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Algeria to give monthly pay to unemployed people

Algeria to give monthly pay to unemployed people

Algeria’s president says the government will introduce unemployment benefits for young adults as the country struggles with high rates of…
Tanzania seeks to manufacture own Covid vaccines

Tanzania seeks to manufacture own Covid vaccines

Tanzania is looking to set up its own vaccine manufacturing plant as part of its wider plan to tackle Covid…
Kenya minister wants gay students to be day scholars

Kenya minister wants gay students to be day scholars

Kenya’s education minister says gay students infringing on the rights of other learners should not be allowed to attend boarding…
Mozambique drops pupils’ textbooks over sex topics

Mozambique drops pupils’ textbooks over sex topics

Mozambique is withdrawing from its education curriculum a book for 12-year-old grade seven pupils containing some controversial subjects on sexuality.…
Guinea-Bissau’s mystery deepens over drug-trafficking coup plot

Guinea-Bissau’s mystery deepens over drug-trafficking coup plot

At the beginning of the month, it looked like Guinea-Bissau was about to fall victim to what has been called…
East African states welcome Burundi sanctions removal

East African states welcome Burundi sanctions removal

The East African Community (EAC) has welcomed the lifting of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Burundi…
Canada truckers: Arrests as police warn of ‘volatile’ protesters

Canada truckers: Arrests as police warn of ‘volatile’ protesters

Ottawa police have said “volatile” and “determined” demonstrators remain in Canada’s capital after nearly two weeks of a trucker-led anti-vaccine…
DR Congo uncovers bid to ‘destabilise government’

DR Congo uncovers bid to ‘destabilise government’

Investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo have “serious evidence” pointing to actions against national security, the presidential spokesman has…
ICJ to rule on DR Congo-Uganda reparations case

ICJ to rule on DR Congo-Uganda reparations case

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague is expected to hand down a verdict in the long-running case…
Ukraine crisis: Macron says crucial days ahead after Putin summit

Ukraine crisis: Macron says crucial days ahead after Putin summit

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the coming days will be crucial to de-escalating the Ukraine standoff, after a meeting…
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