Africa Guinea The Harmattan Guinée publishes a collective work on how to encourage young people to read; it collects 19 contributions, of which 5 are from women, from various countries
Africa Djibouti Saudi Arabian aid agency's initiative to combat blindness in the country has ended, with a team of volunteers conducting 8.000 medical examinations and performing 785 surgeries
Africa Mauritius A 3-week road safety campaign for two wheelers has been launched; it will be broadcast on television, radio and social media and includes video and audio materials, leaflets and sponsored high visibility waistcoats handed out to stakeholders
Africa Guinea-Bissau The head of the International Monetary Fund's mission in the country said that it is ranking first in the West African Economic and Monetary Union WAEMU, and advised the government to take balancing measures in the next budget
Africa Namibia Amid surging cases of child rape and gender violence, the chairperson of the Coalition of Churches and Organizations on Ethical Social Justice said the coalition is focusing on rejecting calls to legalize same-sex marriages
Africa Senegal The increase in the price of bread was approved by the Ministry of Commerce and Small and Medium Enterprises with the aim of saving jobs, preserving the profitability of activities and ensuring the daily availability of better quality bread
Africa Central African Republic The Central African States Development Bank is supporting the creation of a section of road linking the capital Bangui to Brazzaville (DR Congo) and N'Djamena (Chad)
Africa Angola Telecoms regulator Inacom could issue the first 5G licence by the end of the year, approved last month by a presidential order
Africa Mauritania The President of the Republic expressed his hope that the Festival of Heritage Cities would become a development opportunity with a direct impact, improving both the lives of residents and the status of historic cities
Africa Mozambique The future Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam is defined by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy ‘a key project in the energy transition’, for which the government is looking for a strategic partner
Africa Mali 921 looted archaeological and ethnographic objects, illegally trafficked in the U.S. but previously listed as replicas, were retuned and unwrapped in front of authorities and the media at Bamako's National Museum
Africa Ethiopia It has been officially announced that the country will host the 17th African Digital Economy Forum in 2022, with a key focus on addressing bottlenecks in the expansion of internet infrastructure and services in Africa
Africa Algeria State cereals agency has published an international tender for the purchase of 50.000 nominal tonnes of wheat for milling, sought for shipment in 2022 in three periods from the main supply regions, including Europe