Africa

The Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomed legislative progress in the country where almost half the population is made up of children though calls for more information on children's health - age determination, nutrition, use of corporal punishment

A new agreement will allow medical personnel to be trained in Malta, where hospitals will provide medical care to Libyan patients, while Libyan hospitals will open up to Maltese administrators and host top surgeons for specific treatment

The Fiscal Year 2022 budget preparation process has started with dedicated hearings, where ministries, departments and agencies discuss and review updates on sectoral policies of the medium-term national development plan

Diourbel's regional director of rural development believes that good agricultural yields can be expected from the first sowings by farmers in the region, despite the lack of rainfall that characterises the winter in this area

Negotiators and government officials strengthened their skills and competencies on climate mechanisms, international negotiation techniques and climate diplomacy through a 5-day training, given the importance of the topic for the country

UN deputy secretary general Amina Mohammed has asked Somali clan elders to support a 30 per cent quota for women in Parliament

The Sudan News Agency Forum will today host steering committees for employees of crude oil producing and exporting companies

The country plans to launch its "Electricity for All" project next year; in this framework, the country's Minister of Energy and Mines recently met with his Ivorian counterpart to learn more about Côte d'Ivoire's experience

Amnesty International, through its new #WhereAreEritreasDissidents campaign, has called for the Eritrean authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested 20 years ago

Transport union has called off strike after government agrees to its demands of more garages and discussion of the increase in fares imposed on drivers; a joint task force will be installed to work out modalities of a mutually compliant system

The African Development Bank Group has approved a US$137 million loan to support economic recovery from the pandemic through reforms to increase spending efficiency and drive inclusive growth

The construction of a $3 million cassava milling plant in Chitambo district, the first in the area, has been completed; the plant will provide farmers with a contribution to crop diversification

The Mastercard Foundation will support the University of Rwanda with a 10-year, US$55 million partnership to provide access to higher education for 1.200 young Africans, with a focus on women, youth with disabilities and refugee and displaced youth