Africa

Five major streets in Saclepea City will be paved, a development local authorities say will spur business growth and urban development making the town one of Nimba County’s most economically vibrant urban centers

Renewed violence in the country’s south-eastern Haut-Mbomou prefecture is testing President Touadéra new government third term, with deadly clashes between national forces and AAKG militia, originally formed with Russian backing

Some regions in Tunisia received the heaviest rainfall in 70 years in late January, with a positive impact on water reservoirs but causing floods that left a trail of disruptions, destruction and a number of people dead

Ethiopia is shifting from emergency aid to long-term climate resilience by investing in water infrastructure, including irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting and watershed management projects to support agriculture and reduce drought vulnerability

Angola would be pursuing a 20%-30% stake in Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers: the proposal is part of a wider round of discussion with other diamond-producing African nations

A five-year cooperation agreement has been signed with the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA to expand the peaceful use of nuclear technologies in sectors including health, agriculture and energy

New rate for personal income tax will be debated in the upcoming sitting of Parliament; proposed changes will impact corporate tax and International Financial Services Centre companies and increase top tax rate for individuals from 25% to 27,5%

Sovereign Wealth Fund posted profitable financial statements on 31 December 2025 thank to very short-term deposits of US$110 million government funding in Bred Banque Populaire, The Toronto-Dominon Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank from 12 December 2025

Over 150.000 people have been evacuated from 4 provinces in northwestern Morocco due to flooding danger caused by continued heavy rains and preventive water discharging from dams

Ivory Coast could be buying its entire stockpile of cocoa beans as stocks pile up in a low of the international market; the move would help thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers, who are the backbone of the world's largest producer