Africa Ethiopia The country follows its own calendar, according to which it is currently not 2024, but 2016, which, combined with its particular way of marking the hours, creates a number of complications in everyday life
Africa Kenya More protests took place against the controversial tax bill that provides for tax increases that opposers claim will raise the cost of living for people already struggling to make ends meet
Africa Nigeria 7 million Nigerian girls have been vaccinated against the papilloma virus in the last two weeks thanks to collaboration with UNICEF and WHO
Africa Togo In Lomé there are more than 500 children between the ages of 5 and 17 wandering the streets, as shown by the results of a survey presented by the National Human Rights Commission; 52% are Togolese, the others are Niger, Burkinabé, Beninese and Nigerians
Africa Tunisia European tourists will no longer be able to enter only with an identity card ss of 1 January 2025, and passports will be compulsory for all regardless of the type of trip; tourism professionals fear that this could be a brake for customers
Africa Mali Adama Diarra, Permanent Secretary against the Proliferation of Small Arms in Mali, pointed out that the continuous influx of weapons from Libya since 2011 has exacerbated armed conflicts in the country and increased regional and national tensions
Africa South Sudan Over seven million people are estimated to face acute food insecurity between now and July; even worse, patients with tuberculosis and/or HIV often suspend their treatment as it is difficult to tolerate on an empty stomach, MSF reports
Africa Madagascar The technical testing of the cable car cabins for the route from Anosy to Soarano has been completed and the one with human passengers should start shortly
Africa Uganda Ugandan online newspaper 'The Observer' published a report showing how disposable nappies are a problem at the Kiteezi landfill in the Wakiso district, which houses most of the waste from the Kampala metropolitan area
Africa Ghana Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj proposed holding one of the international meetings to discuss the Ukrainian conflict in Ghana
Africa Cameroon At 91 years of age, 41 of which have been spent in Cameroon's presidential chair, Paul Biya could still be a candidate for his own presidential succession next year as his political entourage does not hesitate to support his potential re-election
Africa Tanzania The first national Situation Room for emergency communications and operations was introduced in Tanzania thanks to funding from the Italian Cooperation
Africa South Africa Participants in the Beef stock rock fest, a rock music festival held in Broederstroom, a few dozen kilometres north of Johannesburg, will have a special permit to smoke cannabis freely, a first-ever in the country