Africa Cameroon Historically dependent on its crude oil exports, Cameroon forecasts a major shift with mining becoming the main of its national resources; government expects mining revenues to soon surpass those from oil, with ambitious projections reaching $1,75 billion
Asia Maldives All media stations in the Maldives are collaborating to organise a telethon to help civilians in Gaza under siege
Europe Moldova Some 5,7 million lei (almost €300.000) will be allocated from the government's reserve fund to liquidate the consequences of last summer's natural disasters
Asia Uzbekistan 716.885 live births were registered by the civil registry in Uzbekistan between January and September 2023, a 5,1% uncreased compared to the same period last year
Europe France UNICEF France and a dozen civil society associations sent a letter to the PM asking her to urgently develop an ambitious national strategy for the mental health of children and young people
America Canada Skylar Park won her second straight gold medal, defeating 2023 world champion Nahid Kiyanichandeh of Iran in the w 57-kilogram final at the Taiyuan World Taekwondo Grand Prix in China; she now sits fourth in the world ranking
Europe Portugal Portuguese coffee roasting company Delta Café has launched in Lisbon "the impossible coffe", the first Portuguese coffee entirely produced in the Azores
Africa Seychelles The 13th edition of the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup will take place in Victoria, on the island of Mahé in Seychelles, from 1 to 11 May 2025; it is the first time that the country will participate in the Beach Soccer World Cup
Africa Ethiopia A diplomatic tension surged between Ethiopia and Nigeria after reports emerged of inhuman treatment and beatings of Nigerian inmates at Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa
Africa Ghana The University of Cape Coast was recently ranked the best university in West Africa and seventh in Africa, revealed the 2024 Times Higher Education ranking, the world's most prestigious university ranking
Africa Rwanda All military cooperation with the US is about to end after Rwanda was added to the list of countries that use or sponsor the use of child soldiers
Africa Egypt The Egyptian government, facing a record inflation, has agreed with producers and private retailers to reduce prices of basic foods by 15-25% and exempt them from customs duties for six months
Africa Zambia The Move on Zambia festival, organised by the Zambian-Italian Cultural Centre and the Italian Embassy in Lusaka, was held in Lusaka from 5 to 7 October with a combination of two parts, one dedicated to the environment and the other to music
Africa Kenya Kelvin Kiptum recently won a new world record in the men's marathon in Chicago, with 2 hours and 35 seconds, beating the previous record set by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge, becoming the first marathon runner to go under 2 hours and 1 minute