Africa

25 migrants died as their boat capsized off the Comoros Islands after it was attacked by a group of traffickers; on board were at least 6 minors

Return to school for the 2024-2025 school year took place yesterday, a month later than normal due to the severe floods that hit the country and the state of natural disaster; one week ago, 175 schools were still occupied by hundreds of families

President Mnangagwa joined the voice of other countries urging the British government to apologise for the century of colonial rule (1890-1980), during which indigenous peoples were dispossessed of their land and subjected to gross abuses

The country is facing one of its worst food crises with more than 30 million people expected to be food insecure next year, an increase of one third compared to this year

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invested $50 million in a new bottling line in Namibia, which will produce 27.000 bottles per hour, increasing production capacity by 30%

The country is home to an active judo federation that has 30 clubs and 1.200 judokas; the President of Benin Judo Federation and the Secretary General are committed to finding solutions to increase the number of women in the sport, which still remains low

The government proposes increases in wages, minimum wage and pensions for the 2025 budget; the budget proposal is 11,9 billion rupees ($880 million), the largest budget in Seychelles' history

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry will support 150 small and medium-sized enterprises in their digital transformation to improve the competitiveness of Togolese companies through digital technology

Foreign Ministers of the African Union countries, with the addition of Turkey, will gather in Djibouti today for the3rd Conference of Evaluation, a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation between Ankara and African nations

At the Russian House in Dar es Salaam, the presentation of Alexander Pushkin's collection of fairy tales in Swahili took place, coinciding with the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian poet

South Sudan's peace monitoring body held its first substantive meeting since the latest election postponement