Africa Egypt The Committee for Justice, an independent human rights organisation, documented 1.453 human rights violations in Egypt between July and September this year, 1.351 of which related to arbitrary deprivation of liberty
Africa Burkina Faso The 28th Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou will be held from 25 February to 4 March 2023; the dates have been confirmed by Cabinet Director of the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism
Africa Sudan Sudanese political parties and the military have signed a framework agreement providing for a two-year civilian-led transition to elections, ending the stalemate triggered by an army-led coup in October 2021
Africa Djibouti The government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Serbian developer Cwp Global to pursue a renewable energy and green hydrogen project, that will include cable networks, pipelines, port loading facilities and drinking water for local community
Africa South Sudan South Sudanese former professional basketball player Sarah Chan, now scouting for new basketball stars in Africa, features in the BBC newly released list of 100 inspirational and influential women from around the world for 2022
Africa Guinea "Bassari" community is one of the ethnic minorities that make up Guinea and they are often victims of "discrimination" and "rejection" in some public services in Conakry and in urban areas because of their patronymic, often considered non-Guinean
Africa Burundi In 2023, the country expects to repatriate at least 70.000 Burundians from East African Community countries, in particular from Tanzania, Uganda, the DR Congo and Rwanda, according to an inspector general at Burundian Ministry of Repatriation
Africa Eritrea President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya arrived in Asmara yesterday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of President Isaias Afwerki to discuss bilateral agreements
Africa Morocco With its 1-0 victory over Portugal, Morocco became the first country from Africa and the first Arab country to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup
Africa Chad Transitional Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the Basket Fund for Transition Support in Chad on Saturday and expressed his satisfaction with phase 2 of the transition
Africa Cape Verde Boa Vista is the focal point of the 7th edition of the Cape Verde Handicrafts and Design Fair (Urdi); for the opening, the performance of living statues 'Vida dum cabrer', by the Casa Nova group, was proposed
Africa Botswana The country has identified new sub-variants of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the government announced, stating that the sub-variants were dominant in other countries in Europe and Asia
Africa Namibia The Children of Former Liberation Struggle Fighters have declared that they will not participate in the 2024 presidential and general elections if they are not registered as beneficiaries by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs