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Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 21, 2026 — Nigeria confirms first Ebola case since 2014 with 44 contacts monitored; over 150 reported killed in Abyei market strike; Senegal launches 72-hour general strike over purchasing power; Egypt approves Banque du Caire flotation. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, October 21, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

US envoy Steve Witkoff is in Saint Petersburg, holding talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The face to face meeting comes after he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders in Oslo. Witkoff is due to return to the Norwegian capital after his visit to Russia. Washington seeks to breathe new life into US-led efforts to end the war. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani.

US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as US President Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. The day before, the American official had met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, Norway. Details by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Philip Turle.

Egypt may be about to join the war against Houthis. Saudi Arabia has come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed group in recent weeks after a collapse of a truce in Yemen in September. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Egypt mid-September to request potential military support from the country – a demand put before parliament by the Egyptian president on Saturday. Story by Camille Corcoran.

Italy approved troop deployment after intense riots in Milan. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni toughened security laws after clashes between youths and the police, following a weekend of unrest in several Italian cities. FRANCE 24's correspondent Seema Gupta reports from the ground.

Egypt's parliament on Monday delayed a debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia until next week, state media reported, after an emergency session ended without a decision a day earlier. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr May Darwich, Associate Professor in International Relations of the Middle East at the University of Birmingham. She explains that "this kind of military operation does not really have any objectives or exit strategy so at the moment this might actually weaken Egypt's regional role".

Mortazavi: The war on Iran could strengthen Iranian nationalism rather than trigger regime change.

Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year's war.

A truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to be supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted.

A re-ignition of Yemen's war has left the chronically sick who need treatment trapped in the country.

O Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública autorizou a atuação da Força Nacional de Segurança Pública por 90 dias na região da Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte, no Pará. A medida prevê apoio aos órgãos de segurança pública federais e estaduais. O trabalho será voltado à preservação da ordem pública e à proteção das pessoas e do patrimônio. Segundo a Portaria nº 1.321/2026, publicada nesta segunda-feira (19), a ação tem caráter temporário e planejado. Atuação Notícias relacionadas:Após dez anos, Belo Monte ainda enfrenta críticas sociais e ambientais.Belo Monte: Dino determina liberação de R$ 19 milhões a indígenas.Dino determina participação de indígenas nos ganhos de Belo Monte.A Força Nacional atuará em conjunto com os órgãos de segurança pública do Pará, sob coordenação da Polícia Federal. O número de agentes empregados na operação será definido pela Diretoria da Força Nacional de Segurança Pública, vinculada à Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Pública do ministério. O órgão que solicitou a atuação da Força Nacional ficará responsável pelo apoio logístico e deverá fornecer a infraestrutura necessária para a operação. Década Este ano, a inauguração oficial da Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte completou uma década este ano. O empreendimento foi pensado em meados da década de 1970 e ganhou repercussão internacional desde que surgiu a proposta de desviar 80% do fluxo do Rio Xingu, em um trecho de 130 quilômetros, para abastecer o reservatório de Belo Monte. Para marcar a data, a Associação Interamericana para a Defesa do Ambiente (Aida), o Conselho Indigenista Missionário (Cimi), a Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira (Coiab) e outras entidades divulgaram carta aberta em defesa das comunidades indígenas, ribeirinhas e pescadoras artesanais de todo o médio curso do Rio Xingu. O documento destacou o agravamento das violações contra esses povos, ao longo dos anos, por causa das mudanças climáticas. Sob administração da empresa concessionária Norte Energia, maior acionista do empreendimento, desde 2010, a usina no Rio Xingu atende a uma média de 5% da demanda por energia elétrica do país ao ano, em todos os estados. Segundo a Norte Energia, mais de R$ 8 bilhões foram investidos nos compromissos socioambientais assumidos no licenciamento.

Ukraine's president has told Elon Musk that any restriction on the Starlink's system cost lives.

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian jet-powered drone struck a supermarket in its Odesa region on Thursday.

The former head of Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency on Wednesday sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation weeks before elections in a row over responsibility for Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu, who polls show in a tight race to stay in power in the October 27 election, has been hammered by the opposition for failing to prevent the attack, the deadliest day in Israeli history. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports.

Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv's military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down.

Houthis attempt to raise the cost of the Yemen war for Saudi Arabia as attacks, fighting intensify.

Job offers in Russia have pulled Dominican men towards the war in Ukraine. Here is how the scheme works, what officials say and what is still unknown. The post Russia War Recruitment Scams: How Dominicans Are Lured appeared first on The Rio Times.

Colombia's Miguel Uribe Turbay murder plot: his widow, María Claudia Tarazona, says the order came from Congress. She has published no evidence. The post Uribe Widow Says Plot Came From Congress appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ethiopian troops reached Zalambessa on the Eritrean border by Tuesday 13 October, as both governments trade accusations of aggression at the UN. The post Ethiopian Troops Reach Zalambessa by 13 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.

A federal court in Porto Alegre convicted 13 men in a Brazil cocaine ring that prosecutors say shipped more than 14 tonnes to Europe in two years. The post Brazil Cocaine Ring Gets Up to 54 Years appeared first on The Rio Times.

BBC Ukraine Correspondent Dan Johnson is in Kyiv, where at least three people were killed in overnight strikes.

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv for a second consecutive day without advance warning.

Riots struck several towns in Mauritius on Monday night, damaging police stations and burning vehicles after a police shooting near the capital. The post Mauritius Arrests 10 as Riots Damage Police Stations appeared first on The Rio Times.

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Al-Shaer, “Am I real, or just a number in this war?” In I Am Still Alive: Dispatches from Gaza, Palestinian writer Mahmoud Al-Shaer explores how war transforms memory, childhood and the meaning of existence. Recounting his family's displacement, his daughter's understanding of a world reduced to tents, and his evacuation from Gaza, he reflects on writing as an act of resistance against erasure. His testimony reveals how the struggle for survival extends beyond physical destruction to the preservation of identity, collective memory and the possibility of a normal life.

Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Rescuers evacuated all 15 crew members from one ship, the Maltese-flagged Chelsea 3, with five receiving treatment for minor injuries, Radev said in a video posted to social media. The crew, which included seven Ukrainian citizens and eight Azerbaijani citizens, reported the ship’s deck and hull were hit by three aerial drones. One crew member...

Snipers have been deployed outside entrances to the Palestine Medical Complex, WAFA reported.

Residents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels.

At least three people were killed and 37 injured in Kharkiv as Russia launched repeated aerial attacks on the north-eastern Ukrainian city on Monday and overnight. Strikes also caused damage near Lviv, in western Ukraine.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo waved a scarf with the Saudi flag after Al Nassr’s victory.

Israeli strike on tent in Gaza’s Khan Younis kills three