Africa Cameroon On 16 October, university teachers went on strike to demand better working conditions and payment of a bonus, which had been promised by the state but has not yet been paid in full; before them, primary and secondary school teachers had gone on strike
Africa Guinea-Bissau On 17 October, for an entire day, the Turkish energy company Karpowership cut off the power to the capital Bissau, as a debt of $15 million was accrued with the one company that supplies Guinea-Bissau with 100% of the electricity consumed in the country
Africa Nigeria The government burnt nearly four tonnes of pangolin flakes, with a total value of about $1,4 million, that had been seized from smugglers
Africa Mauritius Minister Jagutpal reiterated the government's objective to position Mauritius as a pharmaceutical and biotechnology hub for the region, aiming at creating an industry to produce own drugs and vaccines for the local and international markets of the area
Africa Republic of the Congo Production and export of liquefied natural gas on a large scale was discussed at a round table in Pointe-Noire where a draft gas code was presented to the oil industry
Africa South Africa The endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus could become extinct in the wild by 2035; to protect the bird's food supply and slow the population collapse, South Africa is creating a protective cordon of no-fishing around the main breeding colonies
Africa Namibia An innovative high-tech food preparation facility, Your Kitchen, recently opened in Windhoek, hoping to change the cuisine landscape; it prepares food in bulk for clients, including large food consumers like hotels, restaurants and lodges
Africa Eritrea The Swedish section of the National Union of Eritrean Women met to review its activities and develop a future action plan
Africa Mozambique A graphite mine in Balama has achieved full operation of its hybrid solar photovoltaic and energy storage system
Africa Senegal The Senegalese space programme, led by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, plans to launch the first Gaïdesat 1 satellite, under construction at the Space Centre of the University of Montpellier, France, in early 2024
Africa Sierra Leone A team of mediators from ECOWAS and the African Union has concluded the post-election talks between the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party, the National Electoral Commission and the main opposition party All People's Congress in Freetown
Africa Sudan Six months after fighting began in Sudan on 15 April, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday that nearly 4.000 people had been killed and thousands injured
Africa Benin The president of the Benin Football Federation is facing a potential legal battle after it was alleged that a club he owns circumvented Fifa's transfer ban by changing its name