Africa

The Government has published a price list for cement sacks, setting the price of cement in accordance with the decree signed on 17 February by the Minister of State in charge of Industrial Development and his colleagues in Economy and Trade

Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros overcame Ugandan Victor Kiplangat in the last 200 metres to win the Osaka Marathon

A list of organisations, structures and movements considered 'terrorist organisations' has been issued in an ordinance released by the Ministry of the Interior

The installation of the mobile network in the localities of Ribeira dos Bodes and Ribeira Fria, Porto Novo, Santo Antão, is expected to be inaugurated in early March thanks to a partnership between the municipality and CV Telecom

Benin national team must beat Group C leaders Gambia in the last game of the TotalEnergies group of the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 to qualify for the next round of the tournament

There will be no redundancy plans for the workers of Electricité du Congo; the government has decided to entrust the management of four power plants to private companies and has discussed with union leaders the guarantee of jobs

‘First Fruits’ is the theme of the youth-focused budget presented by the Minister of Finance, which plans a 79,22% increase of the scholarship budget for the benefit of 3.500 students instead of 2.500

Zimbabwe has closed plans to compensate with arable land white commercial farmers displaced during a turbulent land redistribution program, despite clearly admitting a shortage of resources to offset costs incurred to improve the land

Report of National Institute of Statistics shows that rural environment is abandoned and disconnected from the rest of the country, with serious effects on citizens and the national economy - the outlook seems in contrast with politicians' views

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner allegedly committed abuses, as denounced by UN envoy Alioune Tine; people on the ground who testified speak of arbitrary detentions, abuses and thefts

Djibouti voters chose a new parliament on Friday in an election boycotted by the main opposition parties; Union for the Presidential Majority is one of only two participating parties and it claims it is certain of victory

The country's 2 million refugees have been addressed by President Salva Kiir during his first meeting in Juba with their representatives since the civil war broke out in 2013, and have been invited to return to their homes

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched twenty more passport application centres to enable Liberians living abroad to access Liberian passports without difficulty