Africa Somalia New EU VISA restrictions make it more difficult for Somalis to travel to the bloc; the recently approved measures intensify an ongoing dispute with Mogadishu over the return of Somalis living irregularly in the EU
Asia Yemen Almost 50.000 people in northern Shan have been displaced by fighting after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago
Asia Laos Members of the National Assembly expressed concern about the rising dropout rate and acute teacher shortage plaguing both Vientiane and rural areas; it has also doubled in some places due to economic hardship of families struggling to cover school fees
Asia Kyrgyzstan 85% of women between 15 and 49 suffer from folic acid deficiency, nutrition expert Tursunai Mamyrbaeva said during the budget hearings in parliament, recalling how much this investment is also needed for the health of the children born to such women
Africa Botswana Hunting quotas for elephants and other species could be increased to the maximum allowed for the benefit of communities during the 2024 hunting season
Africa Somalia Somalia's deputy prime minister praised the crucial role of Somali women in supporting operations against al-Shabaab militiamen
Africa Tanzania A group of Czech specialists collaborated with the operators of the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania to track and study the lions' movements by placing trackable collars on selected lions in order to collect data to help conservation workers protect them
America United States Thousands of activists in the US have united under the slogan 'Black Lives 4 Palestine', finding common cause between supporting Palestinians and the African-American community, with strong roots of solidarity between black and Palestinian organisers
Asia South Korea Activists, unions, environmental groups will stage protests in Seoul today, as part of a series of demonstrations to demand various concessions from the government, including the resignation of President Yoon Seok-yeol
Europe Portugal Portuguese anti-mining groups urged the government to suspend and review all lithium projects as authorities investigate alleged corruption in the management of 'green' energy deals that led to the prime minister's resignation
Africa Togo Make Africa 2023, an African festival on technological innovation and maker culture, ends today in Lomé; this year's theme is "Faire Ensemble" and was attended by around 300 innovators from different Fablabs
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's population will surpass 20 million in November 2023, a 1,02% increase from the beginning of the year, or 201.100 people; at the beginning of October, the urban population amounted to 12.387.957 and rural population to 7.580.007
Europe Italy The possible agreement to transfer migrants rescued at sea by Italian ships to Albania poses ethical questions as the country is not a member of the EU and is therefore not bound to its human rights respect criteria
Asia Lebanon War escalations has made the olive harvest near the southern border particularly dangerous: farmers are denouncing they have to brave war perils to secure their crop