Africa

The decision by the Ngozi Court of Appeal to uphold the conviction and 5-year prison sentence for a lawyer who had been affiliated with a human rights group was a "travesty of justice" according to Human Rights Watch and 5 other human rights groups

In a country consisting mainly of desert or semi-desert, water is becoming a precious resource in decline and Lake Faguibine has now become a dry bed, with sand dunes replacing the vast expanse of water

Authorities will set up an independent investigation to punish local officials implicated in the sexual assaults described by the WHO investigation; the pledge comes as whistleblowers have received threats for pressing for punishment

The country has become the 14th member state to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency, aimed among other things at harmonising the regulation of medical products and improving the competence of GMP inspectors

President Andry Rajoelina has been appointed as a champion of family planning, seen as an important lever for development, and signed the country's commitments and their official integration into the Family Planning 2030 initiative

The Football Federation of Guinea Bissau has sent a letter to the Moroccan health authorities requesting a medical report on the Guinean players, who suffered food poisoning on the eve of the match with the local team

102 water points installed in Epembe, a constituency of about 15.000 inhabitants that often face challenges in accessing clean water

Malawi Posts Corporation will lay off about 500 staff members due to overstaffing and implement a turn-around strategy if it is to become a for-profit organisation

World Bank grants nearly FCFA 220 billion, over $3 million, for a water and food security project that will directly improve lives of about 3 million direct beneficiaries

UNDP Togo wishes to have a framework for cooperation with the Togolese private sector to serve as a platform to address the problems and design solutions

Lurco Coal Eswatini subsidiary of investment management company Magni Investment Holdings has obtained a prospecting licence for coal resources at Mpaka coal mine in the Lubombo region