Africa Cameroon In an unprecedented disruption to academic calendar, the Ministry ordered the immediate rescheduling of all remaining papers for the ongoing 2026 examination session after a severe security breach compromised confidential materials across digital networks
Asia Bahrain The Saudi Arabian National Centre for Land Cover Development and Combating Desertification has initiated the planting of 100.000 trees as part of its initiative to plant 1 million trees in several proposed locations in Bahrain's capital, Manama
Europe Switzerland Housing is becoming increasingly expensive in Switzerland: rents rose in almost all municipalities in the third quarter, with the strongest rise in the Zurich area
Europe Austria Centre-left party SPÖ wants to suspend the price of carbon dioxide emissions to soften the blow of high inflation; 'we demand that the CO2 tax be suspended until energy prices are reduced to a reasonable level,' said Kucher, head of parliamentary group
Africa Senegal To reduce prison crowding, Dakar has launched a pilot project to reduce the prison population by releasing hundreds of inmates under electronic supervision
Asia Jordan A Royal Air Force aircraft successfully completed the fifth airdrop of critical medical supplies: the urgent aid was delivered using parachutes to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza Hospital 76
Africa Central African Republic The Central African League for Human Rights denounced the violence of Wagner Group mercenaries and the inhuman treatment of local drivers working for the Russians, in a statement by the League's president, Joseph Bindoumi, interviewed by Deutsche Welle
Africa Cape Verde The Mindelo Oceanarium project, which has already been hypothesised a few times by government officials and also presented publicly, is currently 'not in the government's main plans' until 2026, the Minister of the Sea confirmed this
Europe Estonia Local authorities are considering whether to continue paying teachers during the strike, with teachers going on strike as of 22 January; the city of Tallinn has decided to continue paying teachers even during the strike
Asia East Timor The country is looking forward to new training of its officials at Malaysian Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations; over 600 Timorese officials have been trained through Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme and Defence Cooperation Programme
Africa Eritrea Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel granted Israeli residency to Molugata Tsagai, originally from Eritrea, who risked his life to save an IDF officer injured during the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel
Africa Kenya As of January, foreign visitors entering will no longer be required a visa, a move to boost tourism; the government has adopted a digital platform to ensure that all travellers entering the country are identified in advance through an electronic platform
Africa Equatorial Guinea The country plans to invest to achieve space sovereignty, from a crewed mission in space to the launch of its own information and tracking satellite; the Vice President of the Republic has visited the base of the space mission company Roscosmos
Europe Croatia Colak Franchise Consulting Group announced the launch of the Croatian Franchise Exchange, a portal providing access to almost 100 franchise systems in the country