Africa

The private sector is better equipped to manage and operate airports across Egypt, PM Madbouly said, stressing that the government is not selling its airport assets but focusing on improving their operation and management

A court convicted a son of the President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for illegally selling off a plane belonging to Equatorial Guinea's national airline, a court official said, ordering six years in jail unless he compensates the state for the aircraft

There is suspect that 700 fake candidates jeopardized the sending of 1.400 selected young Central Africans to Uganda for military training; the program, supposed to be an opportunity looks bound to be a failure due to military maneuvers

Connected Banking Summit was held in Addis Abeba, confirming Ethiopia’s will to advance towards digital finance; the annual event has seen 112 countries represented so far and 10.000 partnerships signed

Schools across Rwanda that benefit from the national school feeding program are invited to incorporate high-iron beans into their menus as the new academic year begins, to strengthen nutrition for at least 3,9 million kids from early childhood to primary

Qatar's Al Mansour Holding, spanning infrastructure, mining, banking, tourism, agriculture, cybersecurity, reaffirmed its commitment to invest in Burundi during an official meeting in Bujumbura with President Ndayishimiye

Back-to-school sees a ferment of families getting ready, schools refurbished, trafficked streets; ministry stressed new year is an opportunity to elevate quality supporting rural areas, guarantee equity reducing disparities, integrate digital technology

The Kenyan Revenue Authority will not require salaried workers to file annual tax returns manually; thank to the integration of its internal systems, salaried workers will just be required to key their national ID number into the taxman's system

The UN Special Representative to Libya Hanna Tetteh presented to the Security Council a new roadmap aimed at resuming the political process and holding general elections, emphasizing the urgency to end transitional phase and unify the divided institutions

Thin plastics have been addressed in Kasungu, with the Malawi Environmental Protection Authority warning residents and traders to abandon outlawed products or face legal action, supporting alternatives as paper or cloth bags and biodegradable packaging

The Nigeria Immigration Service has doubled the cost of acquiring the Nigerian international passport from N50.000 to N100.000, slightly under €56, for a 32-page passport with 5-year validity; new tariffs will be effective starting 1 September 2025

Moratorium on the use of plastic bags has ended: a public awareness campaign announced that starting in September the use of plastic bags will be officially banned in São Tomé and Príncipe; inspections and sanctions will begin in the last quarter of 2025

Former PM and opposition leader Masra, one of President Itno,'s fiercest critics, was sentenced 20 years in jail for hate speech and for having incited a massacre due his role in riots in which 42 people, mostly women and children, were killed on 14 May