Africa Namibia The world's longest mountain bike race, the Nedbank Desert Dash, which will take 1.000 cyclists from all over the world to cover 373 kilometres across the Namib Desert, from Windhoek to the coastal town of Swakopmund, takes place today and tomorrow
Africa Togo The 11th edition of 'Lomé Fight Night', a Thai boxing competition, will take place tomorrow 9 December at the Onomo Hotel in Lomé, with top athletes from Gabon, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin and Togo
Africa Egypt Egypt signed with China a series of space agreements, including cooperation on the Chinese-led International Lunar Station
Africa Equatorial Guinea A bridge over the Ntem river, linking the country with Cameroon, part of the Regional Trade and Transport Facilitation Project for the Economic Corridor between EG, Cameroon and Gabon, will be supported by African Development Bank with €73 million
Africa Comoros The Comoros Supreme Court has confirmed the intention of President Azali Assoumani to run for a second term, in a vote that some opponents are threatening to boycott if certain requirements, such as the release of political prisoners, are not met
Africa Djibouti The 3rd edition of Djibouti International Fair has been inaugurated by President Ismail Omar Guelleh; until 10 December it will gather Djiboutian and foreign business operators with slogan 'Your gateway to a dynamic and promising market'
Africa Central African Republic The country's first asphalt mixing plant was inaugurated in the municipality of Begoua, built to improve the country's roads; the capacity of the Bozere-Bali asphalt plant is estimated at 150 tonnes of bitumen per hour
Africa Cape Verde Technicians, maritime accident researchers and professionals from national maritime and port institutions began training in Mindelo to identify factors contributing to accidents and increase maritime safety
Africa Libya The Libyan government and UNICEF reached agreement yesterday on a work plan to strengthen protection and justice systems for children in Libya, aiming to reform the national juvenile justice system in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Africa Burundi The National Assembly should address the significant deficiencies in the historic 2016 law against gender-based violence and inconsistencies in other laws to ensure effective prevention, protection and justice for survivors, Amnesty International said
Africa Botswana The country has announced that it will extend and expand restrictions on tomatoes, potatoes, onions and other products until July 2025, with a view to achieving the country's food self-sufficiency
Africa Madagascar The country received $8,8 million for carbon credits from reducing 1,76 million tons of carbon emissions in 2020, becoming the third country in Africa to be paid by the WB for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
Africa Lesotho The Lesotho Work Camps Association has launched a sewing training centre offering free tailoring lessons to young people to constrat youth unemployment