24 Feb 2023 Djibouti (Djibouti) Al Jazeera. Only two parties are contesting seats in elections for Djibouti’s 65-member National Assembly as main opposition parties boycott what they call “sham polls”, assuring veteran president Ismail Omar Guelleh’s ruling Union pour la Majorité Presidentielle of victory;

24 Feb 2023 Kinshasa (DRC) La Prosperite. United Nations assistant secretary-general for human rights Ilze Brands Kehris will meet Congolese authorities in Kinshasa on 9-12 March, after which she will travel to Goma;

23 Feb 2023 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Vodacom Tanzania says United States-based satellite internet service Starlink, whose services are set to be available during the first quarter of 2023, is not a threat but instead offers an opportunity for partnership;

22 Feb 2023 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Home affairs minister Hamad Masauni announces the removal of expiration date on national IDs;