Africa Gabon The country has ratified the Makka Al-Mukarramah convention for the fight against corruption, an initiative by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Africa Rwanda international calls have been made on the Rwandan authorities to cease all support for the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, accused of abuses against civilians
Africa Togo ANAQES, a national agency specifically dedicated to coordinating the implementation of the Togolese quality assurance system in higher education and research, will soon be active
Africa Ivory Coast International Association of Paremiologists undertook an international symposium at the Félix Houphouët Boigny University in Cocody-Abidjan to promote proverbs studies in the university environment
Africa Sierra Leone Betting on education to grow the country is President Maada Bio's political strategy, with the recent allocation of 22% of the state budget - one of the highest in the world - to schools to enable the abolition of school fees that burden families
Africa Comoros The prices of basic foodstuffs have doubled or even tripled in just a few weeks; some traders are ready to fall in line with the new prices approved by the authorities "if only wholesalers would decide to set an example"
Africa Morocco A Moroccan human rights organisation has criticized the country for sentencing to prison the migrants trying to cross the Melilla enclave, which claimed the lives of at least 23 people
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The value of the carbon retained by the Congo Basin forest is $30 billion a year, making it the most important tropical carbon sink
Africa Botswana Four orphaned elephants will be reintroduced into the wild in 2023, after spending five years at the Elephant Havens orphanage in the country
Africa Madagascar The European Investment Bank has disbursed €73,6 million to the Road Agency for the RN13 and RN6 road modernisation project
Africa Liberia According to the 14th Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report, revenue generated from extractive industries increased by $13,1 million in 2021 from the previous year to $84,6 million
Africa Mozambique The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the third largest party with parliamentary seats, has criticised the late announcement of this year's public service thirteenth month pay cut, just days before Christmas
Africa Sudan Three lions were killed in Sudan in recent days after attempting to escape from their cages inside a paramilitary rapid support force base