Africa Equatorial Guinea After a month of debate to choose between four proposals submitted to Equatorial Guinea for the implementation of the online visa, VFS-GLOBAL, a leading Swiss outsourcing and technology company, was selected
Africa Madagascar The World Bank has approved the second phase of the Programme for Improving Nutrition Outcomes through the multiphase programme approach to continue helping Madagascar address stunting in children
Africa Mozambique Mozambican defence and security forces have captured the Catupa base, headquarter used by terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado
Africa Lesotho Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns to allow citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their biometric data and digital IDs, becoming the latest countries to join the trend that is rapidly gaining momentum across Africa
Africa Kenya Only around 26.000 mortgages are issued annually; the limited access to affordable finance, high cost of land, low income and credit risk make it difficult for an ordinary employee to access a mortgage at the current rates
Africa Benin "The Woman King", Hollywood-produced film telling the story of the Agojie, will be released in cinemas on 14 September, but some criticise the fact that no Beninese actors are in the cast and that there are no scenes shot in the country
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Guinea-Bissau Football Coaches' Association has announced the start of a nationwide census campaign of its members
Africa Uganda The country is hosting the 2022 Africa Zone IV Golf Championship at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa, with title holders Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi participating
Africa Zambia The National Union of Students of Zambia and its affiliated trade unions call on Parliament to amend the Public Order Bill, which defends the right of students and citizens to peacefully assemble and uphold the need for law and order
Africa Cape Verde Professor and cultural activist Fausto do Rosário defended its continuity as the "voice of the island" at the launch of the critical and collected edition of Magma magazine
Africa eSwatini Bon Hotels, South African, has taken over the management of the Mountain View International Hotel
Africa Republic of the Congo As of today 'it is the Congo Basin forest that is the world's first lung', surpassing the Amazon forest, according to the president of the International Tropical Timber Technical Association Françoise Van de Ven
Africa Gambia Greenpeace Africa congratulates the Gambian authorities after their decision to ban timber exports to combat illegal logging