Africa Nigeria The Lagos International Jazz Festival was held on April 30 as part of events to mark this year's International Jazz Day with lovers calling for support to grow the genre in the country
Africa Angola Having grown from 5 to 450 students in the last ten years, the Camunga Symphony Orchestra school in Luanda is a reference point for young people wanting to study music
Africa Seychelles The government is currently seeking teachers from Uganda as part of its attempt to revamp the sector and remove instructors who do not have approved teaching qualifications
Africa Tunisia President Saied has announced the launch of the initiative "national dialogue" to help resolve a political crisis, with a commission that will manage it: a measure repeatedly called for by G7 nations and the EU
Africa eSwatini A national court in Africa's last absolute monarchy - where homosexuality is still banned - has rejected an attempt by the country's leading LGBTQ rights group to gain official recognition
Africa Somalia Members of the Somali People's Chamber (lower house of the bicameral parliament) have elected Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as their deputy speaker; she is the first woman to be elected to the upper house of parliament
Africa Ethiopia On the occasion of Eid al Fitr, the festival that ends the month of Ramadan today, the government has organised 'The Great Ethiopian Home Coming Initiative' to invite Ethiopians in the diaspora living abroad 'to return to the country'
Africa Niger The government has given the green light to administer the British malaria vaccine to children under the age of five to combat the disease, which killed more than 4.000 people in 2021 only
Africa Cameroon Médecins Sans Frontières has launched an appeal for the release of two of its workers, who have been arrested and now imprisoned for four months
Africa Guinea Guinea's military junta announced that it had received "proposals", ranging from 18 to 52 months, for a political transition, with 25 April marking the deadline set by ECOWAS to present a plan for transition to a civilian government
Africa Central African Republic Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the capital to demand a constitutional change that would allow President Touadéra to run for a third term, not possible under the current Constitution
Africa Senegal New measures have been announced to further support low-income families affected by the harsh socio-economic situation, with more than 540.000 families included in the programme set to receive some US$64 million