Africa Libya A decision to reduce the tax on the official exchange rate of foreign currency purchases by 7%, thus decreasing from 27% to to 20%, has been issued and announced by the Speaker of the House
Africa Guinea-Bissau The president of the Swiss Association for the Care of Diabetics in Guinea-Bissau denounced the growing number of people with amputated fingers and feet because of diabetes due to lack of financial conditions that could allow them to follow a good diet
Africa eSwatini Eswatini Golf Union president Mandla Dlamini, in response to the death of veteran golfer Evart Madlopha, former principal secretary of the Ministry of Civil Service, called him "one of the best amateur golfers in the country"
Africa Burundi Torrential rains have destroyed or damaged homes and hectares of cultivated fields with banana, cassava, bean, coffee and fruit trees; victims are calling for emergency aid
Africa Botswana The University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Botswana and a Chinese farm will start commercial trials of water-saving and drought-tolerant rice during the 2024/2025 summer season in Botswana
Africa Benin The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will examine Benin during this current session from 7 to 25 October
Africa Zambia The government will continue to support capacity-building programmes to strengthen organisations representing people with albinism in order to help them defend their rights
Africa South Sudan The country is ready to declare a state of national disaster due to the catastrophic floods that devastated large parts, displacing nearly 200.000 people and causing widespread destruction of essential infrastructure, including schools and hospitals
Africa Somalia The UN Interim Envoy for Somalia called for more financial support from the Security Council, requesting additional support for the $1,6 billion 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which is only 37% funded
Africa Senegal Senegalese non-profit organisation SEM Fund implemented a project to improve agricultural productivity and increase farmers' livelihoods through solar energy in several communities with the support from Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Africa Republic of the Congo The inter-union sections of the Congo-Ocean Railway launched a strike last week in Pointe-Noire following the delay in the payment of wages to railway workers who have accumulated more than thirty months' back pay
Africa Niger The resurgence of terrorist attacks in Niger and other ESA countries received particular attention during the last Council of Ministers, which extended the state of emergency in three regions of the country
Africa Comoros National Agency for Medicines and Medical Evacuations is launching a 10-day monitoring mission in Ndzuani to monitor imports and quality of medicines, strengthening regulations in the formal and informal pharmaceutical sector