Africa Zimbabwe The main opposition party, Citizens' Coalition for Change, has called for new elections, overseen by neighboring countries, after rejecting election results leading to the re-election of President Mnangagwa
Africa Burundi Burundi has the world's only capital city in the world powered 100% by solar energy during the daytime, thank to the recent expansion of the solar power plant at Mirambi Hill, the first utility-scale solar plant in the country
Africa Benin At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Benin Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon will visit China from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3
Africa eSwatini 57% of Eswatini's livestock products are exported to Norway, the main external destination, following an effort by farmers to meet European standards
Africa Sierra Leone Mercy Ships' Global Mercy has arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where it will spend 10 months at the invitation of President Julius Maada Bio to provide free specialized surgeries and targeted training for health workers until June 2024
Africa South Sudan An unusual mood of enthusiasm swept through the capital Juba as national basketball team beat China at the ongoing World Cup
Africa Burundi Renovation work on the port of Bujumbura kicked off on 17 August with an inauguration ceremony attended by the Burundian authorities and the project's financial partners, the European Union and the African Development Bank Group
Africa Central African Republic An independent UN expert has expressed grave concern over the human rights situation, calling for political dialogue and a new "climate of trust"
Africa Comoros The Fumbuni fishermen's cooperative is facing an unprecedented crisis after its fuel tank was sabotaged by unknown assailants a month ago, plunging it into a deep financial crisis
Africa Djibouti The Djibouti Palace Kempinski hosted the fifth ministerial meeting of member countries of the African Renewable Energy Initiative
Africa Equatorial Guinea A unique identification code for natural persons, legal entities and other entities without legal personality has been implemented; the country is about to join Egmont Group and this will lead to more effective monitoring of economic activities
Africa Eritrea The founding congress of the Eritrean community in Turkey was recently held in Istanbul; the Honorary Consul indicated that the number of Eritrean citizens in Turkey is increasing
Africa Malawi The government, through the Minister of Education, will preside today over the launch of the Grand Challenges Malawi program, which aims to support the country's most creative scientists to collaborate with their partners in Africa and around the world