Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo For the first time in the country's history, a law was presented to establish a national reparation fund for rape victims, which will be used also for contributions to assistance, including access to justice
Africa Lesotho Letšeng Diamonds Ltd has unearthed a 122-carat rough white diamond, an exceptional quality D-colour Type II; it is Letšeng’s first stone over 100-carat this year
Africa Angola A new diamond mine, owned by the 'Sociedade Mineira do Luele', located in the municipality of Saurimo will come into operation between August and November
Africa Egypt The metropolis of Cairo, one of the most densely populated in the world, has now collapsed, so much so that President al-Sisi has ordered the construction of a new capital city, as yet unnamed, in a project worth over 50 billion dollars
Africa eSwatini Food Quest Eswatini has provided solar backpacks to overcome the challenges of schoolchildren in the country, allowing them to study after dark given the limited resources of many families to buy electricity
Africa Guinea The country wants a gender-sensitive constitution, as emerged from a conference-debate on the 'Gender-Sensitive Constitution' in Conakry promoted by the National Transitional Council
Africa Ivory Coast In Abidjan's Plateau district, an emblematic building of the Brutalist architectural style, the Pyramid, is currently undergoing renovation and mural decoration
Africa Mauritius The new Case Noyale fishing post, aimed at better monitoring of fishing activities and enforcement of fishing legislation to combat illegal fishing, was inaugurated
Africa Niger As part of the implementation of actions under the Kandadji Dam Project, a World Bank support mission began a supervision visit of the activities
Africa Rwanda SC Johnson, a US company, has partnered with the Society for Family Health and the Ministry of Health to provide official certification and livable wages to unofficial community health workers
Africa Zimbabwe The country still has work to do to clean up its 'negative perception' so as to gain the confidence of investors, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann said
Africa South Africa Ninety-year-old Ouma Katrina is the last remaining speaker of the N|uu language, the ancient language of the San people, or Bushmen, believed to be 25.000 years old, struggling to keep it alive
Africa Djibouti The Minister of Energy, responsible for natural resources, received a delegation of Austrian entrepreneurs