South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa inaugurates a brick manufacturing unit in Gauteng province that will produce 100 million bricks a year Botswana is looking for local or international companies to locally manufacture electric vehicles Africa: The World Bank launches a training program for young Africans to improve the quality of water management services Guinea: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, head of the military junta now sets the political transition to civilians at 39 months The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to embark on the transformation of gas from Lake Kivu into electricity with the help of Kuwait to meet the energy needs of local populations Africa: African start-ups have already managed to raise $2.25 billion in the first four months of 2022 Nigeria: Its military expenditure in 2021 increased by 56% compared to 2020, amounting to $4.5 billion Togo officially knocks on the door of the Commonwealth Gabon: With imports at 477 billion FCFA in 2021, India represents the country’s second largest customer, behind China Africa is set to experience a food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine