Africa

UNICEF has launched an urgent appeal for USD 278,2 million to support children in South Sudan in 2025 amid a growing humanitarian crisis

Positioning African fashion as a leader in sustainable practices is the objective of the 17th edition of Swahili Fashion Week&Awards 2024, which is being held from 6 to 8 December 2024 in Dar es Salaam with the theme "Discover what makes Africa beautiful"

A nationwide integrated measles-rubella vaccination campaign has ben launched by the Ministry of Health for children aged six months to fourteen years; the last campaign was in 2019

A $500 million plan to combat land degradation and improve food security in Ethiopia was approved by the Climate Investment Funds; more than half the country is subject to degradation and 11 million hectares are at risk of desertification

The military authorities took control of the uranium mining operations of French nuclear company Orano; after coming to power, they stated that they would review the regulations governing the extraction of raw materials by foreign companies

Cameroonian-Swiss Koyo Kouoh, 57, has been appointed Director of the Visual Arts Sector of the next Venice Biennale, with the specific task of curating the 61st International Art Exhibition in 2026, becoming the first African woman to oversee the event

The know-how linked to the preparation of attiéké, an ancestral and emblematic dish of Côte d'Ivoire, has been included in the list of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of Côte d'Ivoire

All commercial banks operating in Libya can now offer interest-free loans for electronic purchases, to help citizens cope with the country's current liquidity crisis

Lawyers at Irwin Mitchell have revealed the Cape Verde hotels at the centre of repeated E.coli, salmonella and bacterial infection shigella outbreaks: over 1.400 holidaymakers have instructed the law firm following their holidays to the islands

Construction of a 185 km railway line linking major cities in the North has been launched as part of Algeria's objective to grow its 5.000 km railway network and ensure complete connectivity by 2035, integrating strategic freight and passenger lines