Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Europe Estonia According to Statistics Estonia, the proportion of Estonians in the country’s population remained relatively stable between 2018 and 2026, while the number of Russians declined and the number of Ukrainians increased
Africa Zambia President Hichilema wins second term with 61% of the votes, while a consortium of six civil society networks says it has recorded 100 incidents on election day as of 10.00hrs, ranging from delays in opening polling stations to failing to assist elderly
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The main Bosnian Croat political party signed a contract with an American lobbying firm, consolidating political power for Croats in BiH and seeking to increase its weigh on the US-backed Southern Interconnection gas pipeline project
America Dominica Dominica Electricity Services Ltd. DOMLEC has apologized for widespread and, in some cases, prolonged power outages between 14 and 15 August as several incidents disrupted electricity service across the island
Africa Angola Summit themed "Road Construction as a Lever for National Production" brought together four ministers to discuss the state and future of Angola's road network and its impact on the flow of national production
Africa Chad PACRAS, or "Alternative to Camps and Agricultural Resilience Project in Southern Chad" was launched to promote voluntary resettlement in five villages in the canton of Donia and reduce dependence on aid with income-generating agriculture
Asia Kuwait The Sabah Al-Nasser Bridge was partially opened to motorists traveling from Salmiya on the Sixth Ring Road toward Route 604 (Kabd), with an exit for drivers coming from Jahra toward Route 604
Africa Ghana A fundamental rethink of Ghana’s approach to mining has been invoked by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, who underlined that the country must own more, refine more, process more and retain greater value from its mineral resources
Europe Belgium A wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve started on 14 August destroyed 3000 hectares out of 4500; 50 houses in Waimes and Bütgenbach, a vacation hot-spot, were evacuated
Africa Equatorial Guinea National Constitution Day was celebrated on 15 August commemorating the Magna Carta of Akonibe; the national holiday calendar was adjusted making Monday 17 a holiday extending the weekend break
Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Europe Austria Salzburg will continue enforcing a summer ban on visitors driving into its historic centre until the end of August; restrictions began in July modeled after other cities with historic centers hit by overtourism and reduce vehicle entries by 1.000 a day
Africa Malawi Malawi faced footballing giants Cameroon in the final of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations WAFCON after beating Algeria 3-1 in the semifinals and qualifying for next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil; the debut team lost 0-3 to Cameroon