Africa Mauritania An improved 775km road will connect Zouerate with Tindouf, Algeria, following an agreement between the respective administrations of both countries; it is not know if the link will pass through the territory of Western Sahara
Africa Malawi The administration proposed a bill to amend the Courts Act and increase the retirement age of judges from 65 to 70; the bill also seeks to create a special financial crimes court and scrape off 4th grade magistrate courts
Africa Ethiopia The United Arab Emirates, through the Famine Relief Fund, has made a $6 million contribution to UNICEF’s specific response for children in Ethiopia
Africa Mauritius National Nutrition Survey 2022 was launched at Sir Leckraz Teelock State Secondary School in Flacq, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in collaboration with international institutions
Africa Lesotho General elections will be held on 7 October, in the last round of elections, announced after King Letsie III dissolved parliament, in line with the country’s procedures
Africa Ghana UN World Food Programme is working with international companies to build an international transport training centre based in Accra to develop logistics awareness and capacity in West Africa
Africa Gabon With Gabon's accession to the Commonwealth, the hopes of its small startup scene that British and American funds may soon start considering the Central African country have been boosted
Africa Mozambique Thousands of Mozambicans who sought refuge in Malawi during the tropical storm earlier this year are returning to their country
Africa Tunisia The referendum in which the draft of the new Constitution is to be voted on is being held today; the President, in an open letter addressed to the population, had urged people to vote yes
Africa Egypt President Al Sisi officially welcome in Cairo to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad on his first visit to Egypt over seven years after the two Arab countries resolved a long diplomatic dispute; the meeting is seen as an end to strained relations
Africa Sudan Artisanal mines, accounting for 80% of Sudan's gold production as of today, are a key revenue source but are posing worrying health threats to villagers
Africa Botswana A $3 million-plus operation that uses artificial intelligence technology to provide data to help ascertain elephant numbers will be the world's first-ever AI aerial survey of elephants
Africa Benin The first trip to Africa since French President Macron was re-elected in April will take him to the country to deal with the food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, agricultural production problems and security issues