Africa

A senior United Nations official has warned that general elections in the war-torn country could turn into a disaster, instead of a national breakthrough, due to a lack of technical and political preparations

Joaquin Brizuela Carrion, manager if the national team, wants to write a new chapter in women's AfroBasket, in the tournament that begins today in the meeting with Tunisia

Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife urged the private sector to support and boost the country's wildlife conservation campaign as the cost cannot be borne entirely by public resources

The country is making changes to its pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, as some elements currently present, such as the henna facades - an oriental element - and the brochure map - which excluded the island of Mayotte - do not reflect the country's image

The Association for the Reinsertion of Abandoned and At-Risk Children is representing the country in an international children's storytelling competition organised to awaken and promote a taste for reading and writing in Portuguese among schoolchildren

According to the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, the country's fisheries operators exported almost 4.000 tonnes of products in the first half of the year, amounting to 34% of the sector's annual plan and an 11% growth over 2020

A tender has been launched for private investors to buy a 40% stake in the state-owned telecom service provider, Ethio Telecom, which with around 45 million subscribers is one of the country's most profitable companies

The steering committee of the Mauritania Peacebuilding Fund began its work in Nouakchott at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Productive Sectors

Protesters took to the streets demanding a return to civilian rule after the military took control following the death of President Idriss Deby

Mauritius Telecom has launched a new 1Gbps broadband connection, claiming it is only the second African country after South Africa to provide gigabit speeds to residential subscribers

According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development, Benin is the fastest country to start an online business since it set up a service at the beginning of the pandemic to allow people to fully register and start their business online

The Cancer Association has handed over the paediatric oncology ward at Windhoek Central Hospital to the Ministry of Health and Social Services after extensive renovations over the past five months

The National Rally of Independents party won most seats in the legislative elections; the Islamist Justice and Development party, which has led the government since 2011, won only 12 seats, compared to 125 in the last election in 2016