Africa Morocco A gigantic arena has been built in Ouarzazate, in south-central Morocco, where parts of the sequel Gladiator II will be filmed
Africa Burundi On 10/04, IMF has reached an agreement with the country on a $261 million aid programme, the financial institution's first intervention in the country since 2015, when a political crisis devastated the economy
Africa Zambia The Government is amending the Cotton Act No. 21 of 2001 to address some challenges, stimulate production and attract more players to the sector
Africa Senegal Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been appointed by the United Nations as a goodwill ambassador for Unccd, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Africa Lesotho The Government has established an 11-member task team to investigate and reclaim all state assets acquired fraudulently
Africa Madagascar Madagascar Airlines has just obtained its air transport certificate and operating licence from the Civil Aviation Authority of Madagascar
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The country has offered many opportunities to Bangladeshi companies in contract farming, such as hiring Bangladeshi labourers, transferring technical services and agricultural supplies and various incentives
Africa Comoros As Operation 'Wuambushu' approaches in Mayotte, a teacher warns of the consequences for students and families, particularly of the risks of 'expulsion' and those related to the destruction of homes, fearing a xenophobic anti-Communist 'cleansing'
Africa Guinea Rwandan President Paul Kagame, in visit to Conakry, attended the inauguration of a junction on 18 April in Kagbelen, on the outskirts of the capital, in the company of his host, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya
Africa Gambia In an effort to ensure a better understanding of the national intangible cultural heritage, the National Centre for Arts and Culture recently organised a training in collaboration with UNESCO
Africa Gabon For more than 20 years, Gabonese loggers have been trying to meet the environmental criteria set by the international community; according to them, the new rules on padouk exports were adopted without taking into account the reality on the ground
Africa Ethiopia The United Nations Population Fund has stated that Ethiopia continues to face enormous humanitarian challenges attributed to natural and man-made crises: conflict and displacement, and prolonged drought, floods and epidemics