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Today in Africa — October 19, 2026: Kenyan Starvation Cult Leader Convicted of Murder, Samora Machel Remembered 40 Years After His Death

OkayAfrica has scoured the Internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. On Oct. 19, coverage includes: a guilty verdict for Paul Mackenzie and 30 co-accused in the starvation deaths of 190 children and one adult in a coastal Kenyan forest; a joint South Africa and Mozambique ceremony honoring the late Mozambican president, whose 1986 plane crash in the Lebombo Mountains remains unexplained; and more.