Tanzanian Activist Reportedly Abducted in Kenya Still Missing after 24 Hours Tanzanian opposition activist and

Chadema youth organiser Twaha Salim Mwaipaya remained missing on Monday, October 26, 2026, more than 24 hours after he was reportedly seized in Kamulu, Machakos county, Kenya. Mwaipaya was reportedly abducted at approximately 2pm on Sunday, October 25, while travelling in a taxi to visit friends. Eyewitnesses reported that his abductors arrived in three vehicles, one of which was a Toyota Land Cruiser hardtop. ... According to Mukasa, Mwaipaya had sought refuge in Kenya after being abducted and tortured by Tanzanian police in an earlier incident. Meanwhile, Kenya's Linda Mwananchi Movement, led by Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna, also issued a statement condemning the abduction, calling it part of a troubling pattern of cross-border targeting of dissidents on Kenyan soil. The movement pointed to the November 2024 abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, who was seized in Nairobi and transferred to Uganda, where he appeared before a military court and remains detained. Tuko Niger Accuses Chad of Deadly Drone Attack in Which Two Civilians Died As their relations continue to deteriorate, Niger’s military government on Monday accused Chad of carrying out a deadly drone strike in which two civilians were killed and others wounded. In a statement by the authorities read on national television, it said it had summoned the Chadian ambassador following the incident. Niamey also demanded an immediate end to "hostile actions" and compensation for the damage caused. The government said the attack hit the Salvador Pass early on Saturday in the mountainous Emi Lulu area of northern Niger. The pass is located in a remote mining region near the borders with Algeria and Libya and is a key route for smuggling and militant activity. Africanews with AFP Investigators Deliver Report on Why Iranian Warships Took Part in Naval Drills off South Africa A report into why Iranian warships took part in naval drills off South Africa’s coast this year against the instructions of the country’s president has been finalized, his office said Tuesday. The report has been received by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa but will remain confidential while he reviews it, his office said in a statement. ... The drills took place during mass protests in Iran and a crackdown that killed more than 7,000 people. Ramaphosa ordered the investigation, led by a retired judge, in February, saying there was a “failure to heed the instruction” that Iranian vessels that had already traveled to South Africa for the planned exercises not take part. The investigation looked at whether Ramaphosa’s order was ignored by high-ranking members of the South African armed forces or officials at the Defense Ministry. The president ordered that the investigation report to him and not the Defense Ministry to ensure it was independent, his office said at the time.

Based on reporting by ACSS-EMAIL