Africa

An awareness-raising tour of data collection agents in district capitals nationwide is being conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of Equatorial Guinea, with the Ministry of the Interior and Local Authorities

A series of major development projects in the South Valley region, including mega water lift stations and extensive road networks, were inaugurated by President al-Sisi

Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in the country to combat the dramatic increase in malaria infections caused by an invasive vector

With the aim of combating shortages and inflation of basic necessities in the Comoros, the Ngazidja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts convened economic operators to invite them to think about solutions

UN humanitarian officials announced that the UN relief chief has allocated $2,5 million to support flood response efforts in Burundi, where nearly 300.000 people have been affected by the ongoing meteorological events

The military junta will retain power for another five years, delaying the transition to democracy; the decision was announced after the signing of a new charter following national consultations held in the capital Ouagadougou

The country is failing to meet its 2030 poverty reduction targets, according to the 5th Cameroon Household Survey published by the National Institute of Statistics, which shows that poverty rate increased from 37,5% in 2014 to 38,6% in 2021

Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, who is just 1 year and 152 days old, has secured a place in the Guinness World Records as the world's youngest male artist, bringing forward the bizarre world records that have emerged from the creativity of Ghanaian citizens

The Ukrainian embassy has officially started work in Mauritania and will open up many opportunities: political, economic, commercial, humanitarian, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

The Rapor Lortograf Kreol Repiblik Moris was launched, an updated and revised version of the first Report, published in 2011 and based on the spelling and grammatical rules of the Creole language in the Republic of Mauritius

The first group of around 750 Liberian refugees from the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana arrived in the country via the Loguatuo border and are part of the group whose structures were recently demolished

The Chief of Police, Dr Mahlape Morai, has called on the Basotho and all those residing in the country to hand in illegal firearms to the police from 21 May to 5 June in connection with the 'Silence of Arms in the Kingdom of Lesotho' campaign

A 10-year-old Ivorian student from Abidjan Krecoum Loevan became world dictation champion by representing his country at the Paul Gérin-Lajoie international dictation competition in Montreal, Canada