extension.
The U.N. Security Council heard on Oct. 20 that security in the Central African Republic's north-east is fragile, as Washington warned against a "static mission" and others urged a slow handover before MINUSCA's mandate expires Nov. 15.
Nigeria's Presidential Task Force on Ebola met in emergency session at the State House in Abuja on Oct. 21, a day after the country's first case. Health Minister Pate said contacts are being traced and isolated and the incident management system is active.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Let the Trump Administration Enforce Its Policy Ending Hormone Therapy for Transgender Federal Inmates
The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 denied the Trump administration's request to stay a court order blocking the Bureau of Prisons' 2026 policy ending hormone therapy and social accommodations for inmates with gender dysphoria. Justices Thomas and Alito would have granted the stay.
SADC chair Cyril Ramaphosa opened a virtual Extraordinary Summit on Oct. 21, calling for inclusive dialogue in Madagascar, peace in eastern Congo and preparation for a new El Niño, as leaders met to appoint a deputy executive secretary and elect the security organ's incoming chair.