Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Africa South Africa After several protests from family members and the South African heritage organisation, the Guernsey auction house in New York blocked the sale of some 70 personal items belonging to South Africa's anti-apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela
Africa Uganda Government minister Henry Okello Oryem was criticised for calling those who starved to death in his country 'idiots'; in 2022, more than 2.200 people died of starvation and related diseases in north-eastern Uganda
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopia received from Italy an A VII 'Ethiopia 1' Tsehai, a unique aircraft used by the Ethiopian Imperial Air Force in the early 1930s for liaison and training flights
Africa Togo This year, the country will invest CFA 2 billion (€3 million) in fisheries and aquaculture, almost 70% of CFA 3,1 billion budget allocated to the Ministry of Maritime Economy; part will finance the Togo Aquaculture Development Project, launched in 2022
Oceania Australia The State of Victoria is launching a female pain survey after research revealed that two out of every five women in the state suffer from chronic pain
Europe Norway Annual catches have dropped to a new low, worrying locals and nature lovers, as well as wealthy anglers; "it's dramatic," says Evensen, general secretary of Norske Lakseelver, which represents 123 groups that manage rivers known for their wild salmon
Africa Kenya Thousands of people, with a majority of women, took to the streets Saturday to demonstrate in the wake of recent cases of feminicide that have shocked public opinion; it was the largest movement against gender-based violence ever organised in the country
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko said he and Vladimir Putin discussed joint Russian-Belarusian initiatives in Africa
Africa Morocco The controversy over the waste that ends up in the country from the European Union has been reignited, after Eurostat stated that the kingdom imported 0,8 million tonnes of European waste in 2022
Europe Ukraine EU leaders agreed on a €50bn aid package for Ukraine, overcoming weeks of opposition from Hungary
Asia Cambodia The 7th camp programme under the theme 'Youth under the Roof of Peace' organised by the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia is underway, involving 322 officials, professors and students
Africa Central African Republic Moscow delivered 50.000 tonnes of cereals to the Central African Republic as humanitarian food assistance to address food shortages in the country, also due to the influx of refugees from neighbouring Chad and Sudan
Asia Singapore The Orchard Road no smoking zone will now include the Somerset Skate Park and its surroundings