Africa

African Development Bank has approved a $2,5 million grant to the government for the development of renewable energy resources and will be used to implement Mozambique's Renewable Energy Integration Programme

A regional training course to form on radiation safety culture kicked off, organised by Ministry of Health and Welfare, in collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency, with delegates from 18 African IAEA member countries

The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, is ready to finance major projects in Madagascar, including the construction of highways with USD 200 million allocated

A number of officials of the Central State Administration, recently appointed by the Presidency of the Republic, received their corresponding appointments this Saturday

On-site inspections conducted by the Independent Health Regulatory Authority in 2022 closed 25 food establishments across the country for non-compliance with health safety standards and conditions

Zambia's UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Prosper Ng'andu, has said the Refugee Settlement Modernisation Approach that the country will use will strengthen the protection of refugees as will ensure that they are fully self-sufficient

52.000.000.000 CFA francs (€80 million) is the Marien-Ngouabi University's budget for the year 2023; this is an increase of 5,65% compared to 2022 and takes into account factors such as the additional hours of civil servants and contract lecturers

The government has scaled back the amount it intends to raise this year on the regional money market, aiming for 24% more to cover the government's new budget expenditure

Tunisians have been hit in recent weeks by soaring food prices and shortages of staples including bottled water, rice and sugar, threatening to turn the simmering discontent in the country into a wider unrest

Miners operating in Zimbabwe will have to pay some of their royalties in refined metal instead of cash, in a move decided by the president to take advantage of the demand for its resources

Djibouti's National Assembly passed a law classifying the Frud-Armé as a terrorist group; the formation operates in remote areas near Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it also has a training camp, according to a report by UN investigators

General Tshiwewe is the new chief of staff of the country's armed forces; the President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Fardc and National Police called on the general to defend the nation 'to the supreme sacrifice'