Africa Guinea Famous comedian Almamy Kouyaté, known by the short name Kolon Mamoudou of the Sodia troupe, died yesterday in Conakry
Africa Sudan The President of South Sudan and the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Transitional Council agreed to establish a joint security force to prevent the smuggling of illegal weapons
Africa Nigeria Women's Security Dragon Squad Limited, founded in 2018, employs only women of a certain weight and shape, creating a safe space for plus-size women to excel in a traditionally male-dominated field, that of bouncers
Africa Burundi Journalist Irangabiye was sentenced to 10 years in prison for 'attacking the integrity of national territory' on 3/01/2023; Reporters Without Borders condemns the 'harsh and arbitrary' sentence the Rwandan web radio presenter received from Burundian court
Africa Central African Republic On 10 January, the Central African authorities arrested two UNMISCA officials, two French international consultants, while they were still at Bangui-M'poko international airport; they were then held by the Border Police for lack of a visa
Africa Chad Young author Amine Badjoury Abbanou presented his first book entitled 'Mes écrits qui crient' - "My writings that scream", a 76-page collection of poems, in the large meeting room of the RePER project in Mongo, Guera province
Africa Comoros 2Africa cable has just landed in the country; Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and Digital Economy added that the cable deployed in the country has a capacity of 500GB instead of 26GB
Africa Eritrea Water and soil conservation activities continued in the Central Region, where 1.666 hectares of terraces were built and 6.644 hectares of terraces renovated
Africa Lesotho Democratic Congress, the main opposition party, will hold an elective conference to choose a new national executive committee at the end of the month
Africa Morocco The new observation satellite project, that Morocco wants to launch as part of its space programme, is considered one of the most important development levers for the local economy and is attracting international attention
Africa Niger The creation of a state school dedicated to the mining sector was approved by the Council of Ministers in recent days, establishing an administrative public body called 'Ecole des Mines de l'Aïr'
Africa South Sudan According to Amnesty International, 6 Ssbc members are arbitrarily detained at National Security Service headquarters without being allowed to see families or lawyers; it is still unclear whether they have been informed of any charges against them
Africa Namibia The country has reportedly entered into a "robust" contract with Zambia for uninterrupted power supply, according to NamPower's acting managing director Kandali Iyambo