Africa Egypt The country will return to daylight saving time this summer after a seven-year hiatus, the latest in a series of government efforts to save energy; clocks will be advanced by one hour starting on the last Friday in April
Africa Cameroon Enable Youth Cameroon, an gricultural value chain development program financed by the African Development Bank, has just launched recruitment to train 512 aspiring young Cameroonian entrepreneurs in agribusiness
Africa Gambia The ASB Clinic, commonly called the German Clinic, commemorated 20 years of humanitarian service in The Gambia, offering most of its services free of charge
Africa Ghana The University of Ghana has been commissioned to set up a centre - Mosquito Ecology Research Facility - to foster research into the biology of mosquitoes and their role in the environment
Africa Tanzania The school milk feeding programme 2023-2028, initiated by the Dairy Council of Tanzania in collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, currently needs USD 6,4 million to be implemented
Africa Botswana The government of Botswana has launched its national health services digitisation project with the hashtag "Go Digital Health"
Africa Cape Verde The Atlantic Technical University, based in Mindelo, will have all organic units, research centres and services fully functional by 2025
Africa Tunisia More than 100 puppeteers from 15 countries are expected at the fourth edition of the Carthage Puppet Arts Days, scheduled from 11 to 18 March, in Tunis and other regions
Africa Ethiopia Three- and four-wheel rickshaws, commonly known as bajaj, have been banned by Addis Ababa Municipality's Transport Bureau has banned in an attempt to supervise and regulate transport services
Africa South Africa The first low-cost 3D-printed construction has been recently completed: with this technology a house can be built in less than 24 hours
Africa Uganda A bill just tabled in the Ugandan parliament that criminalises same-sex relationships and sexual and gender identity could soon be adopted and become law, violating many fundamental rights as Human rights watch says
Africa Algeria The number of women small business owners has increased by almost 18% over the past five years, reaching almost 182.000 female self-employed workers at beginning of March, according to the Algerian National Trade Register
Africa Cameroon President Paul Biya has signed a decree validating a 5,2% salary increase for civil and military personnel