Africa Ivory Coast The country will recruit 3.000 soldiers in 2022 to strengthen its military force in response to the growing terrorist threat, which has seen several attacks by armed groups in the north of the country
Africa Egypt The Central Bank of Egypt has decided that two seats on each of the boards of directors of Egyptian banks will be reserved for women
Africa eSwatini Former member of parliament Simelane has formed a new political party, the Swaziland Liberation Movement, SWALIMO, launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, as political activism remains banned; the aim is to intensify their call for electoral reform
Africa Angola The unemployment rate increased by 7,9% in the third quarter of 2021, according to data released by the country's National Institute of Statistics
Africa Tanzania With the support of the EU and FAO, the government will initiate a four-year project to address administrative and technical constraints related to plant health that undermine agricultural trade and jeopardise food security
Africa Kenya The Ministry of Education is set to construct a total of 421 classrooms in various public secondary schools in Machakos County for the Competency Based Curriculum infrastructure development project
Africa Mauritania The fishing agreement with the EU has been renewed for five years, under which European fishermen are allowed to fish around 290.000 tonnes of crustaceans, bottom fish, tuna and pelagic fish annually in Mauritanian waters
Africa Madagascar According to an investigation carried out in several regions by Transparency International, favouritism and bad governance have been detected in the work of Jirama, the public electricity and water distribution company
Africa Senegal Singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been appointed UN ambassador against desertification, as he has distinguished himself in the past for his sensitivity to this specific problem and environmental issues in general
Africa Malawi Journalist Elias Mambo has launched The Independent Digest, a new weekly newspaper that features investigative articles across social, political and economic divides; Mambo said an independent newspaper was needed to report the truth
Africa Ethiopia Israeli citizens of Ethiopian origin demonstrated to ask the Israeli government to save the remaining Jews in the country; among the demonstrators was also the Ethiopian-born Minister of Integration, one of over 140.000 Jews of Ethiopian origin
Africa Sudan After more than 3 weeks of intensified repression and the authorities cutting off telephones, internet connection has now been restored; activists used social networks to invite people to post videos or information to witness the demonstration's violence
Africa Liberia After historian Burrowes found the document in August, it was officially recognised as the original purchase agreement for a tract of land that was to become the Liberian capital of Monrovia, shedding light on the acquisition of the only US Africa colony