Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's meetings, incentive travel, conference and exhibition market is being affected by price controls on hotel rooms in the capital Colombo, industry officials said
Africa Lesotho 'Hloekisa Lesotho' clean-up campaign in Leribe is considered spearhead by the Deputy PM, whose government has committed to several measures, such as the implementation of the plastic tax, to ensure that Lesotho is kept clean
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Luz Party of Guinea-Bissau and the African Party for Peace and Social Stability signed a political collaboration agreement
Europe Serbia On 1 October, changes to the Serbian excise law came into force, increasing excise duties on fuel, cigarettes, alcohol and coffee by 8%
America Canada In a vision to become the 1st First Nation (indigenous people neither Inuit nor Métis) north of 60° without a housing crisis, Liard First Nation is building timber homes using frame parts cut on-site at a brand new production plant
Africa Namibia Regulatory authority has awarded three 4G/5G licences to Loc8 Mobile, Telecom Namibia and Mobile Telecommunications
Africa Malawi Addressing delegates at the Malawi Landscape Restoration Forum in Lilongwe, World Bank Country Manager for Malawi, Hugh Riddell, said land degradation is fuelled by people cutting down trees to make a living
Africa Guinea Logging activities have resumed across the country, authorized nationwide from October 6, 2023 to June 30, 2024, exclusively for local consumption
Asia Mongolia Mongolian students will be able to study at universities in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China, from 31 December 2024, by agreement for 200 places for Bachelor's degrees, 40 places for Master's degrees and 20 places for PhD degrees
Europe Monaco Prince Albert II in person welcomed a hundred cyclists who set off from London on September 19 to cover 1100 kilometres and reach Monaco on September 26 to raise awareness on oceans’ protection
America Trinidad and Tobago The Tobago Carnival - scheduled for the weekend of 27-29 October - has been allocated a budget of $12.590.660
Oceania Nauru Transportation will be provided for students sitting for their Year 8 examination that will be held next week