Africa Burkina Faso Human Rights Watch condemned the military authorities' use of the Emergency Law to illegally conscript magistrates who opened legal proceedings against junta supporters
Africa Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau's main political parties, including that of President Umaro Sissocó Embaló, have joined together to call on the President to respect laws and human rights, expressing deep concern over escalating political and social tensions
Africa Cameroon Milk production increased by 2% in 2023, attributed to revitalisation policies, including greater involvement of private sector and import of high-yield dairy cows; despite this, there remains a milk production deficit of almost 120.000 tonnes per year
Africa Burundi A relentless "wave of repression", according to Amnesty International, is characterizing President Evariste Ndayishimiye rule, despite the hopes for change pinned on his inauguration four years ago
Africa Guinea Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) has been eliminated in the country, representing a public health milestone; UNICEF and its partners, including dedicated health workers, have joined forces to achieve the goal
Africa Kenya Kenya Airways presented its financial results for the first half of the year noting a profit after tax for the first time since 2013
Africa Madagascar Jenny Williams, senior space analyst at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, flew over Madagascar with small drones to map its extraordinary biodiversity, also showing if, how and where protected areas are being deforested
Africa Ghana US$1 billion will be disbursed to Ghana by the World Bank over the next 12 months with the aim of stabilising the economy, supporting private enterprises and financing critical projects
Africa Cape Verde The president of the Cape Verdean Volleyball Federation, António Rodrigues, was elected first vice-president of the African Volleyball Confederation with a record 41 votes out of 53 voting countries
Africa Botswana Health officials have begun screening travelers for smallpox at entry points in the country after neighboring South Africa recorded deaths
Africa Egypt Senior US diplomat Blinken is in Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks; Philadelphi corridor - the Israeli code name for a strip of land, 14 km along the entirety of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt - remains a sticking point in Gaza talks
Africa Gambia The National Rice Growers Association, with support from Project ROOTS, organized a regional dialogue day with rice growers on how to facilitate socio-economic access, networking, and access to services
Africa Algeria The country is facing a major challenge regarding the supply of drinking water and is introducing innovative solutions to ensure access to drinking water for the population, including a mega seawater desalination plant in Cap Blanc