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1. Africa: All of Africa Today - October 9, 2026

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2. South Africa: Home Affairs Withdraws Asylum Directive After Violent Anti-Immigration Protests

   [allAfrica] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has withdrawn a directive on the intake of asylum applications following violent anti-immigration protests in Durban and Soweto, as the government seeks to find a way to implement a Constitutional Court ruling without further escalating tensions.

3. South Africa: Four Killed in Germiston Shack Fire - South African News Briefs - October 9, 2026

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4. Kenya: Wajir Patient Tests Negative for Ebola, Positive for Malaria, Duale Says

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that a patient in Wajir County who was being assessed for a possible Ebola infection has tested negative for the virus but positive for malaria.

5. South Africa: Ten Cars Torched As Xenophobic Violence Erupts in Soweto

   [Daily Maverick] Ten cars were set alight in Orlando West, Soweto, on Thursday following violence between community members and foreign shop owners.