Africa Malawi The Malawi Law Society issued a firm call to action to curb the rise of political violence following the recent street protest: in a public statement, MLS reminded President Lazarus Chakwera of his sworn duty to uphold peace and unity in the nation
Africa Comoros A €20 million project will strengthen sustainable natural resource management and rural development around the Mwali National Park for the next 6 years thanks to funding from the European Union and the Afd for €6 million and €14 million respectively
Africa Algeria A detention order was issued against Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal at the court in Dar El Beida, Algiers; official Algerian news agency Aps called Sansal a 'pseudo-intellectual worshipped by the French extreme right'
Africa Seychelles The Ocean Festival, known as SUBIOS, will be take place after five years starting today; it has evolved over to encompass a wider range of activities and sectors, from sailing and water sports to sustainable seafood gastronomy and diving
Africa Togo The data collection phase for the fifth national agricultural census begins on 30 November following training sessions for census-takers, scheduled from 27 to 29 November in the respective prefectures
Africa South Sudan A test of the first weighing system recently installed at Nimule border crossing was carried out, a step towards forward for the monitoring and regulation of transport; one of the goals is to mitigate the damage caused by overloading on South Sudan roads
Africa Angola A summit on the Lobito Corridor development project, railway link between the Atlantic and DRC, will be held in December with the participation of Zambia, DRC, Tanzania and the United States, to accelerate the attraction of the necessary investments
Africa Benin Minimum conditions that Afro-descendants applying for citizenship must have, published in a July law, have now been implemented by decree: 'persons of African descent deported in the slave trade and triangular trade' can apply for Beninese naturalisation
Africa Cameroon A new 'local development tax' proposed by the government as part of the local tax reform project will mainly serve to finance infrastructure projects
Africa Cape Verde Macau Legend Development Limited announced that it will challenge the Cape Verdean government's decision to terminate contracts previously awarded to the gaming company for the development of an integrated resort
Africa eSwatini The Eswatini Paralympic Committee has made public its intention to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics; local paralympic athletes have long been unable to compete because there was no local committee to present them, which now exists
Africa Sudan In a shelter for internally displaced persons in Port Sudan, women are learning how to be pastry chefs under the guidance of Madina Ahmed, a 60-year-old displaced woman considered an artist of Balah Al-Sham, a popular fried dough
Africa Burkina Faso The inauguration of the tomato processing plant in the city of Sya, economic capital of Burkina Faso, is scheduled for 30 November; the plant, whose construction work was launched in September 2023, is ready to put its first products on the market