Africa

With 34 and possibly more bat species, Croatia is among the European countries with the greatest biodiversity of bat fauna, but their conservation status is poor or inadequate, said the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition

The government of São Tomé dismissed the management of prison and social reintegration services, following the escape in July of 'highly dangerous prisoners'

As part of efforts to promote equitable growth and sustainability in the tourism sector, the Department of Tourism commissioned Cutting-Edge Consultancy to conduct an in-depth assessment of the tourism landscape

A $50 million agreement with China supports the implementation of the SMART Sierra Leon Project, to expand internet connectivity, create national data centres to manage and protect sovereign data, and improve security measures in Freetown

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation labelled the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces as 'a rebel force': the first time an international body has used this definition in a resolution

The resumption of schooling in the armed crisis zones in the north-east of the country has not been guaranteed, given the difficulties of running classrooms with hundreds of thousands of displaced people, and a protest strike calling for a boycott

The Justice Minister defended the new draft of the Constitution, a reform considered essential by international partners in order to guarantee political stability for the country and which should be voted on in 2025

Ethiopian Airlines has discontinued flights to Eritrea, which had announced it would discontinue all Ethiopian Airlines flights by the end of the month; flights between the two nations had resumed in 2018, following a peace agreement

Ghana's cocoa regulator plans to increase the state-guaranteed price to cocoa farmers for the 2024/25 season by almost 45%, which would be the second consecutive increase

In a press note, the Zambian government announced a crackdown on the misuse of social media, invoking Sec 54 of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act No 2/2021 adding it 'will not tolerate any form of online misconduct that threatens peace and security'

The review of Guinea-Bissau's Extended Credit Facility agreement has been completed; subsequently, the IMF unblocked the disbursement of aid amounting to approximately €6,3 million

A new site, Aftit, in the Amhara region, has been created for people fleeing Sudan's civil war, which will replace two other sites, Awlala and Kumer, recently closed, Ethiopia's Refugee and Returnee Service and UNHCR announced

Faced with recurring water supply problems in Antananarivo, Prime Minister Ntsay met with officials from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, but no immediate solution was adopted