Asia Yemen UN humanitarian air service flights to and from Sana’a have been resumed; the Yemeni capital, under the control of Houthi militias, was lacking service for nearly two months due to permit delays
Africa Morocco Electricity imports rose by 63,5% in Jan-March 2026 ccording to energy platform Attaqa, due to decline in domestic production and growing demand, resulting in increased reliance on power links with Europe
Africa Rwanda Milk shortage is slowing the growth of Rwanda’s emerging cheese industry, despite growing demand for locally made cheese in both local and regional markets; producers are struggling amid supply fluctuations, high feed costs, limited processing technology
Africa Burkina Faso The country's largest student union has been banned for three months after a government decree says the general union of students of Bakina advocates terrorism; nearly a thousand civil society groups have been disbanded so far by ruling authorities
Africa Ivory Coast The family of rapper Abomé l’Éphant disclosed the program of his funeral; born Anassin Boris Médard, he died after a lifelong battle with chronic eye condition Limbo-Conjonctivite Endémique des Tropiques, his condition worsening until he passed away
Africa Kenya An uproar has sparked in Kenya as the Trump administration announced a quarantine site will be set up in the country to host Americans exposed to Ebola during the ongoing emergency
Africa Somalia Foreign ministers from 16 Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, have condemned the opening of what they termed a “so‑called Somaliland embassy” in Jerusalem, saying it is “illegal and unacceptable.”
Oceania Kiribati NEC's East Micronesia Cable System EMCS now connects Kiribati with FSM and Nauru; the submarine fiber-optic cable has been handed out to state-owned telecommunications company Bwebweriki Net Limited BNL for local operations
Africa Zambia Phase-One of renovation works at Solwezi General Hospital, a key referral point of care in the North-Western part of Zambia, are advancing and three inpatient wards are now complete and have been handed over out of six earmarked for renovation
Asia Kyrgyzstan Planting of over 2 million trees and 121 new parks by 2030 are envisioned in new draft National Program for Greening Cities and Settlements for 2026–2030 that the corresponding Ministry has submitted for public discussion
Europe Spain Mellaria, present-day Fuente Obejuna, Córdoba, was a Roman mining center connected to major trade routes; recent reviews of archaeological campaigns of 2022-23 around Cerro de Masatrigo offer a clearer picture of its economy, water supply, urban planning
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Kelê – Etiqueta Africana fashion brand, shone at CPLP Fashion Week in Lisbon representing São Tomé and Príncipe with the theme "Roots in Motion"; the presentation was a journey to African roots, ancestry and the cultural identity of the country
Asia Vietnam VNeID is being expanded into an all-in-one digital “super app” integrating identity verification, public services, payments and administrative procedures; Authorities aim to centralize services into a single state-backed platform
Asia Brunei Following complaints on water disruption in the Brunei-Muara District yesterday, public works has taken action to assist affected areas, activated a number to request water tanks and is carrying out investigation to find out the cause of the inconvenience