Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Europe Estonia The Estonian police decided to ban public gatherings related to the 9 May celebrations in Harjumaa, Lääne and Ida-Virumaa counties
Africa Algeria In order to be better equipped to fight possible fires during the summer season, an air bomber was acquired and six more leased
Africa Gambia Gambia's National Human Rights Commission said it is deeply concerned about the tense political situation in the country ahead of the elections for mayors and chairpersons
Asia Bangladesh Around 2.000 disadvantaged and disadvantaged women have received training on various courses and many of them are becoming independent thanks to the Women's Skills Development Training Centre
Europe France Sales of dashcams are starting to take off in France, but their use falls into a legal grey area; authorities strongly suggested not to use them
Africa Cameroon In April 2023, the three dessert banana producers operating in Cameroon exported 13.928 tonnes, according to figures just published by the Cameroonian Banana Association, a decrease of 23,6% in relative value
Oceania New Zealand The country has launched a bid to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, sharing a new comedy single
Africa Gabon Gabonese athletes will not be able to compete under its flag, a result of the World Anti-Doping Agency declaring Gabon's National Anti-Doping Organisation non-compliant
Africa Cape Verde A minibus car park was inaugurated at the entrance to Sal Rei in Boa Vista, a USD 7 million project that originated from an old request by drivers
Asia Bahrain The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority and Air Arabia have entered into a partnership with the aim of increasing Bahrain's regional and international attractiveness
Asia Cambodia This year the country will celebrate the royal ploughing ceremony, marking the start of the crop planting season in the country, in the Trapaing Russey municipality on 8 May
America Barbados After having been repeteadly called to minor incidents, the Barbados Fire Brigade had to issue an appeal to contact the service only in the event of a real emergency
Asia Afghanistan An agreement with China and Pakistan will extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, which could potentially attract billions of dollars to finance infrastructure projects