Africa Guinea-Bissau A power outage struck a large part of Malabo, affecting the city in the hours before New Year's Eve; it took some time to the electricity distribution company SEGESA to assess the cause and estimate time for its restoration
Africa Tanzania Serengeti is preparing to set a record by receiving over 600.000 tourists before June 2026, as latest figure from Park Management confirm 491.000 arrivals within mid-December; calving season will begin in February, with 500k newborn gnus expected
Africa Ghana Nearly 3 million Ghanaians have used cryptocurrency as of end of 2025, prompting authorities to introduce phased licensing rules starting in 2026; a framework for safe cryptocurrency trading and Bitcoin adoption, formally legalised, will be set
Africa Ethiopia With five months to go before 7th general elections on 1 June 2026, Ethiopia stands at a critical democratic crossroads; transparency looks critical for elections legitimacy and National Election Board is called to regularly and clearly update the public
Africa Guinea General Mamadi Doumbouya has been declared the winner of the presidential elections by the Electoral Commission after obtaining in the first round over 86% of the vote; the opposition questioned the turnout and fairness of the elections
Africa Liberia Artisanal fishermen and fishmongers in southeastern Liberia applauded 25% reduction in annual license fees, a relief for small coastal operators; the measure addresses the key issue of steep licensing costs and is a result of full stakeholders' engagement
Africa Kenya Following hospitalization in Russia and the repatriation of at least 18 Kenyan citizens, authorities are investigating a network luring Kenyans to Russia with fraudulent job offers that result in fighting in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported
Africa Chad The 7th congress of the Chadian Magistrates' Union SMT was held in a climate of accusatory exchanges about legal texts that would be needed to attract investors; Magistrate Mahamat Alkhali Algadam was ultimately elected president of the organism
Africa Eritrea As the 34th year since independence comes to a close, Eritrea stands as a nation defined by contradiction, local press reports: pride for its resilience and hard‑won fragile unity, and sorrow for opportunities lost and lives constrained in mere survival
Africa Guinea Approximately 6,7 million voters in Guinea-Conakry have been called to the polls to elect the new president of the Republic, first in four years after the coup d'état of 2021, a decisive moment for the return to constitutional order in the country
Africa Guinea-Bissau The House of Rights denounces police raid and beatings after a peaceful vigil in Bissau and raises alarm about political prisoners being held in cells without water, electricity, or visitation, and calls on the international community
Africa Sierra Leone The Dream Model United Nations Conference 2025 was hosted in Freetown, bringing together forward-thinking youth, actively engaged in diplomacy, leadership, global problem-solving and underlining the city's pioneer role for youths in Africa
Africa Libya The Libyan Dinar was exchanged on Christmas day at 6,3 for one Euro on the official bank exchange rate, and exchanged at 8,6 on the black market according to 'officially published' black market rates