Africa

Africa shows the most significant declines in the 2023 ranking of press freedom in the world, compiled by Reporters Without Borders; the country occupies last place

Regional workshop on the use of the new Global Partnership for Education funding model opened in Conakry

Since February, more than 28.000 cases of cholera have been recorded, half of them involving children, Unicef said; Cyclone Freddy has shut down a hundred health centres and 250 drinking water points

The Julius Nyerere hydroelectric project is about to become a reality with the construction of the dam currently at 86% completion, placing the country among the power generation giants on the African continent

The European Union will launch a €4,5 million project to stabilise areas liberated by Somali government forces from al-Shabaab militants

Political opponent Ousmane Sonko has once again launched a call for civic disobedience in protest against President Macky Sall's rejection of the call for political dialogue launched a few days ago

Ugandan Minister of Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Charles Okello Engola, was killed by his bodyguard

The country is seeking a rescue package worth nearly $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund

Russian paramilitary group Wagner allegedly receives 40 million francs per week (around €60.900) from Bangui government for its services, as revealed by Radio Ndeke Luka, which quotes PM Felix Moloua

Accra formally assumed the role of UNESCO World Book Capital 2023 from the Mexican city of Guadalajara

The first Chinese language training programme dedicated to the Kenya Defence Forces was launched in Nairobi

Police in Lagos found 63 kilograms of high-potency “Canadian Loud” cannabis hidden in used cars shipped from Canada on April 28; the trove confirms a wave of illegal importations of a popular marijuana strain shipped from Toronto via Montreal

61% of health facilities are closed in Khartoum and only 16% are functioning normally, according to the WHO, resulting in more deaths from epidemics and disruption of essential health services and first aid