Africa South Africa Pravin Gordhan, former finance minister and anti-apartheid activist, has died; presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya remembered him as 'an outstanding leader', recalling his sacrifices and efforts
Africa Mauritius A group of organisations, which support the right to social security, praised the Mauritius government for its decision to extend the universal child allowance, called Contribution Sociale Généralisée, for another year, from July 2024 to June 2025
Africa Madagascar The state intends to disseminate hybrid rice technology on a large scale in order to increase agricultural yields by as much as threefold
Africa Eswatini Eswatini was the only independent African country not to participate in the recently concluded 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing and is the only one that recognises Taiwan as an independent state, thus continuing multilateral diplomacy
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Portuguese ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Miguel Silvestre, announced that the visa booking and document authentication service at the embassy's consular service 'is completely free of charge'
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopians are celebrating their new year 2017, with the peculiarity of being seven years behind the Gregorian calendar used by most of the world
Africa Gabon Fly Gabon, Gabon's new national airline, officially started operations with its inaugural flight from Libreville to Port-Gentil at the end of August; the country's last national airline disappeared in 2005
Africa Namibia The general secretary of the South West Africa People's Organisation said the party will launch its election manifesto in September, specifically it would be scheduled for 14
Africa Zimbabwe In 2023, over 4.500 female students dropped out of school after becoming pregnant, of whom at least 150 attended primary school, said the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education
Africa Angola Fifty-two goat farmers in the municipality of Curoca completed a training programme on good animal health practices to improve livestock care, covering topics such as management practices, preventative care, nutrition, hygiene and reproduction
Africa Mali New measures have been announced to regulate wedding celebrations in the municipality of Bamako, with the introduction of rules to prevent wedding celebrations from hindering the freedom of movement and peace of mind of citizens
Africa Togo The country officially joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on the sidelines of the 9th China-Africa Economic Forum in China and is expected to have greater access to finance for large infrastructure projects in various sectors
Africa Tunisia Publication of the 3140th issue of the monthly magazine Jeune Afrique, September 2024, wasn't authorised in Tunisia: reason being related to the fact that the cover is dedicated to an article on President Saied entitled 'L'hyper-président'