Africa

The University of Zimbabwe, the country’s oldest university, has voiced plans to hire experts to replace lecturers on strike in a further attempt to bring back normalcy for students

Cameroon is expanding digital learning in schools to help close the technology skills gap with other African countries. It’s also part of a wider government plan to prepare students for the modern job market

Amnesty International urged the United Nations Security Council to enforce and renew an arms embargo on South Sudan, accusing Uganda of breaching the ban by deploying troops and military equipment to the conflict-stricken country

Morocco is among 64 countries where the majority of people believe the top purpose of democracy is to improve living standards and well-being, not just as a system to protect freedoms, according to 2025 Democracy Perception Index

South Sudan must repay $657 million to the African Export-Import Bank over unpaid pandemic and trade-related loans; according to Global Trade Review, the British court ruling followed gov and central bank failure to respond to lawsuit or attend hearings

Relation with Russia is deteriorating after decades of military cooperation since the cold war; Russia's influence in the Sahel has caused tensions, forcing Algeria to rethink its defence strategy, its alliance policy and its dependence on Moscow for arms

16 Namibian companies have expressed interest in contributing to establish a new national airline, announced for December 2026; a dedicated technical committee has been set up to guide the process of setting up the new national carrier

A group of 60 white Afrikaners took part in a resettlement program of the Trump administration: they flew to Washington, D.C. on a charter jet after the U.S. granted expedited refugee status over claims they were facing racial discrimination on home soil

Seychelles joined the annual meeting of Ministers for health of small states of the European Region of the WHO; Minister Vidot underlined that the country shares more common challenges and similarities with these countries than with many neighbours

The Ethiopia Peace Observatory reported that in the days 26 April and 9 May there has been a 71% decrease in fatalities due to political violence compared to the previous two weeks, with 82 reported casualties and -37% political violence events (37)

To better prevent and control avian and swine flu outbreaks in Togo, a two phases training with animal health experts started in Kpalimé: a four-week theoretical course and a three-month field internship with mentors