Africa

Crops have failed and water supplies are limited in the drought that shows no sign of abating; the United Nations and UNICEF have launched an appeal for $500 million in aid

The Kenyan-led negotiating team presented a 75-page document to the parties involved in the ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, said South Sudan's Minister of Information, Michael Makuei

The Eswatini Cricket Association welcomed 400 pupils who participated in the inter-class mini-cricket competition organised by the ECA in two schools

Djibouti's economy has steadily recovered thanks to the peace agreement in Ethiopia, which has generated increases in port activities, rail traffic, construction and energy production, the Executive Board of the IMF reported

Two women who allegedly tried to get married were arrested in the Comoros, where same-sex relationships are banned, and are being held in a prison in Moroni until trial, where they face up to two years imprisonment

Some ten boxes, hidden in the rooms of the Barthélémy Boganda museum, with a thousand precious objects tracing the history of the Central African Republic were shown to the public after work by UNESCO and the Ministry of Arts and Culture

"Yesterday and today we still have the same position: we are a non-aligned country and will never be aligned with any power," said the new head of Chadian diplomacy, Abderamane Koullamallah on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

The 'Dukire Twubake' (Healing, Building) programme is designed to address the impact of past trauma, gender and age on individuals and communities, with a focus on peacebuilding, development and decision-making

The Angolan Development Bank allocated $112,3 million to finance 146 projects in the fisheries sector; 123 are already operational, and the others, including a factory producing fishing nets and related materials, nearing completion

The hashtag #AllEyesOnCongo is drawing renewed global attention to the situation in the nation, which is being torn apart by a terrible and protracted conflict with millions of victims and displaced people

20 tonnes of medicines, including life-saving drugs and anaesthetics, surgical sutures, gauze, cannulas, antibiotics and syringes, were dropped by aircraft on al-Fashir, the capital of the North Darfur state and the scene of heavy fighting

A coalition of Malian political parties and associations known as the Action Synergy for Mali has called for a protest against the high cost of living and ongoing electricity cuts, which plague the Sahelian country and its economy