Sao Tome and Principe

A $3,2 million loan agreement to improve the National Switch payment system, supportin the clearing and settlement of high volume and retail payments across the country, was signed with the African Development Bank Group

US State Department found 'credible reports' of human rights violations by security forces in the country

Inpharma's CEO, Elisete Lima, said the institution continues to operate in São Tomé and Príncipe indirectly, in the supply of medicines through the grouped purchasing process

A balanced society, with more women taking decision-making positions and promoting reflection on family values, is one of the goals of the Government of Sao Tome, said the Minister of Women's Rights

The PAS project - Sustainable Agri-Food Policies - organised a Seminar on the Evaluation of Micro-initiatives and presented the results of the 13 micro-initiatives supported within the project

The government has promised to rebuild the five houses that collapsed on the Boa Esperança farm following the last windstorm, as announced by the Minister of Defence and Internal Administration, who visited the community

The largest opposition party in São Tomé has appealed against the parliament's decision to reject and postpone the debate on the recently tabled censorship motion

The head of São Tomé and Príncipe's diplomacy said that the country will need the support of partners to adopt some recommendations from the final report of the European Union (EU) observer mission to the presidential elections

The Government has decided to suspend the concession contract for ports of Ana Chaves and Fernão Dias and Príncipe, signed by previous executive with Safebond consortium, claiming the need to safeguard public interest

The president of the São Tomé Court of Accounts said that there have been voluntary payments of 'large sums' to the state coffers after the institution issued eight financial liability judgments last year

The resolution authorising the allocation of an extraordinary amount of €15 million for direct support to the General Budget of the State of São Tomé and Príncipe by Portugal has been approved

Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Africa expressed concern about acts of "torture, degrading human treatment and extrajudicial executions" that allegedly took place at the military headquarters in São Tomé