Africa Sao Tome and Principe Birdlife International launched a tender for the renovation or reconstruction of part of the old Usina building in Roça Porto Alegre, to be used to house southern NGOs that work to safeguard biodiversity and promote sustainable use of natural resources
America Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who served as president from 2020 to 2025 and previously as minister of justice and police in 2005-2010 suddenly died at 67; as police commissioner he investigated the 1982 killings of political opponents that scarred Suriname
Europe Kosovo Presidential decree dissolving parliament as it repeatedly failed to elect a new president in time has been reject by the Constitutional Court, establishing that if MPs fail again by 28 April a third parliamentary election in 15 months will be inevitable
Europe Lithuania LTG Cargo, rail freight branch of state-owned railway company of Lithuania LTG Group, has been granted a NATO Commercial and Government Entity code and identified as approved supplier: it can now participate directly in NATO's procurement processes
Asia Thailand Bangkok has begun testing a waste-to-energy plant that uses controlled combustion and emissions treatment systems to incinerate municipal waste to generate electricity, at the same time reducing the need of new landfills
Africa Guinea-Bissau Following the temporary suspension of 14 radio stations for failing to pay the annual licensing fee, t he Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ called on authorities to stop using tax debts to silence media outlets
Asia Kyrgyzstan Women of Orto-Boz village in Batken district have presented a new high-end, low-theine tea variety using apricot blossoms
America Uruguay Costa Oriental announced the opening of a new logistics warehouse in free trade zone Zonamerica; the investment has consolidated the interest from Brazilian, European, and Chinese companies in logistics services in FTZ in Uruguay
Africa Mauritania National Meteorological Office informed that data and projection models analyzed indicate thermal conditions could be favorable for overall normal to below-average rainfall in the Mauritania's agricultural and pastoral zone for summer seasonal rainfall
Oceania Micronesia First sovereign humanitarian warehouse will be built on government-allocated land in Palikir; the facility is designed to strengthen FSM’s ability to organise, manage and move relief supplies in anticipation of or during early stages of disaster response
Asia Turkey Social media companies have reportedly agreed that Turkish citizens will have to verify their identities to create and use social media accounts, a move to end anonymity that critics of the government say it could made things more difficult for dissent
Asia Armenia Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been taken out of service for five months, a decision made within the program to extend its operation period; Minister added that min 2026 solar plants could produce as much electricity as the nuclear power plant
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina’s secured a place in the 2026 World Cup sparked celebrations on the streets of Sarajevo; the moment of joy amid constant political crisis was hailed as a starting point towards possible progress
Europe Monaco The 119th edition of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters will begin tomorrow, running to 12 April 2026 on the legendary clay courts of the Monte-Carlo Country Club, opening the European clay court season in the ATP Masters 1000 category