Africa Cameroon Over 40% of Cameroon’s population used the internet individually excluding business and collective connections; the 2023 figure is highlighted in the April 2025 report and places Cameroon above the sub-Saharan African average which remains below 40%
Africa Namibia 31.1% of young Namibians between the ages of 13 and 15 are consuming tobacco products according to data from the World Health Organisation, and alcohol abuse is also on the rise with an alarming rate
Africa South Africa Residents of Cape Town have observed over 3.500 species in a fun-educational science challenge that encourages people of all ages to document local wildlife, from kelp forests to private gardens, helping scientists gather key data for conservation
Africa Ethiopia Startup Proclamation was unanimously approved by Council of Ministers: it is a long-due policy to address chronic barriers faced by entrepreneurs and support Ethiopia's for early‑stage, technology‑driven companies with a dedicated framework
Africa Benin A mobile classroom, the Blobus, is traveling across Benin upon private initiative to bring screens into school programs and promote digital education and access to technology, still a luxury for many pupils
Africa Chad All visas to US citizens will be suspended out of "reciprocity", after Chad learnt it is one of a dozen countries whose nationals are banned from travelling to the US; President Idriss Déby Itno cited "dignity and pride" in his post
Africa Cape Verde Cape Verde is among 36 countries that may be added to Trump's expanded travel ban; either it 'addresses security and vetting concerns' or it would face restrictions on their citizens entering the US
Africa Burundi Lake Tanganyika seems to be on endless flooding, with people in Burundi struggling to cope with basic needs and daily routine; more and more families are displaced, diseases spread, gaps of urgent aid make the country even more vulnerable
Africa Egypt The long-awaited official inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum, known as GEM, would once again be delayed as a result of the escalating regional tensions; the GEM is already open to the public
Africa Morocco The 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend, based on the 2025 report Facts & Figures: Financing the Africa We Want, gathered key African and global stakeholders to debate challenges and opportunities of financing Africa’s development and climate ambitions
Africa South Africa South Africa beat Australia in five wickets in WTC final in London, winning first major cricket ICC title after 27 years
Africa Cameroon Anglophone Crisis is still deteriorating after 9 years: HumAngle Media reveals that fighters from Nigeria’s Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB have infiltrated separatist insurgents in the English-speaking regions, worsening children’s access to education
Africa Morocco Tanger Fashion Week 2025 will be closing today; at its 2nd edition, the event - organized in the most Mediterranean of Moroccan cities - celebrates fashion as a cultural link among different words and styles, with craftsmanship and quality as leitmotiv