Africa Morocco Kenza Layli, the first winner of Miss World Artificial Intelligence, resulting from an artificial intelligence process, was created in Morocco
Africa Cape Verde The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, denounced fake profiles in his name and that of the First Lady on the social network Facebook for attempted fraud
Africa Botswana Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced that his government is in talks with the Zimbabwean authorities to extend the Machipanda railway to Botswana
Africa Burkina Faso The ECOWAS has expressed serious concerns about the potential disintegration of the region after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a confederation treaty, signalling their intention to leave the bloc
Africa Burundi CIVICUS and independent Burundian civil society organisations welcomed the important work of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burundi, which shows that civic space remains difficult for CSOs and journalists
Africa Djibouti EU Vice President Josep Borrell visited the country for a strategic meeting as Djibouti hosts military bases of China, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the UK and the US
Africa Eritrea Twenty-six students graduated from the Asmar music school after completing a two-year training programme
Africa Equatorial Guinea The President of the Republic visited the Golden Swan industrial complex; founded almost ten years ago, it aims to recycle and dispose of all types of hazardous and non-hazardous waste
Africa Gambia Gambian lawmakers approved recommendations presented by the Joint Commission on Health and Gender Issues to maintain the ban on female genital mutilation in the country ahead of a vote later this month on potential decriminalisation
Africa Ghana The country is evaluating the bids of five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant; among the reasons for the choice, industrialisation ambitions, fuel constraints, limited resources, climatic conditions
Africa Rwanda Rwanda and the Republic of Korea signed a $1 billion framework agreement to provide concessional financing for a range of projects, replacing the one signed in 2022 providing for an allocation of $500 million for the period 2022-2026
Africa Morocco The Moroccan government has reached an agreement to raise the minimum wage of at least 1,1 million public sector workers; the pact provides for up to a 50% wage increase in a number of cases; other sectors' workers will not benefit from the manovre
Africa Algeria Algeria signed with Italy a 420 million euro agreement to increase wheat production and strengthen food security in Africa's largest nation