Africa Togo The Togolese government bought back the headquarters of Union Togolaise de Banque and IB Bank to help stabilise these ailing banks, which hold 20% of the assets of Togo's banking sector
Africa Senegal French colonial names will be removed from public buildings, which will be renamed in honour of local historical figures, announced President Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Africa Ivory Coast Construction work has begun on a new football technical center, fully funded by the International Football Federation's Forward Fund, to strengthen the base of Ivorian soccer
Africa Seychelles The Confucius Institute of the University of Seychelles hosted an afternoon celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival to welcome the lunar new year that will take place on January 29
Africa Comoros Hachim Saadi, one of the great voices of National Radio for more than 20 years, was buried in Ntsudjini in the presence of a large crowd who came to pay their respects
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway S.C. achieved profitability in Q4 2024 for the first time since its operational launch; the announcement followed a comprehensive evaluation of the 2024 performance and the result opens to a three-year plan to consolidate profit
Africa Mali Mali, with Niger and Burkina Faso, will lose its membership status in the Economic Community of West African States on 29 January, following withdrawal from ECOWAS after refusing the bloc's demand to restore democratic rule.
Africa Nigeria Nigeria has been accepted as a BRICS partner country, becoming the ninth country to join it; the Brazilian government, which currently holds the bloc's rotating presidency, made the official announcement
Africa South Sudan Following attacks on businesses and homes owned by people from Sudan, President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands; a nationwide night curfew was imposed to try to bring tensions under control
Africa Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré has banned the wearing of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, a highly symbolic move that reflects the intention of decolonising Burkina Faos's judicial system
Africa Central African Republic Amid an aggravating shortage of fuel and lubricants, Central African Republic will receive a shipment of 30.000 tonnes of diesel from Russia
Africa Cape Verde Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are at the heart of Cabo Verde's sustainable development strategy, according to the Country Climate and Development Report, recently launched
Africa Eritrea Members of the Central Region Taxi Owners' Association, the Sawa Construction Company's central office and the National Security Agency office collectively donated 173 units of blood for National Blood Transfusion Service stocks