Africa

The 80 km stretch of road from Gitega to Ngozi doesn't offer any taxi (probox) direct link any more; due to increasing operation costs, drivers stop in Mutaho where clients must change car, with the result that fee have almost tripled

A group of Somali youths is organizing weekly beach cleanups in Mogadishu; despite limited support, they have collected over 2000 tons of trash in recent months and their dedication was recently recognized with the global Arab Volunteer Award

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, media reminded that in Cotonou a special centre provides support for children living with HIV, often contracted because only one in two infected pregnant women can access care to avoid parental transmission

Military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has sacked Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the entire government; the dismissal of the cabinet was announced in a decree signed by the junta leader on 6 December

Lesotho team of young debaters has left for Kampala, Uganda to compete in the International Sports Debate; it is composed of students from Leribe English Medium School, Qacha's Nek High School and Molapo High School

The country returned to first place in the Miss Intercontinental Africa pageant, thanks to Amanda Peresu-Moyo, after nine years since winning the title last time in December 2015 with Tendai Hunda

A recently presented new tax law proposes relief for taxpayers, providing for a tax reduction of personal income tax from 35% to 25%

The country renewed its utmost commitment and friendship with the Kremlin administration with the erection of a monument in honour of the late Russian mercenary group leader Wagner Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitriy Utkin in Bangui

The national table tennis team for the 2024 AUSC Region 5 Games, to be held in Namibia next year, has been unveiled; athletes emerged from national selection tournament organised by the Botswana Table Tennis Association

3 years on, researchers concluded that the impact of the incident that saw 1.000 tonnes of Japanese oil spilled into the ocean is still being felt in the country's mangroves; it has been described as 'worst environmental disaster Mauritius has ever faced'

Malawi will host the British Minister for Development, Women and Equal Opportunities, Anneliese Dodds on December 9-11, 2024; during her visit she will announce measures to drive growth in Africa, including educational support

Over 100 deaths have been caused by recent, still unidentified infection that is spreading in Kwango region showing a very high mortality rate; DRC has announced 'maximum alert' and surveillance levels have been raised in ports and airports worldwide