Africa Zambia To support formalized and safe gold mining in Chitambo district, government pledged to provide equipment to registered cooperatives, enabling small scale miners enhance their operations, and to build a district hospital with mortuary services
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
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
Oceania Kiribati Experts from the Committee Against Torture praised Kiribati for its legislation on domestic and gender-based violence, but raised questions about conditions in detention units and the definition of torture
Africa Central African Republic Teams from the Ministry of Transport have started to check the registration documents, number plates, stickers and transport permits of motor vehicles in Bangui
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
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
Europe Bulgaria The Forthenature.org coalition urged the Bulgarian government to ask the EU not to allow the removal of regulations that protect citizens from the uncontrolled spread of genetically modified organisms in nature and food
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 Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy discussed the Peace Formula and the 'Wheat from Ukraine' initiative
Asia Saudi Arabia The country increased its disbursement of funds for various insurance subsidies for the third consecutive month, with spending exceeding SR10,7 billion ($2,8 billion) in October, according to recent data from the General Organisation for Social Insurance
Asia China All restrictions on foreign participation in the manufacturing sector will be lifted, highlighting China's growing confidence in the ongoing 'reform and opening-up' process, as stated during the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
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
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