Africa Ghana A call not to interfere in traditional affairs, particularly issues relating to the succession following the passing of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II has been issued by the Convention People’s Party towards governing NPP and main opposition NDC
Europe Luxembourg Tiny house projects, which were previously hampered by a lack of regulations, received a boost when the country made it easier for landlords to register the address of their tiny houses in an attempt to combat the worsening housing crisis
Africa South Africa As part of efforts to combat cross-border crime, the KwaZulu-Natal government, in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, is accelerating the construction of a concrete wall with Mozambique
Europe Croatia The town of Hum has won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest town in the world: just one hundred metres by thirty and a population of only twenty inhabitants
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's Electoral Commission has cleared opposition presidential candidate Samura Kamara to run for the June ballot, after he has been on trial since February for alleged corruption
Africa Morocco King Mohamed IV approved the Amazigh New Year as an official paid national holiday, after a long campaign by activists for the recognition of the Berber people's calendar
Europe Malta The Bank of Valletta reported a pre-tax profit of €46,5m in the first quarter of this year, which represents an increase of €24m compared to the same quarter last year
Asia India Top wrestlers have been protesting in New Delhi for the past 10 days over the lack of action against the head of the country's wrestling federation, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, whom they accuse of sexual harassment
Europe Hungary Parliament approved a reform of its judicial system promoted by the Orbán government in order to obtain some funds from the European Union that had been blocked for months
Europe Lithuania The Baltic electricity grids could be synchronised with the continental European system in 2024, Lithuania's EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said, adding that existing technical problems can and should be solved
America Colombia A recent national study shows that 23% of Colombian millennials have been or are currently digital nomads, a trend that is growing, bringing benefits to the economy and tourism
Asia North Korea According to NK News' analysis of state media, for the first time in five years the country has begun to widely display propaganda posters against the US and South Korea
Africa Madagascar The revision of the mining code is at the centre of Parliament's work, after the State pledged to present it by June 2023; a reform that worries professionals and creates distrust in civil society
America United States 1.500 active-duty troops will be sent to the USA-Mexico border from next week, in view of an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions