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
Europe North Macedonia A large event in Skopje officially celebrated the start of operations of the renowned Ananas platform, which connects buyers and sellers in northern Macedonia
America Mexico Thousands of migrants staged a protest at Mexico's southern border, carrying a black coffin representing those who died during their journey through the country and chaining their hands, demanding transit permits before embarking on a caravan to the US
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines On 44th anniversary of independence, St Vincent and the Grenadines appointed two cultural ambassadors and a sports ambassador, Shane Codougan, 22, the youngest person ever to be appointed as a sports ambassador
Africa Senegal Assets of former President Leopold Sedar Senghor were purchased in France for a total value of 160 million CFA francs (€244.000) in a takeover deal between the State of Senegal and Solene Laine, an auctioneer associated with the auction house
America Dominican Republic Spanish hotel chain Iberostar that will manage the first hotel to be built in Cabo Rojo has assured the creation of 2.000 jobs out of the 15.000 that could be generated by Pedernales tourism development project through the public-private partnership mode
America Honduras The Ministry of Health is creating self-learning online courses to educate healthcare professionals about the National Health Model, Family Health Teams, and Response Guidelines, with an emphasis on quality improvement and tailored educational materials
Africa Equatorial Guinea The government wants to guarantee the supply of electricity on Bioko Island to avoid blackouts; the Vice-President met with Ministries of Electricity, Hydrocarbons, Finance, Treasury and the company CEMEC to learn about the operation of the turbogas plant
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Agency for International Development, KazAID, and the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia have agreements to further expand their partnership for children's rights
Africa Mozambique Police suppressed violent protests when opposition supporters took to the streets to denounce the results of local elections held earlier this month, which they claimed were rigged
Africa Cape Verde The National Archives Institute of Cabo Verde has made public its proposal to submit documents on slavery to the UNESCO International Memory of the World Register, as, if approved, would bring 'great value' to the country
Asia China Li Keqiang, number two in hierarchy alongside Mr. Xi Jinping until March this year, has died; economist by training, he was premier for a decade, in the months leading up to last year's Party Congress rumours had circulated of disagreement with Xi
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina In memory of the devastating earthquake that struck Banja Luka on this day in 1969, the sirens of the city's notification and alarm system sounded for 60 seconds yesterday at 9:11 a.m.
America Jamaica More CCTV cameras will be installed in St. Andrew East to help police identify criminals perpetrating robberies towards residents, including students