Africa Eritrea Eritrean community festival took place in Giessen, Germany; opened by the governors of the 6 regions of Eritrea, it offered cultural and artistic performances, children's programme and programmes illustrating the unity in diversity of Eritrean people
Africa Gabon If re-elected in the 26 August elections, President Ali Bongo would succeed in extending his family's 55-year rule over the nation
Africa Guinea-Bissau President of the Republic defended that there is an urgent need for ECOWAS to address other forms of mobilisation of financial means at the level of each member state and with strategic partners to implement Plan of Action to Combat Terrorism 2020-2024
Africa Namibia The sea lion hunting season has opened in Namibia; an estimated 86.000 fur seals will be slaughtered, despite a decline in demand for their fur and the growing opposition of environmentalists
Africa Zambia The Chamber of Mines has welcomed recent developments on the Konkola Copper Mines and Mopani Copper Mines investment roadmaps announced by the government
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The African Development Bank plans to increase its financial aid to the country to over €55 million over the next three years to support macroeconomic stabilisation reforms, increase revenues, and ensure energy transition
Africa Angola The National Bank of Angola, the country's central bank, has lowered the minimum capital required for setting up microfinance companies (from 5 to 25 million kwanze - about $6.000) and credit cooperatives (from 25 to 1 million kwanze)
Africa eSwatini An inclusive financing model for SMEs was developed with the technical assistance of the Economic Commission for Africa to ease access to finance
Africa Tanzania Zanzibar will host the first Indian Institute of Technology campus outside India, following a newly signed agreement
Africa Rwanda The country has launched Starlink Internet in 50 schools, providing access to online learning opportunities and improved learning outcomes for over 18.000 students
Africa Lesotho More than 20.000 children aged between 9 and 59 months have been vaccinated against measles and rubella in the country during Africa Vaccination Week in April
Africa Mauritania General Dah Sidi Mohamed El Agheb, commander of Mauritania's Joint Military Academy, recently visited the Nato headquarters to strengthen ties between the two entities
Africa Algeria In the host cities of Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tipaza, 22 nations with 3.800 athletes are participating in the 2023 Arab Sports Games, competing in 22 sports