Africa Sierra Leone In a brief text message, Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki Sawyerr informed some acquaintances that she was arrested and detained for several hours by the Police Criminal Investigation Department on charges of obstructing law enforcement activities
Africa Sudan New ethnic clashes in southern Sudan have killed at least four people, in violence that erupted between members of the Hausa people and rival groups; fighting first broke out in July, leaving over 100 dead and dozens wounded
Africa South Sudan Floods in South Sudan have affected nearly 909.000 people, more than double the number affected in September, according to an estimate released by the United Nations
Africa Benin Strikes in the transport, port and airport, water, hydrocarbon, rail and waterway sectors have been banned by bill approved by the parliament
Africa Ethiopia Election officials said Ethiopia will hold a referendum next February in several areas in the south of the country to consider forming a 12th regional state
Africa Guinea The NGO CADES/Guinea recently organised a national workshop in Conakry to transfer skills and tools to state actors for the promotion of women's entrepreneurial rights in the country
Africa Mali Mali's traditional leaders have recommended that the transitional authorities recognise their status and 'traditional power' in the new constitution being drafted
Africa Somalia The country is receiving support for its campaign to have the arms embargo lifted, with Ethiopia, and Uganda saying they support Mogadishu
Africa Rwanda Tekana App - created by the father of a boy killed by a domestic worker - was created in order to store and share information on domestic workers and their track record in a more functional way
Africa Cameroon Nearly 1.800 employees of the Cameroonian Ministry of Finance have been summoned to the State Audit Office to answer for alleged misappropriation of public funds between 2010 and 2021
Africa Gambia The country has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to eliminate some cough and cold syrups that have been blamed for the deaths of 66 children from kidney failure in the past three months
Africa Kenya The country has authorised the cultivation and import of genetically modified crops and feed, ending a 10-year ban that had been imposed due to health concerns, a decision that follows a devastating drought
Africa Ghana The association that brings together enthusiasts and athletes involved in the martial art of Wushu was officially established in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Authority