Africa Central African Republic Soaring cement prices, up 50% since last December, halt construction in Bangui
Africa Malawi Former students of the African Bible College have donated waiting benches for outpatiens at Mzuzu Central Hospital
Africa Nigeria Google has recently created a doodle to celebrate the 74th posthumous birthday of the Nigerian guitarist Oliver De Coque
Africa Cape Verde Disadvantaged Children Association (Acrides) launched “Child Friendly Justice” campaign to raise awareness and protection of children
Africa Senegal The director-general of the Musée des civilisations noires, Hamady Bocoum, announced the creation of a national commission to "make appropriate proposals" to Paris on restoring Africa's cultural heritage
Africa Sudan The Governor of the West Kordofan State Hammad Abdel-Rahman Salih received Mr. Brian Shawkan, American Charge d'Affaires in Sudan, at Heglig oil field
Africa Chad The artist Djikoloum Thierry held a press conference yesterday to announce the 3rd edition of the Kouleur Acoustik festival
Africa Sierra Leone Farmers have shifted from slash-and-burn cultivation to rice cultivation in inland swamps, reducing the number of forest fires
Africa Burundi IOM Burundi, with the Government and partners, distributed a second wave of rental support to 237 internally displaced families residing in Gatumba so that they can move to safer areas before rain season
Africa Mauritania The official agreement for the construction of the Pont de Rosso on the River Senegal has been signed: it will link the Mauritanian and Senegalese banks
Africa Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed a presidential decree for the creation of the National Observatory of Civil Society
Africa Ethiopia Pop singer the Weeknd, Canadian with Ethiopian origin, has donated $1m in food aid to the country