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[The Observer @observerug]

Rwandan ex-soldier, government critic beheaded in Uganda

Robert Kabera, 50, popularly known as Sergeant Robert, was a former instructor and soloist with the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Army Jazz Band.

His headless body was discovered on Saturday, October 17, at a eucalyptus plantation in Luwala village, Kamengo sub-county, where he was building a house.

Kabera fled Rwanda for Uganda in November 2020 with his wife, saying he feared for his safety.

On October 23, 2023, he reportedly survived an attack in Kampala, with the assailants warning, “even if you run to America, we will find you and kill you”

https://t.co/IwjGd3ApwT

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

World Food Programme says ending aid for half million in Gaza due to funding shortfall

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

China has upgraded its military base in Djibouti, which should significantly enhance its ability to monitor military activity across the Middle East and Africa, according to a new report by @csis.org.

https://t.co/7bxTb8K0w1

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Tanzania leads East Africa’s stock markets with a 66% gain since the start of 2026.

Here is how the markets have performed:

— Tanzania: +66%
— Uganda: +62%
— Rwanda: +45%
— Kenya: +28%

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Verdict due in Kenya for doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie and 29 followers accused of murdering 191 children.
More than 400 bodies were found in Shakahola forest. One father tells the BBC he lost all six of his children but has only been able to bury one.
https://t.co/Ru9zjO38x8

[The Elephant @theelephantinfo]

Millennials (born 1981–1996) were poised to be Kenya’s generation of change. Entering public life as the first internet generation under President Kibaki, we were educated, digitally connected, socially aware and politically curious – labelled audacious radicals. Yet, now, in our 30s and 40s, many have grown cynical and disillusioned. Relationships falter, visions of societal change fade, and youthful bravado wanes. What happened? A generation once brimming with hope drifts into failed marriages, strained ties, underemployment, financial distress, addictions, incel echo chambers, cynicism towards organised religion, and fixation on state power. How did it come to this?

Analysis: https://t.co/GoLWNQoFBz

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

City pastor linked to sh2.9b gold theft

Pastor Mwesige of Good News Church was arrested on October 2, during an operation at his church premise. Upon interrogation, he admitted to knowing the American investors, adding that the money in question was used to set up Ukuri Aperture Science Innovation Ltd in Karamoja.

DETAILS 👉👉https://t.co/0sIYPcnBBs

#VisionUpdates

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya plans to build an Sh80 billion nuclear research reactor at Konza Technopolis to produce cancer-related medical isotopes locally and reduce reliance on imports.

The project will be implemented through a public-private partnership (PPP).

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Indian police are using A.I. to monitor leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protests and to arrest them preemptively before the next protest. https://t.co/iqPZyFu5E0

[African @ali_naka]

"Family members and associates of congolese President Tshisekedi are involved in the illegal exploitation, looting, and laundering of copper and cobalt revenues in the southeastern mining provinces of Haut-Katanga and Lualaba."

[FRANCE 24 @FRANCE24]

Louvre's $100 million crown jewels still missing one year after daring heist
➡️ https://t.co/UDWiDtRc4E

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged the world not to forget Palestinians in Gaza.

In a video with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, he condemns the dehumanisation of victims and the suffering of children.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions. https://t.co/F43ytZwD6o

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Netanyahu has committed genocide, yet Trump endorses him. I suppose that's not worse than aiding and abetting the genocide, which Trump also did. https://t.co/FvNdnK1w1T

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

The Indian protesters say the Modi government’s removal of 130 million names from voter rolls will benefit the ruling BJP by eliminating potential votes among members of India’s Muslim community. The changes come as seven states go to the polls in 2027. https://t.co/DXQ7MxTmvr

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

This is what billionaire ownership of the media means:

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta shut down the No Kings account for hours during the height of their protests.

Meta suppressed accounts supporting Brazil President Lula da Silva in the recent election.

Larry Ellison’s TikTok blocked advertising for a documentary criticizing Elon Musk.

Fight back. Defeat oligarchy. Preserve democracy.

[Mwesigye Samantha @scamwesigye2]

Sexual harassment case against Court of Appeal Judge Gashirabake resumes on October 29 https://t.co/F4GbqpN4JM

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

White slaves to Holland and proof of Africa's resistance to colonialism happened today in 1670: The Battle of Kitombo ended in total defeat for Portuguese, which invaded the independent Soyo State (Angola) to curtail its growing power and to enslave its people. The Soyo kill most of the 500 Portuguese soldiers and their allies in battle, and sell the survivors as white slaves to the Dutch.

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican has said, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics. Some 20.3% of Catholics live in Africa and 20.2% in Europe, with the Americas accounting for 47.7%, Asia 11% and Oceania 0.8%.
https://t.co/jeO2gVan3H

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Belgium, France, Italy and Portugal to protest rising living costs, low wages and housing shortages, putting pressure on governments across the European Union.

🔗 https://t.co/EOXleUTLCP