Africa Cape Verde Cape Verde has entered the world's Top 30 in governance indices: the latest World Economics assessment for 2026 gave it an A rating and a score of 74, being the only African country with this distinction, thus sitting in first place on the continent
America Nicaragua Second phase of the “Nuevas Victorias”, a national housing program in Managua, has been launched in partnership with China advancing a bilateral cooperation project to build homes of social interest and expand access to affordable housing in Nicaragua
America Mexico Mexico has reiterated it has offered to facilitate dialogue between the US and Cuba amid rising tensions over Washington’s sanctions on countries supplying oil to the island, while continuing to send humanitarian aid to address Cuba’s energy crisis
Africa Burundi Petroleum Supply Agency SOPEBU met with 114 owners of public transport vehicles to discuss possible irregularities in the usage of fuels; digitalized data collection would show that drivers did not complete the scheduled runs but finished supplied fuel
Africa Republic of the Congo In Brazzaville, a new business is reshaping the local economy: parking lots on plots of land, cultivated or uncultivated; in underserved neighborhoods landowners transform their properties into paid parking spaces, charging affordable rates for drivers
Europe Greece Protesting farmers from across Greece who converged on central Athens yesterday, driving dozens of tractors to parliament, horns blaring, are expected to leave the capital today at noon, after parking their tractors on Syntagma Square overnight
Asia Mongolia Due to varying weather conditions, ice thickness differs across lakes and along river stretches and the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA has warned citizens and drivers not to travel over ice in an attempt to save time or shorten routes
Oceania Tuvalu Prime Minister formally submitted Tuvalu’s Instrument of Ratification for the Pacific Resilience Facility to the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, thus officially committing to regional cooperation and climate resilience
America Ecuador Ecuador has recorded a historic high of 29.402 million dollars in non-oil exports in 2025, up 18% from 2024, driven by strong growth in shrimp, cacao and banana sales to markets such as the EU, US and China, boosting diversification beyond crude oil
Europe Italy One week into the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, public shows appreciation for the first 'disseminated' games across northern Italy and 87% of those who watched the Opening Ceremony claimed that it has inspired them to follow the event
America Chile 13 parties have been dissolved as they failed to reach 5% of the valid votes cast in latest election; the Board of Directors of the Electoral Service SERVEL applied current legislation to the letter
America Honduras Six agricultural schools have been transformed with Chinese-funded labs and food processing facilities, boosting technical training for rural youth and modernizing agro production
America Guyana Guyana has received more than 135.000 Cuban migrants in 2025, drawn by booming oil-driven construction jobs and higher wages in the small South American petro-state amid Cuba’s deepening economic crisis and migration surge
Europe San Marino 17 years old skier Rafael Mini, the only athlete representing San Marino at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, will debut tomorrow racing the giant slalom on the iconic Stelvio piste in Bormio