Sao Tome and Principe

New equipment allows the Registry and Notary Office to ensure automatic voter registration and interoperability with the National Electoral Commission's database; it also marks the beginning of the campaign for free ID cards to citizens over 17

By the end of 2025, Sao Tome & Principe, Africa’s second smallest nation by land area, could once again be propelled into the oil and gas spotlight if Shell’s upcoming Falcao-1 wildcat is successful

A tender has been published for the contracting of a company to build the Sao Tomé Airport Cargo Terminal, as part of the Energy Transition and Institutional Support project, financed by the African Development Bank

Financial support of over 6 million euros and support for maritime sustainability has been obtained in the new Fisheries Agreement signed between São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Union

Bela Vista community in the Autonomous Region of Príncipe is expressing growing concern about the quality of daily water, supplied from an open-air reservoir with no protective structures, which residents say poses a serious health risk

At a conference of winegrowers, government announced it will seize land from those who don't work it not to dismantle medium-sized companies but to serve as a traction for large investors an to reserve portions for the youth

Moratorium on the use of plastic bags has ended: a public awareness campaign announced that starting in September the use of plastic bags will be officially banned in São Tomé and Príncipe; inspections and sanctions will begin in the last quarter of 2025

A project to promote good nutrition practices in communities using a multisectoral approach has been completed, introducing healthy eating habits in 21 primary schools and 7 health centers and innovative techniques to strengthen agricultural value chains

The São Tomé Air Traffic Controllers’ Union is threatening a strike, denouncing a “serious institutional and technical crisis” and mismanagement with safety implications at the National Airports and Air Safety Company ENASA

The Executive Director of the African Development Bank visited São Tomé and Príncipe and reaffirmed its support for economic diversification and energy transition; ADB granted $7,5 million from Nigeria through the Nigerian Trust Fund

Eight new Marine Protected Areas covering 93 square kilometers have been announced by Sao Tome and Principe representatives at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France; the MPAs aim at protecting local marine life including manta rays, sharks, sea turtles

41.000 visitors entered the country in 2024, setting a new record of arrivals; the figure includes tourists and Portugal is the foreign country with most travelers

A São Tomé company aims to regain possession of some 156 hectares of land that had been taken from it by the previous government and handed over to Russian investors