A $3,2 million loan agreement to improve the National Switch payment system, supportin the clearing and settlement of high volume and retail payments across the country, was signed with the African Development Bank Group

The Portuguese School of São Tomé and Príncipe is being rehabilitated and expanded to meet the demand for students in the archipelago, which has doubled to 700 since its creation in 2016

The country will participate for the first time in this year's Olympic Games, with three disciplines: athletics, canoeing and judo, with the expectation of a 'participation with dignity'

Unicef's Regional Director for West and Central Africa congratulated the government for protecting children's rights, especially in the area of immunisation, but emphasised challenges related to the quality of education and the violence against children

The Prime Minister called for support from oil companies operating in the Exclusive Economic Zone to implement the energy transition, stressing that he wanted a country focused on tourism and preserving the environment