Africa Tunisia Tunisian Association for the Fight against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids has published the sexual health education guide 'Let's talk about it' as part of its programme aimed at enabling young people to develop sexual education knowledge
Africa Mauritania By providing meals to students living in rural areas, authorities and World Food Programme aim to combat school drop-out; net enrolment rate for the primary cycle age group of 6-11 years is less than 80%
Africa Ethiopia The conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Axum, in the Tigray regional state, will be supported with a contribution of €2 million by the Italian government
Africa Ivory Coast Turning crises into advantages is the goal of the 2023 edition of the Africa CEO Forum that will take place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 5 and 6 June 2023
Africa Benin The African Development Bank will launch the first green finance instruments in two public financial institutions in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire as part of its pioneering African Green Bank initiative
Africa Ghana The 2023 edition of Green Ghana Day will be held on 9 June in Kumasi, with the title 'Our forests, our health', as announced by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Africa Burkina Faso Envirinfos.net was born, a platform dedicated to the environment, accompanying the quarterly magazine Envirinfos, in printed format, launched in 2010 by the Burkinabe Ministry of the Environment
Africa Uganda In spite of Western condemnations and after much criticism, a law was passed by President Museveni establishing the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'; it is one of the harshest in the world against LGBT people
Africa Botswana The country will not back down from demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from its joint venture with De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said, raising the stakes as talks on a new sales deal appear to be stalled
Africa Cape Verde The country is a member of the newly formed Chess Committee at the Multisport Games, the newest structure of the International Chess Federation in which the country is represented by the president of the Caboverdian Chess Federation, Francisco Carapinha
Africa Rwanda Long Form Podcast hosted Niyonkuru, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Sports, talking about country's future as a sports tourism hub and the ongoing upgrading of Amahoro National Stadium into a state-of-the-art sports house
Africa Somalia An overhaul of the political system has been initiated with an agreement signed between the government and the federal states that envisages the introduction of direct universal suffrage as of 2024 and the transition to a presidential system