Africa

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

Guinea-Bissau's High Commissioner for the Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah signed an agreement formalising the participation of 751 Guinean worshippers in the event to be held in May from 26 to 11 June

The acting president of Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation announced that the company plans to increase daily oil and gas production to two million barrels in the next three years if 'the right funds are made available'

The Minister of Water Development and Sanitation announced proactive measures to prevent cholera outbreaks, while Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation has prioritized peri-urban areas and City Council has enhanced solid waste management in high-risk areas

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has called for the introduction of mandatory prison sentences for persons convicted of corruption in order to deter crime and overcome difficulties in recovering assets

The Higher Education Autonomous Union has announced that it will file a strike notice demanding that authorities fulfil their commitments to pay half of the deceased teachers' survivor's pension to widows and widowers

Qatar Charity signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Ministry of Health in Galmudug State, Somalia, to establish and equip four new health centres in the region