Africa Zambia Authorities and environmentalists fear catastrophic consequences and long-term impact from an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that has contaminated the Kafue River, with signs detected over 100 km downstream; 20 million people live in Kafue basin
Africa Ethiopia The country called for more investment and international collaboration to address growing pressures on global ecosystems and biodiversity; the address has been made during celebrations for World Wildlife Day
Europe Croatia 70% of young people under the age of 31 do not have sufficient income to rent or buy a property according to a study commissioned by SDP MEP Marko Vešligaj on the impact of the housing crisis on Croatian citizens
America Haiti Officials, family, friends and the cultural community gathered to pay their last respects to Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d'Argent, aka Frankétienne, an icon for Haitian literature, poetry and arts
Africa Gabon The transitional president, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, will run in the presidential elections on 12 April 2025; among the achievements he has claimed are the construction of 1.969 kilometres of roads and the distribution of 417 taxis
Europe Montenegro Montenegro has joined the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe as a fully-fledged member state
Europe France New rules have come into force on Paris's 'boulevard périphérique', a fast-flowing road for shared travel around the city: at certain times of day, the leftmost lane will be reserved to favour public transport
America Barbados Renewstable Barbados plans to implement a green hydrogen project that integrates solar energy with green hydrogen storage, in a joint EU initiative with the government and French companies HDF Energy and Rubis
Europe Serbia A large anti-government protest took place in parliament during the session in which the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, announced at the end of January after three months of extensive protests across the country, was to be formalised
Europe Finland The Service Union United announced a new strike in the retail sector, which will affect 41 companies and around 20.000 workers between 20 and 21 March, involving major retailers like Ikea, Gigantti, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa, Clas Ohlson and Musti ja Mirri
Africa Guinea-Bissau A mission of the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, left the country saying the president had threatened to expel it, after being invited to reach a 'political consensus' on how to conduct elections this year
America Dominican Republic Ambassador Larissa Veloz officially assumed the role of Permanent Delegate of the Dominican Republic to UNESCO, strengthening the country's commitment to education, culture and science on the global stage
Europe Latvia The victory of the animated film Flow by director Gints Zilbalodis as Best Animated Film brought the first Oscar award for the country
Europe Czech Republic The Mánes Gallery in Prague is hosting an exhibition with over 100 paintings by Plzeň-born artist Jiří Kovařík, considered one of the most controversial Czech painters of the 20th century