Africa Madagascar The 'unprecedented' fires of recent months in Ankarafantsika National Park are threatening livelihoods and lemurs; they are also drying up the landscape and reducing harvests in neighbouring communities, with knock-on effects for nearby forests
Africa Liberia Varney Alieu Jarsey, the country's former national student leader, was elected president of the All-African Students Union (AASU), the continental organisation founded in 1972 to defend the interests of African students
Africa Equatorial Guinea Seeing the country participate in the African Cup of Nations - having secured qualification for the first time - is a historic achievement, according to former international professional footballer Juvenal Edjogo
Africa Sierra Leone Together with Liberia, the country has called for a mini summit of the Mano River Union to address human trafficking issues in the sub-region
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Secretary of State for Youth and Sport signed a contract with four federations - Wrestling, Athletics, Handball, Volleyball - to attract new national talents for the 2021-2022 season, part of the strategic plan for the development of sport
Africa Gambia As the country is strongly committed to curbing the rapid growth of HIV infection, the National AIDS Secretariat has decentralised its structures by establishing municipal and regional AIDS coordinators in all six regions of the country
Africa Guinea The country has relaunched its vaccination campaign against Covid-19, in the face of a 700% increase in cases in the last four weeks
Africa eSwatini US President Biden has issued a presidential proclamation lifting travel restrictions to the country
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The Rector of the University of Kinshasa and the country's plenipotentiary ambassador to China discussed the possibilities of re-establishing bilateral cooperation with Chinese universities and develop support in the field of environmental rehabilitation
Africa Gabon The Constitutional Court annulled the government's decree that established the entry into force of new prevention, control and response measures against Covid-19, which included compulsory vaccination and an end to free PCR tests
Africa Comoros With a population of less than one million, the country are preparing to rewrite the history books of African football by becoming the smallest country to participate in next year's Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Tunisia The start-up TrustiT Sharek Initiative has collected, refurbished and distributed more than 1000 electronic devices from e-waste to pupils and students since the start of the pandemic, with the support of civil society and international organisations
Africa Cape Verde For the 25 years of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) its president Osvaldo Borges pointed to the modernization of legislation and the production and dissemination of quality statistics as its major gains