Africa Mozambique Approximately 100.000 people in Caia district of central Mozambique are facing severe food insecurity due to the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which has created an 'extreme drought'; distribution of food aid to over 5.000 families has begun
Africa Uganda Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, imprisoned since November, began a hunger strike to protest his prolonged detention without trial
Africa Somalia Parliament is working to ensure that the country moves to a one-person, one-vote electoral system, which would replace the current clan-based power-sharing model, known as the '4,5 system'
Africa Chad Emergency, an Italian NGO, will support the government with initiatives to improve access to healthcare, particularly in Chad's most remote areas, in an agreement between Emergency and the Minister of Public Health
Africa Botswana Efforts are being stepped up to crack down on illegal sales of TV decoders, in a coordinated action by the Botswana Police Service and the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
Africa Equatorial Guinea In view of the celebration of 8 March, the First Lady, H.E. Doña Constancia Mangue de Obiang, has made available 62 million CFA francs (almost €95.000) to support the commemoration of International Women's Day and the various planned activities
Africa Ethiopia The Addis Ababa Municipal Administration's Land Registration and Information Agency is implementing a modern address system to standardise street names and house numbers to improve accessibility by simplifying the location of roads and key infrastructure
Africa Ivory Coast To better plant health and promote resistance, the Regional Centre of Excellence for Virus Epidemiology in West and Central Africa signed partnership agreements in Abidjan in collaboration with the Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
Africa Kenya The most reviewed tourist site in Kenya is the Animal Orphanage in Nairobi, according to a Google Maps report, followed by culture preservation initiative Bomas of Kenya, Pembe za Ndovu monument over Moi Avenue in Mombasa and Thompson Falls in Nyahururu
Africa Madagascar A Central Information and Documentation Desk was established at the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade to promote food autonomy and bring together all industrial and commercial players
Africa Seychelles Nature Seychelles gave two local companies, Titan Plant Hires and D&S Equipment, 'Friends of Cousin Island' award for contribution to marine conservation for equipment and services to assist the installation of large coral nursery tubes on land at Amitié
Africa Libya Two mass graves with at least 50 migrants' bodies have been found in the southern desert, Libyan authorities and the Red Crescent said; the cause of death is not known yet, autopsies are awaited, some of the bodies bore gunshot wounds according to IOM
Africa Gabon An online influencer has been arrested after disseminating images shot inside a hospital emergency room, plunged into darkness due to a long power outage