Africa Kenya A group of Kenyan lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the British government in the European Court of Human Rights, seeking compensation for "historical injustices committed during the colonial period"
Africa Burkina Faso The country's first generic drug factory has been inaugurated, an entirely private initiative financed by Burkinabé and sub-regional capital; the factory produces paracetamol and other 2 generic drugs, but aims at producing at least a dozen
Africa Central African Republic A committee was set up to draft a new constitution, as recently decided by President Faustin Archange Touadéra; the current constitution prohibits the head of state from running for a third term
Africa Tunisia The country is aspiring to create its own space agency, indicating at a recent meeting that a project is already under consideration by specialized engineers and emphasising that the country has all the technical and scientific qualities
Africa Uganda According to the African Development Bank, the country loses about 200.000 hectares of forest cover every year and this has led to a 16,5% reduction in forested land since the 1980s
Africa Nigeria The country's advertising regulator announced via a Twitter post that foreign models and voice actors will be banned from casting from 1 October in order to protect and foster local talent
Africa Gabon The country expects its manganese production to increase by 41% by 2025, states a document published by the government
Africa eSwatini The country signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen economic cooperation with Indonesia
Africa Eritrea Eritrean citizens within the country and abroad contributed around 14.000€ to increase the Martyrs' Trust Fund and to support the families of the martyrs and the National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans
Africa Malawi Malawians can now choose to receive two different types of Covid19 vaccine, as the authorities approved the mix following scientific evidence showing that mixing the different serums is safe
Africa Lesotho Lesotho's Constitutional Court will today rule on two issues challenging the legality of the state of emergency and the king's decision to reconvene Parliament
Africa Niger The second ten days of August 2022 were very rainy and rainfall coverage was registered in most of the monitored stations, according to the statistics department of the Ministry of Agriculture
Africa Guinea-Bissau Guinean sculptors have accused the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts of handing the sector over to non-experts, pointing out that the country is not responding to UEMOA requests on the structuring and organisation of the handicraft sector