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
Europe Belgium Nine life-size wooden elephants, designed by South African artist Andries Botha, took over Brussels' Grand Place as part of the Flowertime festival, which opened in the capital on Friday 11 August
Europe Germany The government approved the budget of its flagship Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) to accelerate the green transition by providing €212 billion to various building renovation, decarbonisation and industry projects between 2024 and 2027
Europe Italy Michela Murgia, popular writer and activist, died yesterday at the age of 51; the country mourns a free and independent-thinking intellectual at her funeral today in Rome
Europe France The country 'fully supports' the ECOWAS decision to activate a reserve military force on Niger's borders, condemning the ongoing coup attempt in Niger and the kidnapping of President Bazoum and his family
Asia Pakistan New official data show that girls' enrollment in private schools in Sindh is nearly 9% lower than that of boys, highlighting that authorities need to do more to encourage female participation in education
Europe Ukraine A 'humanitarian corridor' in the Black Sea has been announced to free stranded cargo ships, a new test of Russia's de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned last month's agreement to allow Kyiv to export grain
Africa Mali Mali's troops and its foreign security partners, believed to be Russian mercenaries Wagner, are using violence against women and other 'serious human rights violations' to spread terror, UN sanctions observers report
Asia Palestine President Abbas has fired most governors in the occupied West Bank, responding to long-standing calls for a political shake-up as frustration grows with the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority
Africa Sudan Without emergency visas granted by the Sudanese authorities, Médecins Sans Frontières may soon be forced to withdraw its support for the Turkish hospital in the capital Khartoum after visa applications have been pending for eight weeks
Africa Morocco The skies of Marrakesh turned orange after a sandstorm hit the city, amid dangerously high temperatures of up to 46 degrees Celsius
Europe United Kingdom For the first time in the UK, a drone recently acted as a postman in Orkney, an archipelago of 70 islands sixteen kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, a remote and inaccessible place for postmen to reach
Africa Niger The former Minister of State at the Presidency of Niger and former Tuareg rebel leader, Rhissa ag Boula, announced the creation of a Committee of Resistance for the Republic in opposition to the military coup junta
Africa South Africa South African Tourism's annual Sho't Left Travel Week will again this year see a number of business partners, airlines, hotel groups and tour operators offer generous discounts of up to 50% from 4 to 10 September, as the country celebrates Tourism Month