Africa South Africa 200.000 schoolchildren in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal still have to walk more than three kilometres every day to get to class
Africa Morocco Morocco's National Railways has pledged to invest $1,56 billion as part of its "development plan", including the launch of a tender to purchase 168 trains, 150 of which for urban transport services, including high-speed commuter and intercity trains
Africa Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will be honoured at the TIME100 Impact Awards Africa ceremony today 17 November 2023, at the Kigali Convention Centre, for promoting women's leadership
Africa Lesotho A new health post has been handed over to the residents of Pholo-Namane, which will serve 5.000 people who will be able to access essential services without travelling to the Botha-Bothe hospital
Africa Angola The new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport has been officially inaugurated; President Joao Lourenco declared that it "will not only serve Angola, but will also be a crucial hub for airport transport in Africa and around the world"
Africa Central African Republic After a 10-year suspension, Ethiopian Airlines relaunched passenger services to Bangui, interrupted due to insecurity for political and military crisis in 2013; the resumption of operations proves a better security climate, according to observers
Africa eSwatini Pro-democracy groups in Eswatini and civil society marched to the US Embassy in Ezulwini, demanding an end to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war
Africa South Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières marks 40 years of medical and humanitarian work in the region that today constitutes South Sudan, the world's youngest country, working with local authorities and communities to provide daily medical assistance
Africa Sierra Leone The Lungi Bridge could have a significant positive impact on the economy, allowing a direct link between the capital Freetown and the airport; located in Lungi, on the other bank of the Tagrin Bay estuary, makes transfers difficult
Africa Niger Niger fashion designer Alia Bare hopes to use her collection to spread a positive image of her troubled country, plagued by instability and economic sanctions
Africa Mozambique More than 1,2 million households have had access to electricity in Mozambique in the last three years, President Filipe Nyusi stated during the inauguration ceremony of an electricity grid in the northern province of Nampula
Africa Malawi The country will restrict foreign currency transactions and crack down on black market traders after devaluing its currency by 30% against the US dollar last week, a move necessary to correct supply and demand imbalances in the currency market
Africa Libya The country acceded to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage