Africa's development partners pledged a total of US$30 billion at the 2nd African Food Summit in Dakar to develop agriculture on the continent, according to organizers.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, highlighted the need for conceptual financing and debt relief for developing nations.

The President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, announced the construction of a gas pipeline, which will connect the country to Italy, with the aim of increasing exports of gas, hydrogen, ammonia and electricity.

Luxembourg will support Cape Verde in space defence, within the scope of a satellite that the European country will launch later this year, hoping to improve surveillance and patrolling of the archipelago's territorial waters.

Uganda has started drilling the first oil well near Lake Albert in Kikuube district, an important milestone as the country prepares to start production in 2025.