Africa Rwanda The Senate has resolved to make an in-depth analysis of the issues in drying and storage initiatives with the aim of ensuring proper management and value addition to agricultural products
Africa Ivory Coast The ICC has rejected a claim for compensation from former political leader Blé Goudé: finally acquitted of crimes against humanity in March 2021, he was asking the court for nearly €820.000 in damages for his eight years in The Hague
Africa Liberia Liberia was founded in 1822, in Monrovia; today a US presidential delegation will participate in the country's bicentennial celebrations
Africa Gabon Studying a group of chimpanzees in the country, researchers from the Ozouga chimpanzee project documented seventy-six cases in which a chimpanzee caught an insect and applied it to its own or someone else's wound to heal it
Africa Libya Protesters gathered in Tripoli after the country's eastern parliament appointed former interior minister Fathi Bashagha as head of a new interim government, calling for the dissolution of the parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk that appointed him
Africa Togo Lomé has been chosen to host a high-level conference on political transitions and counter-terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa next April, allowing for a review of recent trends and developments and a reflection on strategies to contain terrorism
Africa Djibouti Hundreds of trees donated by the Ethiopian government have been planted as part of the Green Legacy Initiative, a planting campaign aimed at curbing the effects of climate change and deforestation
Africa Egypt As water demand is set to increase also due to population growth, the country is trying to develop new ways of saving and collecting water, including projects to desalinate water using renewable energy
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Musicians Leo Boca Copo and Moussa Halawi were received in audience by the President of the National Assembly, who congratulated them on their musical work to promote the country's culture and in particular Creole-Forro
Africa Zimbabwe Teachers' unions called a strike after rejecting an offer from the government, considered too low, which included a 20% pay rise, payment of part of wages in dollars, as well as subsidies on purchases such as cars and houses
Africa Tunisia Magistrates and lawyers staged a demonstration outside the Palace of Justice in Tunis to protest against the recent announcement by the nation's president that he intends to dissolve the national judicial body
Africa Guinea-Bissau In the capital, unidentified armed men raided the premises of a private radio station, Capital FM, which is critical of the authorities, and beat up the station's managers; the episode comes in a climate of growing tension
Africa Somalia Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam, the first female presidential candidate, said the country needs a president who can guarantee peace and stability, stating that only a woman could be able to achieve these goals