Today in Africa — October 3, 2025: Tunisian Man Faces Death Sentence Over Posts Criticizing President, UN Slashes Food Aid for 750,000 People in Somalia, Paul Biya’s Daughter Urges Cameroonians Not to Vote for Her Father

Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

Calls for GenZ protests in Algeria framed in media as Moroccan plot

Copycat calls in Algeria for youth-led demonstrations like those in neighbouring Morocco have been denounced as a Moroccan plot to destabilise the country by Algerian pro-government media. While Morocco has been gripped this week by protests...

Man is sentenced to death for Facebook post criticising Tunisia's president

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:44 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 09:52 EDT, 3 October 2025 A man has received the death penalty for making Facebook posts criticising the Tunisian president, his lawyer said on Friday. The...

Israeli Navy intercepts final vessel of Sumud Flotilla — TV

TEL AVIV, October 3. /TASS/. The Israeli Navy has intercepted the final vessel of the Sumud Flotilla headed for the Gaza Strip, Israel's Channel 12 reported. According to the broadcaster, technical issues made the yacht Marinette lag behind the...

World Football: Where to Watch This Weekend’s Matches on TV

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Below is the detailed broadcast schedule of the main official fixtures taking place across Arab, African, European and international pitches on Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5 (Tunisian time)....

Tunisia: "Environment in Gabes destroyed for years, situation must be urgently addressed" - Head of State

In a meeting, on Tuesday, with Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani, Minister of the Environment, Habib Abid, and Minister of the Industry, Energy, and Mines, Fatma Thabet Chiboub, President Kaïs Saïed said "that the environment in Gabès has been...

Six films to see at the BFI London Film Festival 2025

The BFI’s London Film Festival (LFF) began, as the story goes, after one Sunday Times film critic at a dinner party in the 1950s lamented the dearth of film festivals in the capital. While this is not a complaint that can be made today, as the...

Pakistan's three musical maestros nominated for AKMA

KARACHI: The finalists for the Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA) 2025 have been announced, bringing global attention to a diverse line-up of artists whose work reflects both tradition and innovation. Among the 22 nominees from around the world, three...

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arrival Of Samud Flotilla In Gaza -- Crowd Gathered On Tunisia Beach To Support Them Passing By

Does a video show a crowd on a beach in Gaza who came to greet the arriving Samud Flotilla? No, that's not true: The crowd in the video gathered on Sidi Bou Said beach near Tunis, which is 1,400 miles across the Mediterranean Sea from Gaza. The...

Israeli Attack on the Flotilla of Soumoud to Gaza: Tunisian Parliament Mobilizes (Video)

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On Wednesday evening, Israeli occupation forces attacked several ships of the “Flotilla of Soumoud”, a humanitarian convoy aiming to break the Gaza blockade. This attack led to the arrest of dozens of activists,...

Preview: London Film Festival 69th Edition 2025

THE London Film Festival (8-19 October) opens in church with Wake Up Dead Man. Daniel Craig reprises Detective Benoit Blanc in this third Knives Out instalment. The harsh yet seemingly popular Monsignor Wicks (Josh Brolin) has been murdered. The...

Sharjah Ruler launches Arabic studies centre at Portuguese university

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, has inaugurated Portugal's first centre for Arabic studies, at the University of Coimbra. The centre, within the university’s faculty of arts and humanities, operates under the supervision...

From Ambition to Inclusive Growth: Artificial Intelligence in the Middle East

If there’s one thing that stood out, such as in the World Economic Forum’s recent agendas on ‘Intelligent Economies’, it’s that artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from theory to reality across the Middle East region. Whether it’s in the...

How to watch Conference League 2025/26: live stream options, TV channels, free streams

Watch 2025/26 Conference League live streams to see clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and all across the continent do battle for European silverware. Just the fifth edition of the revamped version of UEFA's third competition, English clubs...

Tunisia – Mass Dismissal: French Company Fires 45 Tunisian Engineers Without Paying Their Dues [Video]

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The city of Sfax has recently been shaken by a social and professional scandal that has rocked Tunisia’s technology sector. A French company operating in the country abruptly dismissed 45 Tunisian engineers,...

Cinema: The Simpsons Return, 20 Years After the First Film

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Good news for fans of television and film: Disney and 20th Century Studios have announced on Instagram that Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa will return to the big screen in July 2027. This marks exactly 20 years...

Katerina Taneva: The Political Awakening of the “Digital Generation”

When the Arab Spring erupted across the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and 2011, social media proved to be more than just a digital novelty — it became a tool of revolution. Facebook pages and Twitter hashtags helped young people organize...

Number of Sumud flotilla vessels intercepted by Israel up to nine — TV

DUBAI, October 2. /TASS/. Israeli forces have intercepted nine vessels of the Sumud flotilla carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians heading to the shores of the Gaza Strip, the international mission's information committee said. "Israeli...

Israeli ships block Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla — TV

TUNISIA, October 1. /TASS/. Israeli ships have blocked the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is sailing towards the Gaza Strip coast on a humanitarian mission, the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported. According to the report, communication with...

Israel starts intercepting ships of Global Sumud Flotilla, arresting activists — TV

TUNISIA, October 1. /TASS/. Israel has launched an operation to intercept vessels and detain activists of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, transporting humanitarian cargo, the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported. "Our ships are...