Africa Somalia With 625 votes in favour and only 6 against, MEPs called on the EU, its Member States and its international partners to immediately increase humanitarian aid to the country after the recent dramatic FAO figures
Africa Burundi The International Women's Cycling Tour of Burundi, the continent's first international women's cycling competition, ends today - five African countries have taken part in the event
Africa Cape Verde The basketball team beat Nigeria in the 2023 Africa World Cup qualifier in a match played in Angola, which was congratulated by the Prime Minister directly from the parliamentary session
Africa Zambia Shiwang'andu board of education secretary Kalale Katele says the problem of early marriages is widespread in the district; lately his office has managed to recover 19 of 22 girls from early marriages, redirecting them back to school
Africa Djibouti The navy has formally taken delivery of four new ships, substantially expanding its resources
Africa Nigeria More than 1.440 pupils have been abducted during this year, according to the latest UNICEF report; since last January, 25 schools have been the target of attacks in the country
Africa Seychelles 20 designers will showcase today at 4th Seychelles Fashion Week, reduced to a one-day event from the planned five days
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons has been confirmed as VIP Speaker at MSGBC Oil, Gas and Power 2021 conference that will take place in Dakar in December
Africa South Africa The city of Johannesburg has welcomed its first female mayor, Mpho Phalatse, a medical doctor by profession
Africa Guinea-Bissau Athlete Yasmina Dias, recently crowned world champion of Jiu Jitsu in the 95 kg category at the Professional World Championship held in Abu Dhabi will present a project to launch the sport locally with the creation of a Federation
Africa Zimbabwe The country said it is honoured for the election as vice chairperson for the World Kimberley Process for 2022 that ensures that all global diamond mining and sales take place legally, at a time when local diamond production is scaling new records
Africa Mali The transitional government postponed for the second time the National Assizes of the Re-foundation; the group of personalities in charge of preparing the conferences cited the need to build the broadest possible consensus for more inclusive participation
Africa Algeria The Grand Mosque of Algiers Djamaa El-Djazair, designed by German KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten, has received a US award qualifying it as one of the best international architectural projects of 2021