Africa Chad Approximately 1,8 million children under five will be affected by acute malnutrition between October 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest Ipc analysis
Africa Ghana A $6,3 million project to minimise the use of mercury in mining has been launched in Accra by the government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Industrial Organisation
Africa Gambia Controversy erupted after one of the contestants at the country's recent beauty contest showed up wearing the typical costume of the kankurang, an initiation rite considered a Unesco World Heritage Site, but linked to male circumcision ceremonies
Africa Namibia Residents of Aminius Constituency, counting some 13.000 inhabitants, are forced to transport the remains of dead relatives to Gobabis mortuary, around 175km away, since their mortuary broke down several months ago
Africa Republic of the Congo National Assembly launched a fact-finding mission against the University Hospital Centre of Brazzaville and four fact-finding missions against two ministries and the Urban Public Transport Company
Africa Mauritius Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth said that his recent trip to the UK included discussions about Chagos island residents who were forced to leave decades ago, and said that all Chagossians worldwide are welcome to resettle
Africa Libya Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can kick-start the progress needed to address the myriad crises in the country, the UN chief said at a high-level African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa Liberia The National Disaster Management Agency and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a note verbale for a consignment of rice worth about USD 500.000
Africa Lesotho Ahead of the reopening of the 11th parliament, opposition parties in Lesotho are up in arms, accusing the new government of failing to provide the most basic services, while crime and corruption are at their peak
Africa Guinea Evolving development context, accelerating climate change and environmental degradation could have a serious impact on Guinean children, say findings of the Climate Landscape Analysis for Children in Guinea
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo About fifty bakers from pilot bakeries have been trained on the integration of 10% cassava flour in breadmaking
Africa Burundi Four human rights activists were arrested while trying to travel to Uganda for a meeting with civil society organisations; reason for arrests was not immediately known but arrests of this kind have been frequent in recent years in Burundi
Africa Benin Confederation of Tunisian City Enterprises began its trade mission to Benin, an investment opportunity in the country for companies operating in the construction, digital services, higher education and pharmaceutical industry sectors