Africa

Seychelles will develop a national cruise tourism strategy following a year-long major cost-benefit analysis made in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, focused on the impact on economy, society and environment.

A population of Witte's River Frog has been observed and studied in an alpine stream at al altitude of almost 4.000 meters on Mount Kilimanjaro, almost 1.000 meters above their known range, making it the highest-dwelling frog of the African continent

At least 29 high school students have been killed and 250 injured in a stampede at a high school in Bangui as an electrical explosion triggered by returning power after a failure brought panic among the 5.000 students sitting their final exams

25 years after the land reform program that seized land from white Zimbabwean farmers provoking international uprising and internal chaos, some of them have accepted a compensation deal that many think unfair while other social groups find it too generous

Zambia has acquired a 26% equity stake in Angola’s Benguela oil refinery, under construction in Lobito, thus transitioning from fuel-importer to strategic co-owner and making a shift toward energy independence and economic self-determination

Protests over government corruption and police brutality spread across the country, with demonstrators waving Kenyan flags and chanting President Ruto “must go”; security forces fired live rounds, rubber bullets, tear gas and clashes left 16 people dead

Citizen-owned Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises in the tourism industry will benefit from a new financing model, namely a loan for commercial purposes, following recent agreement between Stanbic Bank Botswana and Okavango Wilderness Safaris

The '200km of Huila', the traditional car race of Nossa Senhora do Monte Festival, will be the theme of a BBC documentary that is expected to be streamed next year on Amazon Prime

Fire at military weapons depot in Goudji area in N'Djamena, has killed at least 9 people, injuring 46 others that reportedly lay in an extremely serious condition; the explosions at Chad's main arsenal lasted for half an hour and could be heard miles away

Gabriel Valère Eteka Yemet has been appointed mediator of the Republic by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Zweli Martin Dlamini, editor of Swaziland News, has collected over R40.000.00 from eSwatini businesspeople and senior Government officials to purchase shoes for orphans and vulnerable children in the LaMgabhi eTiyeni Primary School of his home area

At the 2025 Ghana-China Business Summit, CEO of Ghana Tourism Authority has revealed plans to construct the country’s first amusement park in Cape Coast as well as confirming investors' interest in building eco-lodges in Kakum Park forest conservation

French mining group Eramet has pledged to safeguard over 10.000 jobs in Gabon as the country brings on its plan to ban raw manganese exports from 2029 in a bid to protect local economy