Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
Asia Cyprus Angry Turkish Cypriots reportedly punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who obstructed crews working on a road that would encroach on a UN-controlled buffer zone and isolate a mixed-ethnic village in the ethnically divided country
Africa Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has started deploying fully trained electoral officers to different polling stations across the country ahead of Wednesday's elections
Europe Ukraine Ukraine has threatened to close the border for Israeli pilgrims traditionally heading to Uman for the Jewish New Year if Israel continues its current visa policy towards Ukrainian refugees
Africa Chad National Commission for the Piloting of the Exit Strategy from the Terrorism Crisis in Lake Chad Province was established by the government to coordinate and implement strategic actions to restore peace, stability and development in the area
Asia Maldives Total Fitness Group, one of the leading fitness organizations in the Maldives, has opened a dedicated gym for children in Male' City, the first of its kind in the country
Europe Spain The Spanish national team won the Women's World Cup by beating England 1-0 with Olga Carmona's goal in the 29th minute at the Accor Stadium in Sydney in front of more than 75.000 people
America Peru The Bishops of Peru have expressed their opposition to a medical commission's approval of an abortion for an 11-year-old girl, and stress the state's duty to protect the right to life of both mother and unborn child
Africa Morocco The oldest university in the world still active today is the University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fez: established in 859 A.D., it is recognized as such by authoritative sources such as UNESCO, Guinness World Records, and Manchester University Press
Africa Somalia The Hamar local government's vaccine storage center, located in Abdicasis district, which had been in disrepair and without maintenance for nearly three decades, has been inaugurated, a celebrated step for public health
Africa Kenya A forum hosted by IOM with over 70 young leaders from 37 African countries took place in Nairobi to discuss the challenges and good practices of climate-induced mobility and opportunities for youth engagement on migration, environment and climate change
Africa Libya The Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions approved the request of the National Council for Public Freedoms and Human Rights in Libya to reinstate its membership in the Arab Network
Africa Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new government whose main ministries are held by the coalition that won the recent legislative elections around the historic African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
Oceania Vanuatu New visa categories have been introduced upon order by Minister of Home Affairs Rick Tchamako Mahe; they provide more opportunities for foreign nationals wishing to do business, work, study and reside in Vanuatu