Africa

The country's tourism facilities and heritage sites are installing braille materials for visually impaired visitors; the country is the first in the region to embark on such a rollout, which aims to promote inclusivity

Sandy Alibo, using her surfing and skateboarding skills, opened an Instagram profile to showcase Ghanaian skaters; two years later, the NGO and collective Surf Ghana was born in Accra, to develop the country's board sports and empower young people

A new trend is gaining momentum in Addis Ababa: entire urban surfaces are painted blue, from modern buildings to historic ones; according to many architects and art historians, it's another stage in the race towards an artificial modernity

The Rainwater Maintenance Program of Cotonou, recently signed by the Minister of Economy and the company Hnrb, will allow the implementation of works for the collection of whitewater, positively impacting one million inhabitants

Over 60 aspiring journalists, public relations officers and public speakers have participated in the intensive training programs of the Liberia Institute of Media Excellence

The death penalty has been formally abolished as President Julius Maada Bio signed the new law

At least 623.000 people in the country have been affected by floods since May and many have been forced to flee their homes, according to the latest UN statement

The World Bank has signed 4 financing agreements for road works in the Sikasso and Koulikoro regions in the south; 1.700 km of rural roads will be built to reach 650.000 people and facilitate access to 500 schools and health centres

The national soccer team, with its win against Zambia, now sits in second place behind Tunisia in the qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The buying price of cocoa to farmers was set to 825 CFA francs (€1,25) per kilo, a fall by 17,5% compared to the opening of the last season when the so-called "election price" was in force, with producers being paid 1.000 CFA francs (€1,52/kg)

More than 5.000 refugees and migrants have been arrested in the past week; according to the last MSF report, many are subjected to severe physical and sexual violence and held in unbearable conditions in detention centers

Qatar Red Crescent Society will provide medical services to hundreds of low-income patients to help them recover; the organisation will also supply hospitals with essential medical equipment to allow quality services to continue

Kingho Investment Company, through various donations of equipment to the Information Crimes Unit in the capital has furthered its collaborative work with the security sector; it also donated bags of cement for the construction of a hospital in Makeni