Africa Botswana A 1.080,1-carat lla-type gem-quality white diamond has been discovered in the country; it is the fourth diamond greater than 1.000 carats discovered in the Karowe mine since 2015
Africa Morocco The skies of Marrakesh turned orange after a sandstorm hit the city, amid dangerously high temperatures of up to 46 degrees Celsius
Africa Zambia Muchinga Province Minister Henry Sikazwe said the Food Reserve Agency is on target to purchase about 65.000 metric tonnes of maize from farmers in the province
Africa Somalia Hundreds of child soldiers have reportedly been conscripted into both Somali government forces and al-Shabaab militias, as denounced by recent human trafficking report by the U.S. government
Africa Djibouti The presence of a wild cheetah on national territory was confirmed by local media, pointing out that this is a significant discovery, as the cheetah had been missing from this region for more than 30 years
Africa Mauritius Revenues from tourism increased by 70% to USD 779 million in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2022; visitor numbers from France increased by 60% and from Germany by 36%, while those from Russia almost doubled
Africa Gabon Improvement works are underway on a 40km stretch of the 163km road between Medouneu, and Kououleu, and are expected to be completed in six months
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 'Catch-fetiche', also called voodoo wrestling, a Congolese sport in which wrestlers face each other and use magic to try to achieve supremacy, is gaining momentum
Africa Comoros For the 2023 Indian Ocean Islands Games, the country has reduced the participation budget, with a direct impact on the participation of some disciplines deemed underperforming, such as badminton and basketball, which have been excluded
Africa Guinea-Bissau Beijing and Bissau governments are working to export cashew nuts directly to Chinese ports
Africa Gambia Participants in a national inter-religious dialogue have expressed their willingness to further promote inter-religious tolerance between Muslim and Christian communities in the country
Africa eSwatini A majority of Eswatini citizens believe that the government is not operating adequately on key economic issues and are dissatisfied with the standard of living according to latest poll
Africa Chad A donation of 150 motorbikes from UNICEF to the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention will enhance the mobility of health teams working in 130 health centres and vaccine depots selected from 41 provincial health districts