Europe Montenegro Montenegro will be first country to join the European Union under the new safeguards designed to ensure all new members uphold agreed democratic standards, preventing backsliding on the bloc’s values
Oceania Papua New Guinea Evictions could violate human rights: this is the concern expressed by the head of PNG Church, Sir John Cardinal Ribat, who warns against evictions that don't follow proper procedures, leaving families homeless
America Peru For the elections on April 12 there will be no flash results broadcast: the National Office of Electoral Processes announced that citizens can follow the vote count in real time on the official ONPE website, starting at 5:00 p.m. on 12 April
Asia Qatar 2.610 entries have been recorded for the 12th edition of Katara Prize for Arabic Novel of the Cultural Village Foundation, the highest prize since launched in 2014; Egypt and Sudan led submissions (963), followed by Levant and Iraq (719), Maghreb (666)
America Panama Public transport fares will remain stable despite the oil crisis, but the rise in oil prices due to the conflict in the Middle East could triple the cost of the state subsidy to public transport, increasing the pressure on public finances
Africa Sierra Leone A growing number of corpses are being found in public spaces; Freetown started burials for sanitary and humanitarian reasons and asked government to investigate on the use of drugs as cause of death, but the matter was solved issuing 'removing' policies
Europe Norway Expanding offshore O&G industry before attacks on Iran, Norway was already cutting Persian Gulf oil supplies; now a majority of Norwegian leaders think it’s even more important to keep Norway’s own oil flowing, despite its contribution to climate change
Africa Seychelles For this year’s golden jubilee celebrations a dedicated website has been launched; www.gov.sc/anniversary was officially unveiled during a ceremony in Praslin, coinciding with the International Day of Forests
Asia Saudi Arabia The National Center for Meteorology forecast a peak of rainfall across most regions of the Kingdom; while also forecasting continued thunderstorms to 28 March, it denied reports of potential hurricanes, urging the public to rely on official sources
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Former Prime Minister Gonsalves has raised alarm on the current socio-economic climate in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, saying it is grappling with severe financial hardship, rising costs, and a failing social safety net
Africa Sao Tome and Principe UNDP in Sao Tomé has published two notices: the hiring of a national consultant to promote training in women's leadership with a dedicated project and a list of items on sale due to office renewal
Europe Russia The Russia/Sahel Region teleconference was organized by Lomonosov Moscow State University with other institutions and focused on socio-political cooperation, personnel training, interaction between Russia and Sahel countries in the field of security
Europe Poland Three bison have been hit by a train – which, in a sad irony, was called Żubr, the Polish word for bison; the incident occurred near the town of Witowo, close to Białowieża Forest, which is home to the country’s largest bison population
Africa Rwanda World Tuberculosis Day has been celebrated at Gasabo District headquarters in Kigali under the theme “Together we can end tuberculosis”; the number of deaths has declined from 77 per 100.000 people in 2000 to 3,4 in 2024, a 95,6% reduction