Africa eSwatini Pope Francis has made a donation of ventilators and medical supplies to the Good Shepherd Catholic hospital in Siteki to support local efforts in the fight against the pandemic
Africa Comoros Representatives from the country participated in a mini basketball forum in Ivory Coast, a continental event that brought together some 300 children aged between 8 and 12 and 20 local coaches
Africa Burundi 6 international rights groups, among which Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, call for the release of lawyer Tony Germain Nkina, indicted and imprisoned “in all likelihood because of his past human rights work”
Africa Djibouti The Djibouti Human Rights League denounced the police for conducting "a coordinated attack" against civilians that left several people dead in early August
Africa Sierra Leone The last three zeros from the face of its currency, the lion, will be removed to make the system simpler
Africa Tanzania Uhuru newspaper, a publication of the ruling party, has been suspended for 14 days for claiming that President Samia Suluhu will not run in 2025
Africa Ivory Coast Former president Laurent Gbagbo, founder of the Front Populaire Ivoirien, now plagued by strong divisions, has proposed the creation of a new political party and the announcement has generated much attention
Africa Republic of the Congo The country celebrates Independence Day today, marking its independence from France on 15 August 1960
Africa Nigeria The ban on Twitter in the country will soon be lifted after about two months, thanks to direct talks with the social media giant
Africa Mauritania A new partnership agreement with the EU has been reached on sustainable fisheries for a period of six years, with measures aimed at facilitating and making more efficient the implementation of the national strategy
Africa Egypt The Ministry of Health's "your right to plan" campaign begins today in 10 governorates to provide family planning services; free contraception will be available in fixed and mobile health units, public hospitals and maternal and child care centers
Africa Guinea-Bissau The president of the NGO Guinean Human Rights League denounced that the country democracy faces one of the greatest threats in its history, because the freedoms of demonstration, press and expression are restricted