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African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf welcomed the agreement to bring Formula 1 to Rwanda as "a significant milestone for African sport" and commended Kigali, 10 days after the deal was announced and Congo objected.
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The U.N. and Switzerland hosted nearly two dozen countries in Geneva on Oct. 21 to coordinate Sudan peace efforts. Neither the army-led government nor the RSF took part. Swiss envoy Alexandre Fasel said the drone war "kills mostly civilians."
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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.
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The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights entered into force 40 years ago today. The African Commission marks it in Dakar with a forum meant to produce a 10-year roadmap, as its 89th session closes.
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In Abidjan, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told President Ouattara that suspension from the AU must not mean abandoning a country's people, and urged states to ratify the AU's cross-border and free movement treaties.
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U.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell says South Africa refused three of Washington's "Five Asks," including condemning the "Kill the Boer" chant and easing race-based mining rules. A Sept. 15 visa policy and a 12.5% Section 301 tariff are in force; Pretoria has summoned him three times.
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AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf says the AU rejects seizing power by force in Congo, welcomes Tshisekedi's inclusive dialogue, and urges respect for the ceasefire and the Doha and Washington peace processes.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that troops massing on the Ethiopia and Eritrea border could become a broader war, urged Ethiopia to respond in a measured way, and said ending sanctions on Eritrea was meant to help U.S. mediation.
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President Bola Tinubu has mourned Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole, the former Daily Times managing director, diplomat and political figure, who died at 86, praising a life of "national service."
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ECOWAS and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) held their first ministerial dialogue in Dakar on Oct. 17 and agreed to form joint working groups toward a framework cooperation agreement, the joint communiqué says.
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Congo's foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, said Formula One's planned Rwanda Grand Prix would “polish the image of an authoritarian leader” and demanded guarantees that no conflict minerals fund it. The U.S. sanctioned Rwanda's military in March over M23.
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The U.N. Support Mission in Libya's mandate expires Oct. 31, 2026. The Security Council will hear Hanna Tetteh and vote on renewal as the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity and the eastern government remain divided.
