Africa Mauritania The country is exploring its renewable energy potential; according to the United Nations Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the country's location makes it ideal for solar and wind energy
Africa Togo The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said it will help the country develop its industrialization projects, including the development of integrated industrial parks
Africa Liberia A veteran Liberian athlete, Junior Siaquiyah Davis, has donated sports equipment and prize money to the Liberia National Table Tennis Association as his way of contributing to the growth of the sport in the country
Africa Nigeria The World Bank expects the country's growth to strengthen by 2,5% in 2022 and 2,8% in 2023, in the face of global growth expected to decelerate markedly from current 5,5%
Africa Somalia The final phase of parliamentary elections has been set and will be held on 25 February as political leaders finally reached an agreement: tensions between government and opposition delayed the elections for over a year
Africa Ethiopia UN humanitarian agencies suspended operations in northwestern Tigray in consequence of the recent airstrike that left dozens of casualties at a refugee camp; the Ethiopian government did not comment on the news
Africa Uganda Several million Ugandan students have returned to school after nearly two years of government-imposed closure as a pandemic containment measure
Africa Ivory Coast The National Union of Gas Distributors has announced an indefinite strike to protest against the difficulties the sector has been experiencing for several years. including the lack of maintenance of butane gas distribution infrastructure
Africa Kenya A nationwide blackout affected all 54million citizens after a high-voltage energy pylon fell over; state-run Kenya Power, the sole energy distributor in the country, restored power in highly populated areas within a couple of hours
Africa Rwanda Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga, 34, is the first woman selected by the Referees' Commission of the African Football Confederation to referee the African Cup of Nations
Africa Benin Voodoo worshippers gathered in the country to pay homage to deities during the annual Vodoo Festival in Ouidah; most of the worshippers on the beach where the rituals take place are women
Africa Tanzania The Government of Zanzibar has banned turtle fishing in its waters, ordering to stop activities with immediate effect, due to the threat posed by turtle meat, which has been found to be poisoned by some algae and grasses eaten by the animals
Africa Senegal The Office of the National Assembly has declared "inadmissible" the bill that aimed to tighten the criminalisation of homosexuality, already severely punished by the Senegalese penal code