America Brazil A Federal Court ordered Land Reform Agency to remove land occupiers from various sites in the Amazon; the decision follows a request from the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, a nationwide coalition that is denouncing unlawful settlings
Africa Benin Deforestation is threatening the sacred forests of the voodoo worshippers; between 2005 and 2015, more than 20% of Benin's forests declined and the deforestation rate continues to exceed 2% per year, according to the World Bank
Africa Rwanda Theofrida Muginga, a student at the University of Rwanda, is creating 'Mkulima GPT', a chatbot in Swahili led by ChatGPT, to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally sensitive agricultural advice
Asia Georgia SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite has been launched in Georgia, as SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote on his X social network page; in mid-July, the Georgian Communications Commission had granted the company permission to begin operations in the country
Asia Maldives The Office of the President-elect said it is making arrangements for 1.000 members of the public to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Mohamed Muizzu
Africa Madagascar Preparations for the first round of the presidential elections, scheduled for 16 November, are proceeding; 9 million ballots, or 84% of the ballot papers, have already been distributed
Europe Liechtenstein The 20th anniversary celebration of the Liechtenstein Probation Services Association took place with two lectures on 27 October in the Art Museum
Africa Morocco After being awarded the organisation of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the country is considering the construction of the second largest stadium in the world with a capacity of 113.000 seats
Europe Albania Albanian journalist Afrovita Hysaj said she received death threats after reporting an alleged rape in her city; police in Vlora said they had started an investigation
America Grenada The Grenada Women's Parliamentary Caucus, in support of the Grenada Spotlight initiative to end violence against women and girls, organised a key forum on parliamentary procedures and violence against women
Europe United Kingdom The country resumed boarding migrants on the barge Bibby Stockholm docked in Portland, which reopened on 19 October, after much controversy sparked in August over respect for human rights, which led to its closure
Africa Somalia A bill to strengthen efforts to combat maritime crimes such as piracy and kidnapping at sea was passed to secure the country's extensive coastline for economic activities
Africa Ghana Seeds have been deposited in Arctic Circle's "doomsday vault" to ensure the long-term protection of the country's major food crops, including maize, rice and peas; Ghana's deposit was made by West African country's plant research institute, Csir-Pgrri
Europe Denmark A bottled message sent from the Northumberland beach by a seven-year-old boy in memory of his great-grandfather was found by a German tourist on a Danish beach and the tourist managed to contact the family after finding Dennis' death notice online