Africa Gambia A National Road Safety Strategy 2020-2030, aiming at reducing road accidents, has been developed in conjunction with the National Transport Policy 2018-2027 by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure
Africa Ethiopia Peace talks under the auspices of the African Union, proposed for this weekend to try to end a two-year conflict in the northern Tigray region, have been postponed for logistical reasons, Tigray forces and two diplomatic sources said yesterday
Africa Djibouti In 2022, the first group of students graduates from the Luban Workshop in Djibouti; Africa's first Luban workshop was launched in Djibouti in March 2019 with the aim of providing quality vocational training to local population, particularly youngsters
Africa Rwanda A local court on Wednesday acquitted three journalists detained for four years for allegedly spreading fake news, in a case that rights groups called a farce
Africa Seychelles Fishermen from Cascade and Pointe Larue will start using a new market from next week, after the official opening of the Cascade fishing facilities, funded under the EU-Seychelles Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The 55 new deputies elected on 25 September will take office on 22 November, as confirmed by the Secretary of the Council of Assembly
Africa Tunisia Tunisia's central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 bps to 7,25% to combat inflation, the second hike in five months
Africa Botswana Local diamond producers registered higher demand and higher prices this year thank to a stable world demand and the contingency of sanctions on diamonds from Russia
Africa Liberia The country has enough supply of rice - claims the Ministry of Commerce and Industry - that would last up to the arrival of an expected 22.000 metric tons of rice in the coming days
Africa Madagascar Several years of reforestation efforts were destroyed in a few days, with 90% of the vegetation in the Marohogo reforestation area in the Menabe region going up in smoke last Sunday
Africa eSwatini Local artist Bholoja born Mbongiseni Ngubane has signed a recording deal with One World Records from Denmark; the forthcoming album ‘Imphilo’ contains 11 songs and will be released physical and digital in the next coming weeks
Africa Sierra Leone CrossBoundary Energy has commissioned a 236 kWh solar plant and a 389 kWh battery storage system at the plant of forestry plantation developer Miro Forestry, in Tonkolil
Africa Central African Republic According to the UN department coordinating humanitarian affairs, more than 80.000 people have been affected by floods in Central Africa since June and the rainy season is not over yet