Africa Kenya The Kenyan Defence Force will give up one day's pay per month to help raise funds to combat the effects of the drought that has hit the country
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The next presidential elections will be held on 20 December 2023, according to the calendar officially announced on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission
Africa Chad Twenty girls, members of the Catholic movement 'Guidisme', received their certificate of completion of training in the recycling of used tyres into household furniture at the 'Noudji décor et art' workshop
Africa South Africa Sibongile Mongadi, founder of Ukuhamba Prosthetics, a small company that uses 3D technology to produce low-cost prosthetic limbs from recycled materials such as water bottles - makes amputee care accessibile to many who couldn’t afford it
Africa Tunisia Ministry of Education announced that 132 new rural school transport bus routes will be operational in the various governorates in January 2023, following the delivery of 95 rural school transport buses, enabling 7.600 more pupils to benefit from it
Africa Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi launched the third Inter-Congolese Dialogue in Nairobi
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Experts from the Office of Drainage Roads surveyed 100 erosion heads threatening the University of Kinshasa site to assess anti-erosion works
Africa Mauritius Cairo hosted the first economic investment forum between Egypt and Mauritius, jointly organised by the Egyptian-African Businessmen's Association led by Yousry Al-Sharkawy and the Mauritian Economic Council led by Hemraj Raminal
Africa Mozambique As Mozambique approaches its 50th anniversary of independence in 2025, the country's Catholic bishops warn that the national dream of 'freedom and self-determination' is being shattered by terrorism, corruption and rampant poverty
Africa Sierra Leone Four of the country's top lawyers have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against President Bio's directive to change the voting system
Africa South Sudan UN experts observed that if government is serious about tackling sexual violence, it should immediately remove from office and investigate those governors and county commissioners believed to be complicit in systematic rape
Africa Benin The monarch of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged to support the development of the Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, in Iyanomo Town in Edo State
Africa Gabon The executive council of the Gabonese Basketball Federation and that of the National Basketball League have produced an agreement for the Fégabab to relaunch the flagship national competition under a new formula