Africa

The FAO representative in Guinea-Bissau, Mohamed Hamma Garba, stated that over 107.000 people in the country, around 7% of the population, face severe food insecurity

In a post on X, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recognises the "unwavering support" of the US in the fight against international terrorism, as US President Trump revealed to have carried out air strikes against the Islamic State in northern Somalia

The country, largely diamond-dependent, needs economic restructuring said President Duma Boko, with the development of new industries, the dismantling of the state-owned electricity company in favour of private investment, and an increase in soft loans

$770.000 in humanitarian aid have been allocated by the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS to support 560 vulnerable families in Cape Verde to enhance the livelihoods of those affected by the 2023 floods

NGO Dahari launched its reforestation campaign for 2025; to support farmers, 50.000 plants and saplings will be distributed between Adda, Ngandzale, Uzini, Lingoni and Jimlime

The country will host the 19th African Cashew Alliance Forum from 18 to 22 November 2025, with the expected participation of over 500 participants from around the world

The country is preparing for the fourth demographic and health survey to be held this year, supervised by the National Institute of Statistics, to collect data on key health indicators

A new campaign, 'Recounting Seychelles - Investing in a New Generation of Historians and Anthropologists' was officially launched by the Ministry of Education together with the Lazare Picault Prize

Sleeping sickness, transmitted by the tsetse fly and representing for decades a major public health problem, has been eradicated in Guinea according to the Research Institute for Development

Despite significant progress in the use of clean fuels for cooking in the country, figures from the Ghana Statistical Service reveal that less than 1% of the poorest households have access to these safer and environmentally friendly energy sources