Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Authorities have been targeting leaders of opposition political parties, restricting their fundamental freedoms and arresting party officials since May, Human Rights Watch denounces; the campaign for presidential elections will begin in November
Africa Niger The situation of the thousands of irregular migrants in Assamaka, north-west Niger, is increasingly complex, given the lack of cooperation with international bodies since the coup
Africa Senegal Planting five million trees in the next three years in Casamance is the ambitious project launched by several environmental actors, with the goal of halting coastal erosion and the advance of salt tongue that threaten the southern coastline
Africa Burkina Faso Hugues Fabrice Zango made history yesterday by winning his nation's first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump, leaping 17,64 meters
Africa Madagascar The filing of nominations for the 9 November presidential election opens today 23 August and potential candidates will have until 6 September to submit their nomination files to the High Constitutional Court in Ambohidahy
Africa Ghana Research covering a 13-year period (2006 to 2019) found that more female-led households are escaping poverty than their male counterparts in all regions of the country
Africa Zambia Frank Tayali, Minister of Transport and Logistics, has described the rehabilitated runway at Kasama Airport as fantastic, declaring it fit for purpose and ready to be commissioned by the President
Africa Cape Verde Cabo Verde's endemic species of honey buzzard is "significantly increasing" on Ilhéu Raso and has reached more than 8.000 breeding pairs in the last five years, a census carried out by the environmental organisation Biosfera says
Africa Mozambique The country's fish production reached 218.000 tonnes in the first half of 2023; artisanal fishing accounted for about 95%, followed by industrial and semi-industrial fishing with 4% and aquaculture with 1%
Africa Morocco The oldest university in the world still active today is the University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fez: established in 859 A.D., it is recognized as such by authoritative sources such as UNESCO, Guinness World Records, and Manchester University Press
Africa Somalia The Hamar local government's vaccine storage center, located in Abdicasis district, which had been in disrepair and without maintenance for nearly three decades, has been inaugurated, a celebrated step for public health
Africa Mali Celebrated musician Salif Keita has been appointed special advisor to the head of Mali's military junta, becoming one of five assistants to transitional president Assimi Goita
Africa Libya The Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions approved the request of the National Council for Public Freedoms and Human Rights in Libya to reinstate its membership in the Arab Network