Africa Sao Tome and Principe 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
Africa Sao Tome and Principe 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
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The African Development Bank announced USD 15 million direct support to the São Tomé State budget and a USD 24 million project to ensure 100% renewable energy on the island of Príncipe in two years
Africa Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé's parliament approved, with all-party support, the government programme led by Américo Ramos, which it said focused on 'wealth creation' and the 'structural transformation of the economy and the state'
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Under a new agreement the government wishes to conclude, the European Union would pay São Tomé and Príncipe €1,4 million per year for fishing operations carried out by 34 European vessels in the archipelago's seas
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Basta Movement, one of the opposition parties in Sao Tome and Principe, called for the resignation of the government as a 'necessary and long overdue measure' and awaits a new prime minister 'who is up to the country's challenges'
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The resident population increased from 187.356 in 2012 to 209.617 in 2024, according to provisional data from the 5th general population census released by the National Institute of Statistics
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The PM said he was concerned about the waterfront redevelopment work in the capital after identifying "many defects" that will require adjustments and additional funding that have not yet been secured
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The archipelago has been officially declared a middle-income country by the United Nations; the fact has been saluted by the Prime Minister as an "important milestone" and a "historic moment"
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The renovation of the Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho in the city of São Tomé is proceeding at a good pace, 3 months after the start of work; special attention has been given to safety on the building site
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The government has decided to increase airport taxes to €220 from December, with exemptions for categories such as children under 2 and transit passengers
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Environment minister praised Portugal's initiative to swap debt for environmental projects, admitting that the burden of debt has made it difficult to mitigate climate change in the country
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe has ratified the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage; as per its Article 27, the Convention will enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of this instrument, on 3 January 2025