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Representatives of indigenous peoples demonstrated on Thursday, August 20, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to demand effective participation in the COP17 negotiations on desertification and to denounce the withdrawal of several topics from the agenda at the request of the United…

The World Health Organization still believes it is possible to slow the progression of the Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo within the next three months, provided that the necessary resources are available.…

In Ulaanbaatar, where COP17 on desertification is taking place from August 17 to 28, 2026, a coalition of over 300 organizations from 45 countries is calling on governments to make land restoration a tool for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. This…

Libya needs $30 to $40 billion in funding to develop more than 60 already discovered oil and gas fields, said the president of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Masoud Suleiman, in an interview with the Financial Times published on August…

The Parliament of Botswana adopted in July 2026 an amendment to the industrial development law to facilitate the implementation of the legal cannabis industry. The measure concerns exclusively medical, scientific, research, and industrial uses, and does not legalize recreational consumption.…

Lake Assal, located in the center of Djibouti in the Afar Depression, lies 155 meters below sea level. This altitude makes it the lowest point on the African continent and one of the country’s most distinctive natural sites. The body…

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are accused of killing at least 114 civilians in July 2026 in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a report from the Security Barometer of Kivu published on August 18 by the Congolese…

He is now free to move. That’s Steve Amoussou, known as the outspoken commentator Frère Hounvi. The Beninese cyberactivist Steve Amoussou publicly spoke this Thursday, August 20, 2026, on the airwaves of Bip Radio, confirming his effective release early in…

The president of the Progressive Union for Renewal (UP le Renouveau), Professor Joseph Fifamin Djogbénou, has officially announced the appointment of section presidents of the party throughout the national territory. Decision No. 10/UP-R/BP/DEN/HDP/PDT/SG/SA, signed on Monday, August 17, 2026, in…

The Nigerian Federal Executive Council approved five road construction and rehabilitation contracts totaling 437.22 billion naira, nearly 438 billion, on Wednesday, August 19, in Abuja. The Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, presented these decisions following a meeting…

Equity Group published on Wednesday, August 19, a net profit of 45.52 billion Kenyan shillings for the first half of 2026, up 32% year-on-year. The banking group had reported a profit of 34.63 billion shillings in the first six months…

The Spanish authorities transferred around 1,800 migrants who had been settled on Trampolín beach and at Loma Colmenar in Ceuta to two temporary reception sites on Thursday, August 20. The operation aims to shelter people who had been living for…

After 74 days spent outside Cameroon, President Paul Biya is back in Yaoundé. Arriving from Geneva, Switzerland, the Cameroonian head of state returned to the capital this Thursday late in the afternoon, while his absence had raised many questions about…

A tourist helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Samburu County, in northern Kenya, killing seven people. Among the victims are five American nationals as well as the head of the Ecuadorian intelligence services and his wife. A tragic accident has mourned…

On the night of Tuesday, August 18 to Wednesday, August 19, 2026, a patrol from the Dévé district police station in the Dogbo municipality thwarted an attempted theft of a three-wheeled vehicle in the village of Adidévo. Around 3 a.m.,…

In Zambia, the police confirmed the shooting death of MP Mutotwe Kafwaya, who was found after several days without news. The 49-year-old elected official, a former minister, was among those detained during a security operation conducted on August 14 at…

Residents of N’Djamena say they are still experiencing long power cuts nearly four weeks after the fire on July 26, 2026, at the Farcha 1 power plant. The disaster has reduced the capital’s supply capacity and affects households as well…

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) published the final version of its guidelines on satellite communications in 2026, a text intended to regulate geostationary and non-geostationary satellite operators as well as ground service providers in Liberia. The document establishes authorizations and…

The leader of the Zambian opposition, Brian Mundubile, announced on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, his intention to challenge the re-election of President Hakainde Hichilema in court, which was proclaimed the day before in Lusaka by the Electoral Commission of Zambia.…

A Senegalese soldier, arrested in Morocco during the final of the 2025 CAN between Senegal and Morocco, has been discharged from the army after returning to the country. He had been sentenced to six months of imprisonment before receiving a…

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified in mid-August 2026 in North Kordofan and Blue Nile State, two fronts that have become strategic since the regular forces regained control of Khartoum. The clashes further complicate…

The Norwegian group Equinor announced on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the acquisition from a subsidiary of Chevron of a 17.4% stake in the offshore oil license PEL 90, off the coast of Namibia. This operation marks Equinor’s entry into the…

The annual inflation in South Africa slowed to 4.3% in July 2026, down from 5% in June, according to data released on Wednesday, August 19, by Statistics South Africa. This decrease brings the price increase closer to the target range…

Twenty-five African countries had integrated an anti-malarial vaccine into their routine vaccination programs by 2026, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). On the occasion of World Mosquito Day, celebrated on August 20, this deployment illustrates the progress made against…

More than 100 people died in the collapse of an artisanal gold mine that occurred on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Zamboye, in the Nana-Mambéré prefecture, in the west of the Central African Republic. The toll, communicated by local officials,…

Based in Nairobi and launched in Kenya in 2012, the music platform Mdundo relies on telecom operators to distribute African tracks and compensate their rights holders in markets where bank cards and stable connections remain unevenly accessible. In its annual…

The Turkish Defense Minister, Yaşar Güler, received Sudanese General Yasser al-Atta in Ankara on Monday, August 17, 2026, as announced by the Turkish ministry in a publication shared by Anadolu Agency. This visit comes as military relations between Turkey and…

The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached 5,021 confirmed cases and 2,378 deaths by August 16, 2026, according to data from the Congolese Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday, August…

Liberian President Joseph Boakai enacted a reform in mid-August 2026 that puts an end to the centralized operational management of ports by the National Port Authority (NPA), according to several Liberian media sources. The texts grant more autonomy to the…

The Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, of the election held five days earlier, obtaining a second five-year term. According to the results from the Electoral Commission reported by the EFE agency, he…