Africa Sudan The Central Bank of Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding for banking cooperation with Azerbaijani Central Bank, part of Sudan's bank’s efforts to open up to the international financial system and reintegrate into global banking networks
Africa Togo Digital banking service usage in Togo reached 32,2% at the end of March 2026 in a steady upward trend; figures show that one-third of bank customers use at least one digital banking service: mobile app, online banking platform, USSD service or SMS alerts
Asia Turkey Taxi passengers in Istanbul can now submit complaints, report lost items and share feedback through a new WhatsApp-based service launched by the Istanbul Taxi Drivers Chamber, part of broader efforts to improve service quality and customer satisfaction
Asia Taiwan Cybersecurity experts warned of possible early-stage influence operations ahead of Taiwan’s local elections later this year, identifying coordinated Facebook page activity and a large-scale wave of nearly identical posts spreading suspiciously
Asia Israel Ben Gvir has been ordered to delete flotilla abuse video from media as it constituted unlawful election propaganda; the head of the Central Elections Committee also ruled that the minister pay $7.800 in legal fees
Africa Mauritius In the proposed guidelines for the 2026-2027 budget, members of Parliament will now be equated to civil servants, contribute individually to the National Pensions, have pension payment age at 65, the statutory retirement age, and no longer after two terms
Oceania Tuvalu The people of Vaitupu Island celebrated the 80th anniversary of the purchase of Kioa Island in Fiji, a move of vision and courage of Vaitupu's forefathers, that while recovering from the impacts of WWII in the Pacific they planned for future generations
Africa Ivory Coast A week after the expiry of the 72-hour deadline given by the Minister of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to the operators in charge of household waste collection, in several municipalities of Abidjan garbage continues to worryingly accumulate
Europe Liechtenstein 150 years ago, the Liechtenstein Gorge was opened to visitors and has since become one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the Alps; to celebrate the anniversary, special walking tours have been scheduled at night
Oceania Fiji Urgent reforms are needed in Fiji’s water and sewage sector: the infrastructure challenge is estimated at $8,7 billion, equivalent to twice the Government’s annual budget and about two-thirds of Fiji’s gross domestic product
Africa Malawi Residents of Lilongwe have been rebuked by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who urged them to abandon a “culture of neglect” and littering, and adopt the discipline of cleanliness seen in other cities such as Blantyre
Europe Montenegro Chapter 2, covering the free movement of workers, and Chapter 28, dealing with consumer and health protection, have ben completed in Montenegro's EU accession negotiations; the country is now nearer to its goal of completing membership talks within 2026
America Honduras Not even half of the actions planned to protect the members of COPINH, an indigenous peoples organization, have been carried out, a new investigation revealed; the measures had been decided after COPINH suffered from a breach of security information
Asia East Timor Economic diversification and job creation will be at the core of 2027 State General Budget that aims to reduce the country's dependance on petroleum revenues; the budget will support investments in key industries, infrastructure, connectivity, services