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 United Arab Emirates U-Ask platform, a unified chatbot powered by artificial intelligence for government services, was launched, allowing users to access information on government services in Arabic and English
Africa Mauritania By providing meals to students living in rural areas, authorities and World Food Programme aim to combat school drop-out; net enrolment rate for the primary cycle age group of 6-11 years is less than 80%
Asia North Korea The country's first military reconnaissance satellite will be launched in June to monitor live US military activities, state media KCNA reported
Africa Tanzania WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health are working to provide key community groups living in regions affected by the recent cholera epidemic with the hygiene and awareness-raising skills needed to prevent and respond to it
Africa Ethiopia The conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Axum, in the Tigray regional state, will be supported with a contribution of €2 million by the Italian government
Africa Zimbabwe In economist Steve Hanke's annual poverty index, with reference to very specific indicators, i.e. unemployment and inflation rates, the debt rate and GDP growth, Zimbabwe tops the list as the 'most miserable' country in the world
Africa Cape Verde Veterinary doctors and zootechnical engineers from São Vicente and Santo Antao will finish today, in Mindelo, a training session on artificial insemination of goats, an initiative of the Association Friends of Nature
Europe Luxembourg A record number of calls for the emergency services is recorded in 2022, with Luxembourg's CGDIS responding to almost 72.000 incidents last year, a 7% increase on 2021
Oceania Papua New Guinea Nadzab could be turned into a city after the completion of the new terminal in a new project by the government, which has promised to work closely with landowners to make it an industrial hub for the country
Europe Czech Republic 246 CV90 combat vehicles will be purchased from Sweden's BAE Systems Hägglunds of Örnsköldsvik in a SEK 22 billion (€2 billion) deal; for the country, this is the largest military purchase in its modern history
Asia Turkey The province with the highest average period of education for residents over 25 was Ankara, with 10,6 years, states the Education Report for 2022 of the National Institute of Statistics
Asia Vietnam Streetlights are being switched off and generating companies are shifting operations to off-peak hours to keep national electricity system running, as record temperatures in some areas have caused a surge in demand
Europe United Kingdom Students will only be able to bring their family members to the UK if they are attending postgraduate courses currently designated as research programmes, under proposals by the Secretary of State aimed at reducing immigration