African News for October 15, 2026

Here is today's essential African news, selected from the press. Each headline links to the full article on the publisher's website.

DRC: how to explain the rapid spread of the Ebola epidemic in the east of the country? — Five months after the official declaration of the epidemic, Ebola continues to spread in the eastern DRC. With 9,144 confirmed cases and 4,410 deaths, this outbreak has become the deadliest recorded in the… (RFI)

Cameroon: six months after the creation of a vice-presidential post, the position remains vacant — In Cameroon, six months after the promulgation of the law establishing a post of Vice-President of the Republic, the position remains vacant. A situation that raises questions, as this new role is officially… (RFI)

Madagascar: one year after taking power, Michaël Randrianirina celebrates "Freedom Day" — In Madagascar, October 14 is now a national holiday, on par with June 26, Independence Day. Named "Freedom Day," it commemorates the proclamation of the first Malagasy Republic on… (RFI)

Ebola: Kenya announces a second case, but "no large-scale spread" — In Kenya, the Ministry of Health announced this Wednesday evening: there is a second case of Ebola in the country, and this time it is not a person who has traveled. For a week, the authorities… (France 24)

Ethiopia: how disinformation on social media blurs the reality of the war — In Ethiopia, the resumption of fighting in Tigray is accompanied by another battle, less visible but just as decisive: the battle for information. On social media, manipulated videos, old images… (France 24)

In Mali, the army implicitly acknowledges a blunder — A strike in Mali caused nearly ten casualties, including women and children, on October 12. Usually quick to deny collateral damage, the Malian army acknowledged a "tragic incident" without providing details… (Jeune Afrique)

Cabinet reshuffle in Mauritania: for Ghazouani, one step closer to a third term? — The significant government change carried out by the Mauritanian president on October 10 cost the Minister of Energy his job, following the fire at two electrical transformer stations in Nouakchott. But the… (Jeune Afrique)

In Côte d’Ivoire, how Lionel Soulard became the essential face of Cargill in cocoa — Faced with the instability of cocoa prices, the Ivorian "brown gold" sector, key to the economy of the world's leading bean producer, is looking for a second wind. The head of Cargill West Africa and the group of… (Jeune Afrique)