Africa South Sudan With wet season officially starting in May, consequences of the 2021 record floods are still not fully faced; despite people's efforts to protect crops, villages and livestock, help is urgently needed for most vulnerable among the 835.000 people affected
Africa Ghana Criticism is growing after Parliament approved a new electronic transaction tax, which will introduce a 1,5% tax on electronic money transfers and transactions and which government says will help raise $900m in much needed revenue
Africa Zimbabwe The country has begun redistributing to aspiring farmers on a waiting list the unused land that was given to black farmers during President Robert Mugabe's reform in the early 2000s; the government will not take back productive farms
Africa Tunisia Workers from sub-Saharan Africa are filling the serious shortage of workers in the Tunisian labour market; as they are still irregular, they are often underpaid and in precarious conditions and don't benefiting from labour rights
Africa Angola The suspension of salaries of the doctors on strike has been announced - they represent the vast majority of the profession in the country and have been demanding better working conditions for ten days
Africa Senegal The 9th edition of the World Water Forum in Dakar-Diamniadio ended Saturday with the theme "Water security for peace and development" to put water at the heart of multilateralism and international policies and build effective crisis response mechanisms"
Africa Ethiopia The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has launched a support project to provide humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation to over 217.000 people affected by insecurity and war in Tigray with a budget of about $2,6 million
Africa Libya PM-designate Bashagha said recently that he has a "very strong relationship" with Turkey, adding that some lawmakers from the Tobruk-based House of Representatives have offered to visit the country to clarify the situation in Libya
Africa Nigeria The Nigeria Learning Passport, an online, mobile and soon offline learning platform that will provide continuous education to 3 million students in 2022, and 12 million by 2025, has been launched by the government and Unicef
Africa Togo Gilbert Houngbo, who was elected Director-General by the International Labour Organisation's Board of Directors, will take office in October, becoming the first African to hold the position
Africa Central African Republic The reconciliation dialogue ended with over 600 recommendations, including the revision of bilateral and multilateral agreements, the strengthening of the army, the reform of electoral institutions and the search for new revenue for public finances
Africa Morocco The 9th edition of the Global Forum on Combating Modern Slavery was held in Marrakech, with more than 75 leaders from 30 countries, bringing together civil society, UN representatives, government officials, academic researchers and former victims
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The country joined the East African Community (EAC), an organisation formed by six other countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda), which aims at regional economic integration