Africa Mozambique The Mozal aluminium smelter, on the outskirts of Maputo, plans to increase aluminium production by 40.000 tonnes in the current economic year June 2023 - June 2024
Africa Niger Almost 1.000 expired diplomatic passports have been cancelled, including over 368 diplomatic passports granted to former ministers, lawmakers and other officials
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Airways has grounded its fleet just days after President Félix Tshisekedi instructed the government to make urgent funds available for the flag carrier
Africa Djibouti Djibouti's first wind farm, the 60 MW Red Sea Power project, has been inaugurated; it is the country's first significant international investment in the energy sector, estimated at USD 122 million
Africa Equatorial Guinea The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has confirmed his participation in the Summit of the Group of 77 and China in Cuba
Africa Eritrea Eight Yemeni fishermen have returned to the town of Hodeidah after months of kidnapping and torture in Eritrean authorities' prisons; General Authority for Red Sea Fisheries condemned the repeated crimes of violation suffered by the fishermen
Africa Ethiopia Ethio Telecom has launched commercial 5G services in the country; serving over 70 million subscribers, it will initially offer 5G through 145 sites located in the capital
Africa Ghana About $24 million worth of onions are imported by the country from Niger alone; Minister of Food and Agriculture lamented the country's inability to manage its food issues
Africa Mauritius Emerging trends in international taxation were the focus of a one-day workshop held at the initiative of the International Fiscal Association IFA, Mauritius Branch, Mauritius Finance and ACCA Mauritius
Africa Cape Verde FAO will provide $38 million to the country under the Country Programme for the period 2023-2027 and is committed to working to ensure that more people have better access to safe, inclusive and equitable food
Africa Comoros For the recent tragic events in Libya and Morocco, the Head of State expressed the Comorian people's condolences to Morocco and Libya and announced a day of national mourning for today Friday
Africa Botswana The governments of Botswana and Bahamas have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish bilateral political consultations, during a visit by the President of Botswana to The Bahamas that will end today
Africa Chad Named 'the city of peace and social cohesion, city of Toumaï', the headquarters of the Peace and Social Cohesion Party was inaugurated in the capital, an opportunity for the party's president to launch an appeal to young Chadians for peace and unity