Africa Uganda Uganda was named the best investment destination in Africa at the Annual Investment Meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
America Paraguay President Santiago Peña celebrated the "historic visit" of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance regional integration and cooperation in areas such as education and technology
Asia Nepal A 33-kilometre stretch of the Narayangadh-Butwal section along the East West Highway was paved; initially scheduled for completion in less than 4 years, the project has been completed at 50% in over five years and three months
Asia Myanmar Thailand is piloting a biometric data collection programme for Myanmar citizens and stateless persons, mainly aimed at simplifying the provision of health services, particularly vaccinations
Africa Niger An urgent vaccination campaign against meningitis was launched in Niamey; according to WHO, the country has recorded 2.012 cases and 123 deaths by mid-April
Europe Poland Programme 'Education with the Military' has been launched: soldiers visit schools to teach pupils emergency preparedness; some 3.000 schools have signed up to participate in the program
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The PM defended the revision of the spelling agreement of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries to make the Portuguese language more simplified and dynamic and to integrate new languages of Lusophone cultural diversity
Africa South Sudan South Sudan's National Legislative Assembly set up a nine-member commission to investigate the killing of civilians and displacement in Tombura County, Western Equatoria State, ahead of renewed violence
Europe Russia 'The descendants of Napoleon and Hitler want to defeat Russia again with the help of the Anglo-Saxons,' allegedly said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on the eve of Victory Day over Nazi Germany
America Guyana A Turkish power generation ship, capable of producing 36 megawatts of electricity, has arrived in Guyana to assist in addressing blackouts, working alongside recently acquired generators and transformers to boost the grid's capacity
Africa Namibia Namibia has become the first country on the continent to significantly reduce vertical mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and viral hepatitis B, a major milestone in the fight against the spread of HIV
Asia Syria International Organisation for Migration stated that Syria continues to be the largest source of refugees in the world at the end of 2022, with a number of 6,5 million, although down from 6,8 million in 2021
America Mexico Nearly 150 forest fires are currently active across Mexico, consuming over 70.000 hectares of green areas, with challenges for the 5.000 firefighters combating them posed by difficult access to high-altitude zones
Africa Rwanda Since December 2023, after the government waived taxes by granting an exemption allowing free registration of plots of land, more than 324.000 plots have been registered in all districts