Africa Ghana The first cocoa fruit juice created in the country is called Koa Natural; the new drink, launched by Swiss-Ghanaian company Kao, is made from the pulp of the cocoa fruit that was previously unused, allowing farmers additional income
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The government wants to increase the vaccination rate in the country, bringing it from 69% to over 80%
Africa Egypt The country intends to remove limits on foreign property ownership in a bid to attract more hard currency to the country; the premier said investment will lead to reduced inflation and eased pressure on commodity prices
Africa Nigeria Cleaning up decades of oil pollution and restoring environmental health in just one of Nigeria's crude oil-producing states, Bayelsa State, will cost at least $12 billion
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Sexual violence has become a serious problem in the country, with an increasing number of victims; for example, Médecins Sans Frontières reported having treated 'more than 670 victims of sexual violence' in the east only in the period from 17-30 of April
Africa Kenya The country kicked off its wetland restoration and rehabilitation strategy in a bid to increase the country's climate resilience
Africa Ethiopia Over 7 billion saplings are ready to be planted in the coming rainy season, as part of the Green Legacy Programme that has resulted in the planting of 25 billion saplings over the past four years
Africa Mozambique Interprovincial bus company 'Maning Nice' has shut down its operations and left about 500 workers unemployed; the reason would be the poor condition of the main north-south highway and the reduced flow of passengers
Africa Mali An investigation by four French media outlets reveals some background to the kidnapping of French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was held captive by the Groupe de soutien à l'Islam et aux musulmans Gao, in northern Mali, from 8 April 2021
Africa Namibia The Supreme Court ruled in favour of recognising same-sex marriages celebrated abroad with foreign spouses, making the country the second on the continent to do so after South Africa
Africa Benin The World Health Organisation has announced that Benin and Mali have succeeded in eliminating trachoma, a tropical eye disease that can cause permanent blindness
Africa Burundi Burundian-born former policeman and candidate of the conservative New Democracy party Spiros Richard Hagabimana seeks to become Greece's first black MP
Africa Mauritius The Indian-sponsored Mauritius Metro Express project will be completed by 2024 and will be one of the most complex national infrastructure developments ever undertaken in the country