Africa

The salmon industry is seen as an opportunity for economic transformation through value chain development: it could attract foreign investment, strengthen agro-processing and cold-chain infrastructure, increase export, create skilled and semi-skilled jobs

First 19.200 doses of Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug to be injected twice a year, have been delivered to Uganda, donated by Global Fund; approved by the National Drug Authority in January, it is a key step in efforts to curb infections

Deepening Tunisia-Algeria ties spark mounting scrutiny and criticism in Tunisia, where citizens fear a loss of sovereignty amid a rising wave of authoritarian interdependence

Chamber of Aquaculture and the WEF have launched Africa's first Blue Food Innovation Hub aiming to drive $10 million in sustainable investment and transform Ghana's aquatic food sector, now worth $600 million

Lychee Exporters Group is at the heart of a corruption and money laundering case involving a prominent businessmen in Madagascar, now reached by an international arrest warrant for 2019-20 export campaigns and suspicious financial flows covering 2019-2026

Over 370 structured poultry farms will support the planned cessation of broiler chicken imports starting January 2027; the Minister of Industry and Local Transformation announced it in his recent appearance on the TV program "Le Gouvernement s’exprime"

Human Rights Concern Eritrea is alarmed by reports of mass arrests, alleged torture, deportation risks faced by around 3000 Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers since 10.1.2026 based on documentation and photographic evidence received from Cairo

The official Opening of the 3rd Session of the 12th Parliament transcended legislative formality, transforming post-ceremonial luncheon into a high-calibre showcase of artistic excellence with a selection of local and international stars took to the stage

A key border post between DRC and Burundi reopened after over two months of closure triggered by an offensive by AFC/M23; the Kavimvira crossing, a vital trade route linking Uvira and Bujumbura, resumed operations as DRC regained control over the area

Cape Verde has entered the world's Top 30 in governance indices: the latest World Economics assessment for 2026 gave it an A rating and a score of 74, being the only African country with this distinction, thus sitting in first place on the continent

After completing 20-year sentences for embezzlement of public funds, former officials Roger Belinga, head of Cameroon Housing Corporation and Gérard Ondo Ndong, director of Special Inter-communal Equipment and Intervention Fund were released

The “Big Catch-Up” initiative, implemented with support from UNICEF, will step up efforts to restore childhood vaccination coverage weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic, reintegrating into immunizing programs 40.000 unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children

Rodney Sikumba, Minister of Tourism, has been recognised by Safari Club International as the 2026 International Legislator of the Year, a distinction highlighting his role in promoting sustainable-use conservation and wildlife policy on the global stage