Africa

A group of eight people were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Henri Rakotoarisoa, an environmental activist killed in Moramanga last June

The Court of Appeal in Nador sentenced a group of 14 migrants arrested while attempting to cross the fence in Melilla on 24 June to three years' imprisonment, weighing down the sentences

Number of children deprived of their families and placed in shelters for minors in difficulty and foster families amounts to 4.884, as stated by the Minister of Solidarity, Humanitarian Action, National Reconciliation, Gender and Family

The construction of a fishing bridge was considered during an exchange between Minister of the River Economy and Waterways, Guy Georges Mbacka, and Maltese Ambassador for the two Congo, Henri Nsika

Rwanda's exports to Turkey have risen to over $10 million year-on-year, as stated by the president of the Rwanda Private Sector Federation during the Rwanda-Turkey Economic and Trade Forum that ended yesterday in Istanbul

The Eswatini Revenue Service, which spent €235,9 million on salaries, wages and benefits for its 609 employees during the financial year 2020/21, intends to conduct a benchmarking survey on salaries

PF Initiative, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and with the support of UNFPA, launched the SpeakOut campaign to end sexual and gender-based violence and to raise awareness about the "1313" helpline

UN panel of experts has called on government and business to urgently implement measures to ensure that the pursuit of economic development puts people before profit and does not continue to undermine human rights

Director General of the Sudan News Agency met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Government of the Darfur Region to discuss the development of media performance

The president of the regional government of Príncipe has been sworn in for a new term, in a government with five new elements, including two women, with which he intends to 'combat territorial and economic asymmetries' on the island

The third edition of the conference on investment in tourism and hotels in Africa will be held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 January, in Abidjan, with the theme "Africa Deserves Beauty"

By 2050, Nigeria will become the third most populous country in the world, with over 400 million people according to a survey that predicts that between 2025 and 2050, Nigeria's population will double

HIV mother-to-child transmission rate has dropped to less than 5%, "one of the lowest in the world" said Health Minister; the country also provides antenatal care and anti-retroviral treatment to more than 90% of pregnant women