Africa Libya The parliament announced the opening of nominations for the post of prime minister, replacing Hamid Dbeibah as head of the interim government; the new premier will reportedly be selected on 8 February
Africa Burkina Faso The trial for the murder of Thomas Sankara has been suspended due to the lack of legal "certainty" in the country, one of the most marked consequences of the coup d'état and the suspension of the Constitution
Africa Senegal Senegalese journalist Sadibou Marong is the new head of Reporters Without Borders (Rsf) West Africa regional office based in Dakar
Africa Kenya In the Samburu reserve in the north of the country, an elephant has given birth to twins; twin births account for only 1% of the elephant population
Africa Namibia Although a judge on 20 January refused to recognise the marriages of two gay couples because of a 20-year-old Supreme Court ruling to the contrary, he declared this unconstitutional, giving great hope to the country's LGBT movement
Africa Nigeria 7 UN agencies have been indicted for tax evasion by the local revenue agency of Borno State; although international laws exempt them from paying taxes as an entity, this principle cannot apply to their employees and contractors in Nigeria
Africa Egypt A four-wheel vehicle powered by oil and natural gas has been presented as a replacement of the 3,5 million tuk-tuks circulating
Africa Burundi The local government has signed an agreement with the Tanzanian government to build a 282-kilometre railway linking the towns of Gitega (Burundi) band Uvinza (Tanzania)
Africa Ethiopia To give teachers the tools to reach isolated kids, Unesco and Huawei organized three two-day pilot seminars to train in distance learning methodologies 117 teachers from all levels of education; over half of them are women
Africa Algeria The Algerian athletics association organised the national cross country festival in the capital this weekend, despite the increase in Covid-19; the event, open to athletes of all ages, is a possibility for the next Arab championships in Bahrain on 22/02
Africa Angola President Lourenço presented the key policies he would implement if elected in August 2022, among which the diversification of the market economy, the fight against corruption and greater supply of health public services
Africa Tunisia Some 47.957 individual photovoltaic systems connected to the low-voltage grid have been installed since 2011, generating savings of some 117,9 million dinars (US$40 million) on fuel costs, according to the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company
Africa Zimbabwe Numerous migrants, including a good number of women, are making their fortunes as entrepreneurs, doing economic progress in the country which is struggling with more than 90% unemployment, according to the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions