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Today in Africa — October 21, 2026: Africa CDC Calls Emergency Ebola Meeting, Burkina Faso Restores the Death Penalty

OkayAfrica has scoured the Internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. On Oct. 21, coverage includes: the confirmation of Nigeria’s first Ebola case prompting an invitation for a meeting of Africa’s health ministers; a unanimous parliamentary death penalty vote in Burkina Faso that rights groups say could be used against critics of the military government; and more.

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