Africa Ghana The new road interchange in Accra is expected to reduce road accidents, facilitate mobility and stimulate trade within the country and with its neighburs
Africa Mauritania First lady Mariem Vadel Dah has publicly called for women to be encouraged to pursue careers in security and justice, pointing out that the role of women has been crucial in many positions
Africa Lesotho The "Observing Plastic Free Wednesday" project, which starts today and will last for the next eight months to reduce plastic use, has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture together with the UN Development Programme
Africa Djibouti Djibouti Football Federation, with the support of FIFA, recently organised a four-day refresher course for the trainee referees to revisit the current laws of the game
Africa Tunisia Local charity organizations in the South of the country are helping migrants from other African countries to integrate: in the city of Medenine, they are being taught how to sow
Africa Kenya As tea production has dropped significantly in early 2021 - 230 million kg compared to 254 in the same period - small producers will need to set a minimum average price based on the cost of production, the grade of tea and a reasonable return
Africa Cape Verde The senior men's basketball team has qualified for the final phase of FIBA Afrobasket 2021 to be played in Uganda
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook have partnered to build an extensive long-distance fibre network that will improve internet access for more than 30 million people and help meet the demand for regional connectivity across central Africa
Africa Mali The withdrawal of French troops has begun; by the end of the year it will close all its bases in the north of the country and move them to the south, halving their number
Africa Togo CUBE, the Togolese incubator, has released the list of 20 startups selected to participate in the Kpital Race fundraising, that offers six weeks of preparation before presenting their projects to investors
Africa Zimbabwe Further sanctions have been imposed by UK against perpetrators of human rights violations in the country, as a result of findings by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in its Human Rights and Democracy Report 2020
Africa Ivory Coast Ivoirian chemical engineer Noël N'guessan has won the 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for an invention that enables small-scale farmers in West Africa to efficiently manage and generate income from organic waste
Africa Senegal The city's first artisan chocolate shop has opened in Dakar, run by Belgian-Congolese chef Danuta Nganko, who adds local ingredients such as hibiscus flower (bissap), moringa, baobab fruit (buy) to her chocolate