Africa Zambia Following statements circulating on social media, some politicians reminded that any individual’s citizenship or immigration status are matters of law, not tribe, and no tribe in Zambia must ever associated with foreignness or unequal citizenship
Africa Egypt To develop and enable advanced sovereign AI infrastructure in Egypt a strategic partnership of Vodafone Business and Cassava Technologies will launch of the country’s first AI factory for operating diverse AI applications and use cases locally
Europe Czech Republic Online radicalisation is one of Czechia's most serious security challenges, latest report reveals; after years dominated by concerns over far right networks, investigators in 2025 uncovered an Islamist-inspired online network which included several minors
Europe Portugal Ponte de Lima celebrated 200 years of its Feiras Novas, an ethnographic procession dedicated to agricultural abundance; The 38-degree temperature and the relentless sun did not deter the faithful followers of the festivities
Africa Sierra Leone The Freetown King Jimmy market, one of West Africa’s oldest historic markets established during the slave trade and afterwards a central market for women selling goods, fish, textiles, is to be rebuilt into a modern indoor market
Africa Libya Libya Crimes Watch has allegedly called on three UN special rapporteurs to intervene over the execution by firing squad of at least 16 people in eastern Libya in August following trials before military courts, according to a statement by the organization
Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Oceania Fiji A new suite of digital tools has been launched in support of Fiji’s agricultural sector; it will streamline administrative processes, make essential services more accessible, cut travel times for bureaucratic hurdles for growers in remote areas
Africa Gambia The National People’s Party Student Wing President urged Gambian youths to safeguard the country’s peace and stability amid growing protests over the electricity crisis, warning that violence will only deepen the hardship families are already facing
Europe Estonia The Riigikogu, the Estonian Parliament, elected the current Chancellor of Justice, Ülle Madise, as the new President of Estonia during an extraordinary session; Mrs. Madise got the support from part of the opposition and received 71/78 votes in favor
Europe Denmark A total ban on mobile phones and other private screens in primary and lower secondary schools covering both classrooms and school playgrounds has been proposed after latest record-low PISA results
Africa Gabon The Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema International University has been inaugurated in Cap Estérias, Akanda; it aims to expand higher education opportunities in Gabon with three institutions covering technology, tourism, and education sciences
Africa Mauritania Nouakchott is experiencing a cement shortage, according to local press, that has disrupted construction works, leaving workers without work for days; Though reasons are unknown, traders speculate it may be electricity shortages affecting cement plants
Oceania Samoa The old oxygen plant building at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital - where tanks stored were empty - caught fire; though the cause is still under investigation, experts suspect that the blaze may have been triggered by the burning of bee hives nearby