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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE2419 Sept 2026

China is now Rwanda’s biggest export market – now comes the hard part

In the first quarter of 2026, China became the leading destination for Rwandan exports, accounting for 26% of the total, compared with less than 5% just one year earlier. A spectacular shift, driven by the removal of Chinese tariffs on…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE2419 Sept 2026

Tunisia’s booming boat industry: From pleasure craft to luxury yachts

In Tunisia, the summer is ending, but the boating season is still in swing. The boating industry has been quietly growing, despite an overall sluggish economy. Since the sector was reorganized through a trade association in 2024, there…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE2419 Sept 2026

37 die in Nigerian custody: Reports blame overcrowding, government disputes claim

Authorities in north-central Nigeria are investigating the deaths of 37 people while they were in custody for illegal mining. Officials say the detainees died at a detention facility in Niger state, with the Nigerian Security and Civil…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalAssociated Press in Jerusalem19 Sept 2026

Israeli president pardons combat medic who shot dead wounded Palestinian attacker

Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter of man who stabbed soldier continues to divide country Israel’s president has pardoned a combat medic who shot dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalNolethu Ndude19 Sept 2026

Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude

The country has one of the highest femicide rates in the world, and women are yet again being asked to remove themselves from public life to counter it When I heard the authorities advising women in and around Kempton Park, the site of a…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE2419 Sept 2026

Suspected alcohol poisoning in Nigeria's Ondo State kills at least 49 people

In Nigeria's Ondo state, at least 49 people have died and 100 others injured after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol. Local authorities say 'Monkey Shoulder', a locally brewed herbal drink with high alcohol content is believed…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont19 Sept 2026

From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary

As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election campaign First there was a moment of stunned silence. Then, in the Sala Grande, the main screening hall of the Venice film festival…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalMaanvi Singh18 Sept 2026

Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say

Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalHélène Daouphars18 Sept 2026

Uproar in Niger state, 37 die in custody

In tonights programme, investigation is ongoing into the death in custody of thirty-seven people, accused of illegal mining in Nigeria. Also,Tunisia is emerging as a major boat-building hub, serving both local buyers and international…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalEromo Egbejule in Abidjan and agencies18 Sept 2026

Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died

Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalTiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro18 Sept 2026

Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election

Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for…

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