Africa Zambia President Hichilema has announced that he is moving to abolish the death penalty in the country, calling it one of the government's 'big decision'
Africa Nigeria Parties, government and parliament are in tension over the organisation of the elections next February/March: President Buhari continues to waver in signing the new electoral law and the majority party continues to postpone the date of the primaries
Africa Benin 26 Beninese and foreign artists, participating in the eighth edition of Effet Graff, a graffiti festival, under this year's theme 'New Benin', decorated a 1.300 metre wall in Cotonou that tells the history of the country
Africa Uganda Since 9 May, teachers from 6 secondary schools and 46 primary schools in Lira have been on strike over the government's non-payment of their March and April salaries, and have now refused to return to class until all outstanding salaries are cleared
Africa Lesotho Gang rivalries among famo groups, the country's most popular music genre, have become a problem to the point that, especially in the south-western district of Mafeteng, many people have been forced to leave their homes for fear of being killed
Africa Burkina Faso 35 designers walked the runway at the third edition of Ouaga Fashion Week in Ouagadougou, and for the first time, most of the designers were local
Africa Chad Authorities arrested a sixth opposition leader, Chadian lawyer Max Loalngar, coordinator of the main opposition coalition called Wakit Tamma, following last Saturday's violent anti-French demonstration
Africa Equatorial Guinea Hundreds of young girls have been admitted to a hospital in Bata, the country's economic capital, after receiving a dose of diphtheria-tetanus vaccine at school
Africa Tunisia Three rescued sea turtles were released off the country; one is fitted with a tracking monitor to help researchers better protect this species, listed as 'vulnerable' on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species
Africa Botswana The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, part of Google's commitments to racial equality, will provide support to African start-ups that meet eligibility criteria in a dozen countries, including Botswana
Africa Somalia The country reached an agreement yesterday with the IMF for a second and third review of the national economic programme which, if approved, would extend budget support until 17 August
Africa Liberia President Weah is set to set a new 'Census Day', scheduled for October 2022, as revealed by the Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
Africa Ivory Coast A project dedicated to restoring soils and improving cocoa cultivation to make it more sustainable has been recently approved in Abidjan by the FAO and the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture