Africa Rwanda Fulgence Kayishema, accused of playing a major role in the genocide in Rwanda and arrested last month near Cape Town after 22 years on the run, will seek asylum in South Africa, his lawyer announced
Africa Namibia Greater cooperation in the field of green hydrogen and dialogue with third countries regarding the war in Ukraine were the main topics of Dutch Prime Minister Rutte's visit to the country
Africa Nigeria The tallest man in the country, Afeez Agoro Oladimeji, died on 15 June, at the age of 48, after suffering from chronic hip arthritis; he had sought public help to finance his surgery
Africa Ethiopia An increase in newborn mortality rates has been recorded in the Seharti Samre district, located 40 km from Macallè, the capital of Tigray
Africa Malawi State President and Chancellor of Malawi's six public universities, Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, handed over some €20.000 each to higher education institutions to support needy students
Africa Liberia African Development Bank identified a number of key challenges for growth in Liberia, emphasising that it is significantly dependent on the external sector, particularly export growth and sustained foreign direct investment inflows
Africa Lesotho Integrated service delivery has been launched in Berea by the Ministry of Health to combat the spread of tuberculosis, currently occurring at a very high rate in the region
Africa Burundi According to a draft budget presented by the Minister of Finance, the Burundian government expects total expenditure to increase by around 65% in the next fiscal year, due to an increase in donor funds and higher revenues
Africa Benin A fortnight ago, Nigeria's new president Bola Ahmed Tinubu abruptly ended petrol subsidies; since then, the country has been suffering with steeply rising prices
Africa Rwanda Swiss healthcare multinational Roche plans a public-private partnership in Rwanda to fight breast cancer, with the idea of signing a memorandum of understanding with the Rwandan government within the next three months
Africa Mauritius The Bank of Mauritius kept its renewed interest rate at 4,5%, anticipating that inflation will continue to slow
Africa Mauritania The EU would 'transform the lives of the Mauritanian population, giving them greater access to cheaper and sustainable sources of electricity' - it said - in a new project launched earlier this month
Africa Madagascar The country officially ratified all the core International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on the sidelines of the 111th ILO Summit