Africa Central African Republic Bangui City Hall organised a training session for its staff on the importance of local governance upon initiative of the Helpage Rwanda Programme and the European Union
Africa Djibouti The country became the second African country to benefit from the FIFA Foundation's Football for Schools initiative, which organised a three-day workshop with theory modules and practical sessions
Africa eSwatini Six athletes from four sports disciplines have been awarded an Olympic scholarship worth €3,1 million ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Africa Guinea Seven civil society organisations and collectives call for the immediate restoration of the right to peaceful demonstration in Guinea in a joint statement, expressing deep concern over the unilateral decision by the military power
Africa Sierra Leone Jeremiah Thoronka, a 21-year-old Sierra Leonean student and winner of the Chegg.org Global Student Prize, had the honour of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis in Rome last week
Africa Gabon IMF predicted that Gabon's economic outlook for 2022 will grow by 2,8% compared to 1,5% in 2021, as the country continues its gradual recovery from the recession of 2020
Africa Liberia The EU Ambassador to Liberia has spoken publicly about the many benefits ArcelorMittal Liberia has gained by becoming a critical supplier of iron to the decarbonised steel market in the European Economic Zone
Africa Madagascar While the salary increase announced by the President of the Republic on 1 May is already effective for civil servants, the private sector is still waiting for the decree implementing the increase of the minimum wage and the compensation arrangements
Africa Namibia The country expects over 500.000 international tourist arrivals in 2022, up from 354.508 arrivals recorded in 2021, also due to the new targeted intervention programme in the tourism sector
Africa Rwanda Jonathan Nzayikorera, a Rwandan economist, has been elected by the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the bank's new executive director, representing nine East African constituencies
Africa Seychelles Renovation work on the Botanical Garden bridge has been completed thanks to a generous donation from Travizory Border Security
Africa Niger Niger President Bazoum received Scholz in Niamey and hailed his country's military cooperation with Germany as a model for other partnerships
Africa South Sudan Amy Lasu, the captain of the South Sudanese women's national team and daughter of a refugee family that fled during the civil war, is convinced that football can play a positive role in helping women to come together and find their way