Sao Tome and Principe

Unicef's Regional Director for West and Central Africa congratulated the government for protecting children's rights, especially in the area of immunisation, but emphasised challenges related to the quality of education and the violence against children

The Prime Minister called for support from oil companies operating in the Exclusive Economic Zone to implement the energy transition, stressing that he wanted a country focused on tourism and preserving the environment

The country has debt 'at a very high level' and lacks financing to import the necessary goods, an International Monetary Fund technical mission warned after meeting with President

Under the motto 'From the garden to your table' another Organic Farming Fair will be held on Friday 31 May in São Tomé's Parque Popular, a special edition commemorating Children's Day

The United Nations has made €2.3 million available to support justice and security reform; this is a first collaboration between the country and the Peacebuilding Commission and Fund

The PM defended the revision of the spelling agreement of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries to make the Portuguese language more simplified and dynamic and to integrate new languages of Lusophone cultural diversity

The US considers the human rights situation in 2023 to have remained similar to the previous year, highlighting the lack of judicial independence and accountability in corruption cases

The World Bank will provide nearly 8 million euros to fund a five-year project to make São Tomé's tourism evolve, by providing training, infrastructure upgrades and cleanup

The International Labor Organization announced that it will help the country in the creation of the Labor Court, admitting that "it will be very important" to help resolve labor conflicts in the archipelago

São Tomé and Príncipe's four teachers' and educators' unions announced the start of an indefinite class strike, following the failure of negotiations with the government, to demand an increase in the basic salary from €100 to €400