Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
America Haiti The Haiti women's football team beat St. Kitts and Nevis 13-0 in a qualifying match for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, remaining undefeated
Africa Madagascar Preparations for the first round of the presidential elections, scheduled for 16 November, are proceeding; 9 million ballots, or 84% of the ballot papers, have already been distributed
Africa Rwanda Theofrida Muginga, a student at the University of Rwanda, is creating 'Mkulima GPT', a chatbot in Swahili led by ChatGPT, to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally sensitive agricultural advice
Africa Kenya A plan to delineate the boundaries of all the country's forests and fence them off "to curb human encroachment and illegal activities" was announced by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry to combat illegal logging and charcoal burning
America Grenada The Grenada Women's Parliamentary Caucus, in support of the Grenada Spotlight initiative to end violence against women and girls, organised a key forum on parliamentary procedures and violence against women
America Dominican Republic Some 27.000 people participated last weekend in the operations of the National Action Programme against Dengue that the Dominican Republic is carrying out in different parts of the country to prevent the spread of the disease
Europe Spain Princess Leonor de Bourbon swore an oath on the Spanish Constitution on her 18th birthday; with that, she acquires the power to legitimately assume the functions of Queen should her father no longer be able to reign
America Argentina Long queues of drivers have recently persisted at gas stations across Argentina due to a fuel shortage, prompting Economy Minister Sergio Massa to issue an ultimatum to oil companies, as shortages and inflation continue to trouble the nation
Africa Ghana Seeds have been deposited in Arctic Circle's "doomsday vault" to ensure the long-term protection of the country's major food crops, including maize, rice and peas; Ghana's deposit was made by West African country's plant research institute, Csir-Pgrri
Europe Greece The new digital platform allowing citizens to file complaints about corruption and tax evasion, either by name or anonymously, has been activated via the website myaade.gov.gr
Europe Albania Albanian journalist Afrovita Hysaj said she received death threats after reporting an alleged rape in her city; police in Vlora said they had started an investigation
Africa Sudan Khartoum University decided to resume in presence studies in all faculties at the various levels, provided that all faculties complete their preparations by the end of this month, after classes in April were only in online mode
Africa Morocco After being awarded the organisation of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the country is considering the construction of the second largest stadium in the world with a capacity of 113.000 seats