Africa Ivory Coast Heavy rainfall provoked a nighttime landslide in the Abidjan city area, with casualties and damage to houses; despite efforts at all levels, dangers posed by unregulated development and extreme weather in urban centres are still high
Africa Sierra Leone Octea Limited accused Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Bio of abuse of power and disgraceful behaviour that eventually brought the country's biggest diamond producer to halting operations and laying off nearly its entire local workforce of 1.000 people
Africa Zambia Agricultural settlements are gradually becoming hubs for self-reliance and local integration for disadvantaged, in the wake of Zambia’s efforts to expand opportunities for refugees and following the pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum in 2023
Africa Zimbabwe The New Zimbabwe Media Policy was launched to address pressing industry issues: concern over sustainability, disinformation and misinformation, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies; media advocacy groups lamented the lack of confrontation
Africa South Sudan South Sudan, Uganda and Central African Republic have launched a landmark infrastructure initiative: a 1.800-kilometre regional road project that will serve to smooth connectivity to support trade and economic integration across East and Central Africa
Africa Republic of the Congo The President of the Republic, Denis Sassou-NGuesso, on a key official visit to Paris, France, that had been postponed twice, was received at the Palais de l'Elysée by his French President Emmanuel Macron
Africa Burkina Faso As nine million hectares of soil, about 1/3 of the country, is degraded with a rate of 360.000 hectares/year, and Ouagadougou doubled its population to over 3m people in 14 years, the 6-beds-plots project proves central for food security and environment
Africa Central African Republic 1.700 hectares near Bangui will be converted into digital assets on the Solana blockchain, accessible only to buyers using the $CAR token Solana Meme Coin; the combination of land access, crypto payment and government-backed digital ownership is unique
Africa Kenya Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a giant of modern African literature, died at 87; never silenced by jail, exile or illness, his works are a document of Kenyan transformation from colonialism to democracy, spanning almost six decades
Africa Mauritania Centuries-old manuscripts in Oualata libraries, a fragile yet invaluable legacy, face destruction amid desert sands encroaching and population abandoning their houses, leaving in search of better jobs
Africa Zambia The Zambian Women in Film and Zambian Short Film Festival has launched the Zambia Women’s Film Lab that is aimed at empowering 25 filmmakers with skills and training necessary to navigate the film industry
Africa Niger Aid al-Adha and Tabaski will be celebrated on June 6, announced on May 28 by the Islamic council of Niger after the observation of the lunar croissant Dhoul Hijja 1446 on the hégirien calendar; Nigerian population is invited to multiply good actions
Africa Togo Leader Faure Gnassingbe has been given the new role of President of the Council of Ministers which has no fixed term limit, parliament said - a move the opposition called a constitutional coup that could extend his rule for life