Africa

Believe Guta, an entrepreneur and litigation expert in Kadoma, has sent a potion to Parliament calling for mandatory DNA testing in maintenance case, saying paternity must be proven as defaulting fathers face jail if fail to support children

"Vivir en tinieblas" (Living in Darkness), a local cinematography project, will be launched on the big screen on 19 September in Malabo; the film explores themes of hope, empowerment, and justice, generating crucial reflections on social reality

The unemployment rate in the Kavango East region has increased from 48% in 2011 to 52% in 2023 according to data just released by the Namibia Statistics Agency from the recent Population and Housing Census; youth unemployment, at 60,4%, is even higher

Legislation has been proposed to make the sale of counterfeit fertilizers and seeds a non-bailable offence; the measure, designed to protect one of Zambia’s most vital sectors, was hailed as timely and much-needed as it will help farmers

Police physically removed Auditor General Modou Ceesay from his office after he refused to give up the post, following a reshuffle by President Barrow; Ceesay's lawyer will file a case before the Supreme Court to challenge the ‘illegal and forceful’ act

The 37th Sahara 2025 Exhibition and Conference aims to support the government’s plan to raise Egyptian agricultural exports to $12bn by 2025; Egypt is the first African supplier of organic produce to EU and is now targeting Middle East and Africa

All amateur radio licenses are temporarily suspend for irregularities in their issuance; the measure seeks to establish a new regulatory framework for effective control of telecommunications frequencies and equipment within national security guidelines

Construction costs have increased 40% y-o-y due to a surge in price of materials (+35%), equipment rentals (+61%) and labor (+60%), the later due to higher demand of skilled workers and wage adjustments in the sector

Al Jazeera reported voices of women speaking from refugee camps in Chad, were hundreds of thousands of women and girls have fled leaving Sudan, only to encounter more merciless violence

The strategic town of EL-Dheer, Galgadud is now back under the control of the government forces after it was seized days before, guns in hand, by the Al-Qaeda linked group Al-Shabaab in what is the most significant incursion in months

Fuel tankers in Sikasso were set on fire by armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin JNIM, affiliated to al-Qaida, videos showed, in what is an escalation of the militants' grip on the country’s by blocking fuel imports from neighboring countries

Ballot papers for 16 September General Election have been delivered from its Kamuzu International Airport warehouse to all 229 constituency tally centres: the Malawi Electoral Commission confirmed the key activity in preparations for the polls