Africa Kenya From 23 to 26 June, starting from Kasarani, Nairobi, and ending at Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha, the 2022 Safari Rally will take place over a total competitive distance of 363,44 km
Africa Rwanda 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is taking place in capital Kigali these days with dozens of sessions scheduled and over 5.000 participants from governments, business and civil society
Africa Tunisia President confirmed that draft constitution, subject to a referendum on 25 July, will not enshrine Islam as the "religion of the state"; it will not speak of a state with Islam as its religion, but of belonging to an umma that has Islam as its religion
Africa South Africa Cape Town International Airport has won the Best Airport in Africa 2022 award for the seventh consecutive year at the Skytrax World Airport Awards
Africa Gabon African Climate Week, a conference organised by the United Nations to prepare for Cop 27, will be held in Gabon from 29 August to 1 September to address social inequalities and invest in development that is good for humanity and nature
Africa Burkina Faso UNHCR expressed strong concern about the recent escalation of violence against civilians by armed groups in Burkina Faso, "which has forced thousands to flee, straining humanitarian resources, while insecurity continues to plague the central Sahel"
Africa Somalia The United Nations in Somalia called for the strengthening of legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of sexual violence, namely women and children
Africa Mali The new electoral law has been adopted by a very large majority (115 votes in favour, 3 against and no abstentions), but with many changes to the initial text proposed by the transitional government
Africa Angola Mobilising the residents of the seaside and port city of Moçamedes, the deputy governor of Namibe province launched an urban renewal project that is changing the face of the city by estabishing new cultural centres and creating new jobs
Africa Ivory Coast The Minister for the Promotion of Good Governance and the Fight against Corruption announced the launch in a few weeks of the platform for reporting acts of corruption, inviting the entire population to use it to report 'any act of corruption'
Africa Libya MSF has called for speeding up the evacuation of the most vulnerable migrants stranded in Libya to safe countries; there are currently an estimated 600.000 migrants in Libya subjected to confinement and enslavement
Africa Cape Verde The government has declared a social and economic emergency in the archipelago, with 9 out of 100 Cape Verdeans at risk of food insecurity; inflation has reached 8%, according to data from last May, while in the same period in 2021 it was at 1,9%
Africa Morocco The 10th Ahwach National Art Festival took place in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, bringing together artists and enthusiasts of the traditional folkloric style of music and dance typical of south-eastern Morocco