Africa

Nine sailors were kidnapped during an attack on a trawler off the coast of Gabon the Ministry of Defense stated in a video released on Monday 12 January by several Gabonese media outlets; the attack was perpetrated by three armed individuals

Raising refining capacity and domestic fuel production to 660,000 bpd is a pillars for improving Libya's economy, reducing reliance on imported fuel; upgrading existing refineries and build new plants would enhance domestic fuel production

Within economic recovery plans, the Ministry of Industrialization and Private Sector Development held a strategic working meeting with the Fikambanan’ny Orinasa Malagasy, a representing Malagasy businesses to build a more resilient and competitive economy

35th anniversary of 13 January, Democracy Day, a public holiday marking Cape Verde's first democratic elections in 1991, will see the inauguration of the Monument to Freedom and Democracy, academic focuses, events in the diaspora, music festival

Walta Awards, cultural and arts competitions organized by the Ministry of Defense ended at Cinema Roma in Asmara with the victory of Egri-Mekel troupe from the Central Command, it covered dance, music, theater, directing, painting and narrative

The ASHO delegation, responsible for distributing toys sent by the Vice President of the Republic to all children in Equatorial Guinea, reached the Riaba district, using as a facility the Riaba Municipal Stadium

The Women’s Rise Observatory, with Business & Professional Women Gabon BPW Gabon and the Bank for Commerce and Entrepreneurship of Gabon BCEG, launched 'Rising Star Gabon 2026' aiming to identify, support and promote projects led by women entrepreneurs

As the N1 in Inhambane province was blocked by heavy rainfall and more such incidents can be expected during the current rainy season, the country once again realizes it is too dependent on its north-south highway, also key for imports from South Africa

Redefining environmental decentralization, Malian government adopted two decrees transferring new powers to local authorities in the areas of sanitation, pollution control, and forest and wildlife resource management

One million sheep will be imported for Eid al-Adha celebrations upon President's decision to support the national livestock market; the minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries will immediately take the necessary actions

Mauritania and Senegal signed a parliamentary cooperation protocol in Nouakchott, setting the frame of enhanced collaboration between the two legislative institutions