Africa Madagascar Several events are being organized to mark the 76th anniversary of the 1947 Malagasy uprising for the March 29 commemoration, beginning March 22
Africa Ivory Coast In its report 'Women, Business and the Law' published on 2 March 2023, the World Bank ranks Ivory Coast among the few countries that have implemented major reforms in favour of equal treatment for women
Africa Rwanda With 49 women MPs making up 61% of the elected parliamentarians, Rwanda tops the ranking of women sitting in national parliaments by the Inter Parliamentary Union, a global body that unites the Parliaments in the world
Africa Malawi A state of calamity has been declared in several southern districts, including the city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy returned and killed nearly one hundred people
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Government has given an ultimatum for the alleged occupants of land belonging to the River Gambia Development Organisation (OMVG) ) to remove their signs
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The authorities asked the UN Security Council to strengthen the mandate of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has been deployed in the country for two decades
Africa Niger The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Niger increased from 1,9 million in 2017 to 4,3 million this year
Africa Mali The ruling junta has announced it will postpone the constitutional referendum scheduled for 19/03 but will stick to timeline agreed with the ECOWAS to return to civilian rule
Africa Kenya First Kenya National Beach Games, expected to attract more than 500 athletes to develop a sustainable sports culture and promote the Olympic movement in the country, will be held from 17 to 19 March in Malindi
Africa Uganda A man from Luzira has built a large boat made entirely of plastic waste and environmentally friendly materials, called a 'floating island', hoping to encourage recycling and put an end to litter in Lake Victoria
Africa Sudan The sanctions and arms embargo in place against Sudan since 2004 for the crisis in the Darfur region have been extended by one year upon decision of the UN Security Council
Africa Seychelles Heroin addiction has assumed epidemic proportions in the country where it is estimated that one tenth of the working population regularly takes this drug; it ranks first in the world for heroin consumption per capita
Africa Senegal The young Teranga Lions of Senegal lifted their first ever TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after having played finals in 2015, 2017 and 2019