Africa Guinea-Bissau The start of the rehabilitation and modernisation works at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport has been announced for November, with the goal of being 'competitive'
Africa Nigeria Quadloop, founded by Lagosian Chidozie Igweilo, turns electronic waste into alternative energy lanterns and other products, in a virtuous circle of recycling and affordable prices
Africa Kenya The Kenyan-Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Roam has brought into operation the first electric bus for public transport that will run several routes in Nairobi; the bus has a capacity of 90 passengers
Africa Togo The fourth lake in Lomé, which was supposed to protect from flooding the citizens living in the capital, has become an uncontrolled dumping ground, to the point that there are plans to erect a fence to prevent people from accessing it
Africa Uganda Monica Nabakooza, fly a multi-engine aircraft and dreaming to serve with the police air wing, makes a point out of inspiring young women who would like to pursue a career in the male-dominated field
Africa Morocco Morocco signed with the EU a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a 'green' partnership with the EU, becoming the first country to conclude such a partnership with Brussels
Africa Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh's largest solar power plant will start operation in November, beginning to produce 20 megawatts of energy
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has become the first country in Africa and the third in the world to have approved an HIV prevention drug recently recommended by the WHO
Africa Equatorial Guinea There will be only two opposition candidates challenging President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is seeking a sixth term in office after more than 43 years at the helm, in the upcoming elections, scheduled for 20 November
Africa Ghana Ghanaian cedi is now world's worst performing currency, following Monday's slump; this year's loss exceeded 45%, the highest among the 148 currencies monitored by Bloomberg
Africa eSwatini Central Bank Digital Currency partnered with Giesecke Devrient, a Germany-based technology company, to implement a CBDC in the country, thus making Eswatini the latest African country to start opening to digital currency
Africa Benin With a booming second-hand car market, pollution concerns cities' authorities; in Cotonou concentration of PM2.5 has been 4,4 times higher than the WHO annual air quality guideline value
Africa Algeria The country ranks first in the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries in terms of oil and gas exploration during the first months of 2022, as indicated by OAPEC