Africa Egypt A renovated wing of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo - which houses a 16-metre papyrus scroll recovered last year - has been inaugurated; it is the first phase of wider renovations to the ancient complex
Africa Togo The wage gap between the employees of Togo Cellulaire and Togo Telecom is expected to narrow soon, with Togocom, the parent company of the two companies, signing a collective agreement with trade unions to this end
Africa Mozambique Cyclone Freddy, which is intensifying as it approaches the coasts of south-east Africa, particularly Mozambique and Madagascar, has been labelled 'dangerous' by the UN meteorological agency; nations prepare for the impact with land
Africa Rwanda The Tour du Rwanda, considered Africa's most important cycling race, has begun its 2023 edition and will take place in different parts of the country until 26 February
Africa Burkina Faso MSF said that following the attack in which two staff members were killed on 8 February 2023 in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, all activities in the country will be suspended in order to analyse the risks to which the teams are currently exposed
Africa Tanzania Zanzibar has banned exports of all food products as an immediate measure to curb shortages and rising prices, instructing traders to release food products they have stored in warehouses promising a decrease in prices
Africa Eritrea The Eritrean diaspora can take a united stand against the regime of President Isaias Afwerki by cutting one of its main revenue channels: the diaspora tax, which Eritreans living abroad should not be forced to pay
Africa Seychelles The Chagossian community should be included in any negotiations about the future of the island, rather than just the UK and Mauritius government, said the chairperson of the Seychelles Chagossian Committee
Africa Malawi The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi said the electricity situation in Malawi is still in emergency mode with only 193 Megawatts (MW) of hydropower capacity available against a system demand of 300 MW
Africa Tunisia The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Irishwoman Esther Lynch, was declared persona non grata in Tunisia by President Kais Saied, who on Saturday gave her 24 hours to leave the country
Africa Zambia Zambia is currently the only country in Africa where women can take two days of menstrual leave
Africa Ivory Coast The Ivorian government spokesman announced the construction of a biomass thermal power plant in Ayébo with an installed capacity of 2×23 Megawatts
Africa Algeria The local cosmetics industry is growing and in 2022 over 80 operators started export of various products thanks to regulatory procedures and reduced import bills - reports the Minister of Trade and Export