Africa

A 'large-scale' crackdown was launched on crime in Zawiya, a major oil city: authorities in western Libya, an area that houses a key oil terminal and a large refinery, said they started a targeted operation on oil-related crime

The Mmratehene, or Youth Chief, of the Ayanfuri died after incidentally shooting himself during funeral rights; footage of the accident has been largely shared on social media, police launched an investigation

In view of legislative elections scheduled for 31 May, the Union for a Popular Movement, allied with GMD, held a meeting at the Sonfonia stadium attended by a large crowd and described by local media as "marked by strong popular fervor"

Public passenger transport may be subsidized to avoid the impacts of the fuel crisis on the populations, admitting that the lack of foreign currency limits imports of these products in a short time, it was announced today

The 20th Unit of the National Gendarmerie departed the country heading to Bangui, Central African Republic, in the 11th consecutive deployment to the capital to join the units of the UN peacekeeping operations in the CAR

"When a state institution fighting corruption publicly admits its impotence, the entire system collapses": with these words the President of Good Governance Authority exposed corruption rampant for years, even unpunished, and its consequences on citizens

A ship departed from Freetown was intercepted and diverted to Canary Islands, in a crackdown on international drug trafficking; Spanish police found aboard 35-40 tonnes of cocaine in what has been called “record-breaking cocaine seizure in the Atlantic”

A ship registered in Comoros was seized off the coast of the Western Sahara region, near the city of Dakhla, with between 35.000 to 40.000kg of cocaine

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries celebrated World Portuguese Language and Culture Day at the UN headquarters; Equatorial Guinea participated as a co-sponsor and full member after having joined the convention in 2014

Construction is 90% complete in Heza Estate, a residential development in Batsinda, Kigali, with 548 homes; Buyers may purchase units through flexible instalment payment plans or mortgage at competitive rates negotiated by Rwanda Social Security Board

The Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo reinaugurated the Serpentarium of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; following requalification and modernization, it is now qualified space for research on different aspects of the snake ecosystem

Aside Tanzania–Kenya Investment Forum during President Ruto's visit, a renewed drive to reconnect railway networks and expand electricity interconnection between Tanzania and Kenya is taking shape to unlock trade and industrial growth in the region