Africa Mali Two Malian opposition figures have been missing since Thursday after being abducted by “masked and armed men,” Human Rights Watch reported, as political parties have been searching a dialogue with ruling power for several weeks
Africa Guinea-Bissau Belarusian President Lukashenko expressed readiness to negotiate cooperation with Guinea-Bissau as he met with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau in Minsk on 7 May; all areas of activity are being considered, with a focus on agricolture
Africa Algeria The exaltation of the national memory constitutes the sincerest form of loyalty to martyrs and mujahideena, said yesterday in Algiers the Minister of Mujahideen and Rights Holders, Laid Rebiga
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Labour Market Information System SL-LMIS has been presented: a web-based tracking platform meticulously monitoring the government’s progress to the goal of generating 500.000 jobs by 2028, it currently houses real-time data on over 145.000
Africa Cape Verde TechPark Cabo Verde, a tech hub established in 2023 that has quickly developed into a lively tech center, has been officially inaugurated with representatives of the government, African countries, US, EU, Brazil, entrepreneurs, investors, academics
Africa Burkina Faso The Restoring Education System Performance and Improving Resilience 'REPAIR' Project has been approved by the World Bank; worth $140 million, it addresses the challenges of the education sector by expanding access to preprimary and primary schools
Africa South Africa 84 vultures have been rescued while over a 120 were found dead after feasting on an elephant carcass laced with poison, one of the most devastating wildlife poisoning events yet seen in the Kruger National Park
Africa Libya A fossilized whale skeleton around five million years old, dating back to the Miocene epoch - one of the rarest geological discoveries in Qasr Al-Sahabi area - will be restored by the Benghazi Department of Antiquities and permanently displayed
Africa Benin A week-long workshop "Catholic Professionals and Commitment to Christian Leadership, Peace, Good Governance, and the Protection of Life" was held in Cotonou with fifty professionals from various sectors of social life from five African countries
Africa Algeria A development program for national mining capacities, providing revision of the legal framework, expansion of the mining base and major structuring projects has been launched with the aim of increasing the added value of the local sector
Africa Somalia The use of Taiwan passports Somalia has been officially banned in Somalia, citing security and sovereignty concerns, following unapproved diplomatic plans by Taiwanese officials to visit Somaliland
Africa Mauritius May Measurement Month, a global campaign lead by the International Society of Hypertension, has been launched in Mauritius to raise awareness on the risks of high blood pressure; residents are urged to undergo screenings for hypertension and diabetes
Africa Liberia A farmers' cold storage has been opened in Whenlenle, Nimba County, one of Liberia's key vegetable-producing hubs along the Ganta–Monrovia Highway; part of the Rural Economic Transformation Project, it will help local farmers reduce post-harvest losses