KMD says its October–December forecast stands although rains have started late in places, and an ICPAC climate scientist says a strong El Niño does not mean extremely heavy rain, the Kenya News Agency reported on 16 October.
The first World Boxing Africa Elite Men's and Women's Championships are being held at the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi, running until 28 October, and Kenya's Hit Squad will field 40 boxers, Citizen Digital reported on 15 October.
Kenya's under-17 women meet China in their first Group E game at the U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco on 19 October, Capital FM and KBC reported.
Ethiopia has joined PAPSS, which will let its financial institutions make cross-border payments with institutions across Africa, the National Bank of Ethiopia and PAPSS said on 15 October 2026.
A two-night drive from Nairobi through the Rift Valley to Hell's Gate, Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru, with the Kenya Wildlife Service park fees in force since 1 October 2025.
Sentai Simons says a Chinese AI model let him build the JibuDocs legal-records tool for about US$25,000, against more than US$1 million for a commercial service, Xinhua reported on 15 October 2026.
Forty-five countries jointly released the Framework of World Vocational and Technical Education Standards at the closing ceremony of the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in Tianjin on 17 October, Xinhua reported on 17 October 2026. Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, chaired a preparatory meeting for the Tanzanian delegation on 15 October, Xinhua reported that day.
Kenya's tourism ministry and the Centum Foundation want to raise US$1 million for a five-year programme covering trail marking, sanitation and emergency response on Mount Kenya, Capital FM reported on 16 October 2026.
In 2026, 66% of Madagascar’s population lived within mobile broadband coverage but did not use mobile internet, the GSMA said on 16 October 2026.
Goodwill (Tanzania) Ceramic broke ground on 14 October on a third tile line and a second porcelain phase in Mkuranga, Tanzania's The Citizen newspaper reported on 16 October 2026.
Only devices from approved private vendors will be used to monitor dry cargo and motor vehicles under customs control from 26 October, and KRA's own fuel seals for wet cargo will be phased out gradually, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a notice dated 16 October.
KNH says surgeons rebuilt a 26-year-old man's windpipe on 24 September with the breathing tube kept out of the surgical field, a first in Africa, The Star reported on 16 October 2026.
