Africa

Several thousand Malian Tuaregs, including women and children, refugees across the border in Algeria, were expelled after an ultimatum from the Algerian authorities who reportedly suspected various trafficking, in particular that of arms

The opposition party The Transformers, led by former prime minister Succes Masra, will boycott the legislative elections on 29 December, deploring the maintenance of an electoral timetable that is impossible to meet due to heavy flooding

The floods that occurred in 2024 caused the loss of some 855.629 tonnes of food, the latest FAO estimates reveal; at the end of September, the data showed almost 2,5 million hectares of farmland directly affected by the weather phenomenon

President Kais Saied was sworn in for a second term after being re-elected with 90,7% of the vote, calling in his inauguration speech for a 'cultural revolution' to combat unemployment, terrorism and corruption

Porto Novo, in Santo Antão, will host a fish treatment and processing centre to supply the municipality's school canteens, an investment planned as part of the Terra Azul project

The country was chosen as the place of preparation for Miss France finalists

The President of India Droupadi Murmu spoke at the India-Malawi Business Meet in Lilongwe addressing government officials, representatives of trade associations, investors as well as small and medium-sized enterprises

12 galleries of the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza have been opened, but the official opening date is not yet known; the museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world devoted to treasures from pyramids and other periods

Djibouti signed with Egypt a milestone agreement to build a 276,5 kilowatt solar power plant to increase the country's energy independence; ties between the two countries have obviously benefitted and been reinforced