Africa Rwanda Following President Paul Kagame's appeal to local leaders to eradicate stunting, Northern Province leaders have embarked on a campaign to reduce the level of stunted children to 19% within the next two years
Africa Central African Republic A UN expert has called on authorities to remand a former rebel leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, saying his sudden release undermined the country's fight against impunity
Africa Uganda At least 300.000 private primary and secondary school teachers will receive Shs 100.000 (about $883) each in the latest pandemic handout
Africa Togo Civil servants in the public and parapublic sectors, as well as pensioners, will receive a one-month salary advance this week to help them cope with the surge in inflation
Africa Sierra Leone 3 months after handing over a shipment of Chairboys kits to the Spratley Charitable Foundation for the children in the country, Sierra Leonean footballer Sullay Kaikai had the chance to meet the youths as he prepares for the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Namibia Kamanjab district councillor appealed to parents to discourage their children from swimming in ponds on the Ourab riverbed; he also expressed concern about some residents digging holes in the riverbed for water
Africa Madagascar Jirama, the national water and electricity company, is facing increasing difficulties at the Andekaleka hydropower plant after two more transformers broke down, making electricity supply in and around the capital even more complicated
Africa Zambia Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has warned that she will not tolerate any act of corruption in the recruitment of 11.200 health workers this year
Africa South Sudan According to the NGO Light for the World, there are 1,2 million people living with a disability in the country, about a fifth of whom have impairments caused by violence; WFP is working to support them during a severe famine now sweeping
Africa Seychelles Girls in the country will receive free sanitary products in both private and government secondary schools, relieving pressure on families who have difficulty finding money to buy hygiene products
Africa Tunisia The Citizens Against the Coup initiative announced its intention to sue the president, the prime minister and the finance minister over the 2022 financial law, considering it 'unconstitutional' given the very high taxes and almost non-existent services
Africa Niger Issaka Issaka was crowned traditional wrestling champion 2021 at the 42nd national traditional wrestling championships, in the presence of political and religious authorities from across the country
Africa Ivory Coast The reopening of the university campuses of Abobo, port-Bouet and Vridi have been announced in the traditional speech of 31 December of the President Alassane Ouattara as priorities for the full return of in-person learning in the country