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 India A stronger-than-expected surge in vegetable prices, particularly tomatoes, in recent weeks could push India's retail inflation towards 5,5% in the July-September quarter, according to at least several economists
America United States The last of the country’s declared chemical weapons stockpile has been destroyed, President Joe Biden said, thus ending a decades-long effort to eliminate the deadly weapons first used on a large scale in WWI
Africa Nigeria President Bola Tinubu was elected president of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS at the end of the 63rd Ordinary Session of Ecowas Heads of State and Government, held in Bissau
Asia Maldives The Environmental Protection Agency decided to file a police report after a barge, which ran aground on the reef in the city of Fuvahmulah, left before the investigation into the incident was completed
Asia Nepal Thousands of farmers and their families across the country last week celebrated an annual paddy festival by planting rice, splashing in the muddy fields and enjoying a special feast
Europe Belgium Consumer rights organisation Test Achats has asked the Belgian Competition Authority to launch an investigation into 'greedflation' as supermarket prices remain high
Africa Ethiopia The US humanitarian agency told AP last week it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia, where hundreds of hunger deaths have been reported recently after the U.S. and the UN paused food aid for one-sixth of the country’s population over massive aid theft
Europe France A new tourism campaign will ask people to reconsider trips to France’s most famous tourist sites, as the government draws attention to the fact that 80% of visitors go to just 20% of the country, causing congestion on “overloved” spots during peak season
Africa Tunisia The National Coordination of Social Movements called on Tunisians and national and international organizations to come to the aid of sub-Saharan migrants in the country as they "suffer from thirst, hunger and disease in this period of extreme heat"
Africa Libya The prime minister of Libya's national unity government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has announced the lifting of the air embargo imposed on Libyan civil aviation over Italian airspace after nearly 10 years
America Nicaragua Nicaragua's "La League" project is empowering over 300 girls and young women through football, promoting autonomy, challenging gender norms, and raising awareness about health and reproductive rights, fostering leadership and dreams of professional career
Africa Mozambique Sweco, a leading European engineering and architecture consultancy, will develop national energy system preparation and disaster management processes to protect infrastructure and energy supplies from extreme weather events and sea level rise
Africa Djibouti The President of the Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh, paid tribute to the memory of the late Aden Farah Samatar, a leading figure on the national art scene and a well-known and much-loved figure in Djibouti