Africa Guinea-Bissau The death of the Imam of Mansoa is a blow by Muslims and Christians alike, as he was recognized as a man of dialogue, committed to peace throughout his life
Africa Seychelles Victoria will welcome vessels with a maximum of 300 passengers for the 2021-2022 cruise ship season from mid-November, the first port calls to the island nation after an 18-month stoppage due to COVID-19 restrictions
Africa Kenya National Museums received 2021 Bank Of America grant for Art Conservation Project that will be used to restore three works from Murumbi Heritage Collection in Nairobi
Africa eSwatini The Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund (YERF) disbursed loans worth E1.8 million (€105.000) in the seventh cycle. On Friday, the Fund announced 18 young entrepreneurs who were successful in their applications
Africa Lesotho Sam Matekane, chairperson of the Matekane Group of Companies (MGC), has been named as one of Africa’s leading entrepreneurs in the annual Forbes Best of Africa awards
Africa Cape Verde The National Center of Arts, Crafts and Design organizes a training course in Mindelo for 40 artisans from all over the islands to make them more capable of promoting their products in other markets through digital literacy
Africa Rwanda The Burera district in Northern Province has launched a campaign against the abuse and smuggling of illegal beer in an attempt to put an end to this rising crime
Africa Zambia Around 138.250 smallholder farmers in Southern Province have deposited their contributions of K400 (€20) for the 2021/2022 farming season under the Farmers Input Support Program
Africa Chad The II edition of the National Youth Forum will be held very soon in N'Djamena, to examine in depth the current problems and challenges of Chadian youth and propose feasible solutions
Africa Togo Since it was set up in 2012, the FAIEJ - an support fund for young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 - has lent money to to 3.600 start-ups, helping to create 12.792 jobs and train 22.832 people
Africa South Africa Vaccination train began its drive to inoculate in remote areas or were health facilities overburdened; it is equipped with ultra-low temperature refrigerators to store up to 108.000 vials of different vaccines
Africa Liberia Continuing its effort to assist the government in the fight against Covid-19, the Cummings Africa Foundation donated medical equipment, drugs and sanitary items to major health facilities in the three counties
Africa Niger Increased attacks by jihadist groups in the North are heavily impacting both farmers, who are finding it increasingly difficult to access their fields, and stranded herders in the South who are missing the transhumance period