Africa Mali Thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, children can read stories in their mother tongue, in the wake of a new awareness of the value of local languages, often overlooked in comparison to French
Africa Zambia Forecasts for the 2024/2025 rainy season predict normal or above-normal rainfall, with episodic heavy rainfall and flooding in rainfed areas, after the last rainy season was characterised by severe drought
Africa Zimbabwe 200 elephants are scheduled to be culled to feed communities facing the most acute hunger after the worst drought in forty years, wildlife authorities said
Africa Benin A law was enacted earlier this month recognising Beninese nationality for Afro-descendants, who will be able to benefit from all nationality-related rights, with the exception of 'political rights and access to the Beninese civil service'
Africa eSwatini A number of eSwatini MPs, supported by human rights activists, have called for an urgent review of the 1991 Game Act, a law they claim allows forest rangers to shoot and kill alleged poachers
Africa Liberia Liberia has signed with Rwanda a strategic general cooperation agreement that marks a key step in strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations
Africa Libya The city of Derna, devastated by a deadly flood a year ago, is being rebuilt and new buildings are being erected, in addition to the restoration of those affected by the flood
Africa Mauritania Velmie, providing software technology for fintechs, partnered with A2 Holding, a Nouakchott-based connectivity group, to explore the market and launch a joint agent banking project
Africa Morocco The country is advancing its solar energy initiatives with the authorisation to build two new solar power plants near Khouribga, as part of the national energy transition strategy
Africa Mozambique "The failure of the Mozambican authorities to seriously investigate the attacks on journalists and civil society activists is increasing the climate of fear in the country," said Allan Ngari, Africa director of Human Rights Watch
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Environment Matters in eastern Sierra Leone has worked for two years to encourage residents of the Kenema district to plant trees and switch to more climate-resilient crops to protect residents' livelihoods and the Kambui Hills forest reserve
Africa Djibouti Sahak Sargsyan, Armenian ambassador to Ethiopia, is simultaneously appointed Armenian ambassador to Djibouti
Africa Republic of the Congo Since the Dangoté cement factory stopped production, the price of a bag of cement has increased at several authorised and unauthorised retailers, from FCFA 4.500 (6,8€) to FCFA 6.000, with supply falling below demand