America Canada Canada has become a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade according to an investigation by the Globe and Mail and the Pulitzer Center that give evidence of black-market activity propped up by vast wilderness, patrol blind spots, weak penalties
Africa Rwanda President Paul Kagame has announced that he will run for a fourth term in next year's presidential election
Africa Togo The teaching of English as early as kindergarten and elementary school has been announced by the Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education and will come into effect from the next school year throughout the country
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's central bank is working to accelerate another form of payment called ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold, through the use of digital tokens backed by gold
Africa South Africa Aziz Pahad, a veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died at the age of 82; his family describes him as a patriot and freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the Africa National Congress and the service of South Africans
Oceania Samoa The US Navy ship USS Jackson left Samoa on Wednesday after a week-long mission, delivering aid and providing development assistance to communities in the country
Europe Switzerland Over nine million people lived in Switzerland for the first time in history at the end of June, exactly 9.006.664, including permanent residents and non-permanent foreign resident population, such as asylum seekers
Europe San Marino A 29 million dollar loan is coming from Saudi Arabia to finance the "new airfield" on Mount Titano, as announced by the State Congress of the Republic of San Marino
Europe Andorra The exceptional revision of the Parish Planning and Urban Development Plan that the municipality of Ordino is working on envisages a maximum population of 16.465 inhabitants, three times as many as at present
America Canada The federal government presented a voluntary code of conduct for advanced generative AI, as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development; executives from a dozen Canadian companies and organizations have signed the document so far
Africa eSwatini Eswatini voters began voting Friday for legislative elections to be held in Africa's last absolute monarchy, with 500.000 voters selecting the 59 members of the lower house of parliament, whose sole role is to advise King Mswati III
Asia Pakistan A suicide attack on the procession for the birth of Muhammad left at least 60 dead in a mosque near Peshawar
Africa Malawi The Football Association of Malawi has handed a four-month suspension to referee Godfrey Nkhakananga for the chaos that ensued during the match between Silver Strikers and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers