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
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu and South Korea commemorated on the island of Funafuti their long-standing and mutually beneficial cooperation, particularly in the burgeoning fisheries sector since the 1980s
Asia East Timor President José Ramos-Horta will arrive today in the Philippines to discuss political and economic ties, including educational partnerships
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Nevis Island Administration is moving ahead with plans to drill several new wells to increase the supply of drinking water available to consumers
Africa Eritrea Reporters Without Borders reported that Eritrea has detained journalists longer than any other country in the world and banned independent media for more than 20 years, at a meeting of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Africa Burundi Burundi's former prime minister, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, has appeared in court to answer charges including an alleged attempt to kill the country's president
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Many Congolese accuse the UN forces of failing in their mission and want them to leave, but the peacekeepers deployed for the new 'Springbok' operation say they are determined to protect civilians from unleashed rebels
Africa Djibouti 60 tonnes of dates were donated by Saudi Arabia to benefit some 35.340 vulnerable food insecure people and refugees in Djibouti
America Dominica Natasha Jervier-Carbon has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Dominica Planned Parenthood Association
Africa Egypt The country has asked Kenya to be allowed to continue receiving tea produced in the East African country in exchange for any local Egyptian production, so as not to deplete its dollar stocks
Africa eSwatini To increase transparency and accountability, the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Eswatini, in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda, presented financial management systems and e-government procurement projects to stakeholders within government
Africa Guinea Over 60 military personnel have been struck off by the Head of State for various reasons, including dereliction of duty, misconduct or gross negligence
Asia Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe issued an extraordinary gazette notification declaring the postal service an essential public service, as postal workers in the country went on strike against the decision to turn post offices in Nuwara Eliya and Kandy into hotels
America United States Dr Jo-Elle Mogerman became the first woman and the first black CEO and president of the nation's oldest zoo, the Philadephia Zoo