Africa Nigeria Early and forced marriages are still widely spread, with very high rates compared to the continent, as federal and state governments do not enforce existing laws to prevent them, as Human Rights Watch recalled in a recent press release
Africa Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Maada Bio has been appointed for a two-year term as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Multilateral Diplomacy
Africa Mozambique Tesla is turning to the country for a key component in its lithium-ion batteries for electric cars in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite
Africa Botswana The country has launched voter registration ahead of the 2024 polls, as the Independent Electoral Commission will conduct a supplementary voter registration exercise for the next three months
Africa Sao Tome and Principe In the Southern Zone of Príncipe has been laid the foundation stone for the construction of the water supply system, which will benefit more than 2.000 inhabitants
Africa Eritrea The Ministry of Agriculture is promoting palm plantations, having distributed more than 20.000 seedlings to date, but also offering training and awareness-raising campaigns; the project hopes to reach a satisfactory level of production within five years
Africa Comoros A UNHCR delegation visited the country to assist it in establishing an asylum system that can manage mixed migration flows
Africa Libya Crude oil production has returned to normal, with 1,2 million barrels a day according to the Oil Minister, after the production slump earlier this month with the closure of a key pipeline for necessary repairs
Africa South Africa A report has been published detailing the fruits of four years of investigations to unravel the system of fraud of former President Jacob Zuma
Africa Burkina Faso The government announced last week that it had foiled a plot from within the armed forces to destabilise the state, which would have been the first coup of the year on the African continent
Africa South Sudan A digitalized traffic system, including signs to regulate traffic flow in Juba City, has been launched by the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Juba City Council and private company Africa Innovative Automation
Africa Niger Two people have died after a structure collapsed on Saturday at the decommissioning site of the former COMINAK uranium mine, which was closed in 2021 after nearly 50 years of operation, with the ore reserves depleted
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo An initial sum of US$450 million will be released for the implementation of the 145-territory development program: roads, health centres, hospitals and economic network to improve the living conditions of the population at the grassroots level