Africa

This year, the South African radio system celebrates one hundred years since its inception, with the first transmission being aired in December 1923 from the Johannesburg railway station

The humanitarian crisis in the country is worsening, with NGOs calling for more funds to help people in need and the government launching a response plan; nearly four million people have been cut off from basic services

The governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have joined forces to combat harmful cosmetic practices, launching a $14 million joint project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin-lightening products

After visiting Nosy Be, the cruise ship Costa Deliziosa docked in Toamasina; this is the second ship after the passage of the luxury vessel Nippon Maru to call at the port since the beginning of the year

A superyacht and two houses owned by Equatorial Guinea Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang have been seized by South African officials

About 3.000 schools that are not connected to the internet will have access to it by 2024 thanks to funding from the China Exim Bank and the WB, said Paula Ingabire, Rwanda Minister of ICT and Innovation

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said the country could sever trade ties with South African diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate sales agreements prove unfavourable to the country's government

The cases of dead fish surfacing in Maputo Bay, southern Mozambique, since last weekend are causing concern to the authorities, who are investigating the possible causes together with academic institutions, civil society groups and fishermen

The president of the National Union of Journalists and Social Communication Technicians (SINJOTECS), Indira Pinto Correia Baldé, defended that journalists should invest in training

For the deadliest cholera epidemic in the country's history, WHO took measures such as drafting a national response plan, deploying national rapid response teams to affected areas, and collecting data

3.178 children aged six months to 10 years and pregnant women suffering from malnutrition in the Kunene province have benefited from food supplements provided by the non-governmental organisation World Vision