Africa Ghana Dissatisfaction with the country's economic situation is prompting many young people to vote for the first time in today's elections; of 31 million inhabitants, 35% are aged 0-14 and 38% are aged 15-35
Africa Guinea-Bissau 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
Africa Ethiopia 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
Africa Niger 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
Africa Republic of the Congo The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with North Korea came into force: it obliges each of the two signatory countries to 'provide immediate military assistance' in the event of an attack against the other and to jointly counter Western sanctions
Africa Cameroon 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
Africa Ivory Coast 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
Africa Libya 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
Africa South Africa Women for Change, a South African non-profit organisation, has launched a petition calling for the cancellation of Chris Brown's performance at the First National Bank Stadium in Johannesburg because of his history of violence against women
Africa Cape Verde 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
Africa Algeria 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
Africa Angola US President Joe Biden has arrived in Luanda, the very first visit of a US president to Angola, which has long had political ties with Russia, particularly during the civil war that began in 1975 and continued, with interludes, until 2002
Africa Madagascar Dozens of lemurs and over 900 turtles from the country, illegally trafficked into Thailand, are returning to the island, as announced by Madagascar's Ministry of the Environment