Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Europe Romania Developer Impact Contractor & Developer has obtained the construction permit for 1.000 apartments in the Greenfield Copou residential project in Iasi with an estimated market value of €175 mln
Oceania Marshall Islands Majuro's sports and extracurricular programme is organising summer camps for young people, including a very successful ukulele training session at Delap
Oceania Micronesia Report 'Climate Change in the Federated States of Micronesia: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors' is 5th in a series of reports prepared by Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment illustrating ongoing and future changes in the country
America Honduras The country is planning to build a remote prison colony on an island for 2.000 gang leaders, following a recent gang-related prison massacre; critics argue it fails to address the root causes of gang violence and raises environmental concerns
America Nicaragua Colombian President Gustavo Petro is dialoguing with the Nicaraguan government to negotiate fishing conditions for the Raizal people in shared maritime areas, to ensure that they can continue their fishing practices and safeguard their ancestral rights
Africa eSwatini The country will soon go to the polls: elections are scheduled for September, with many doubts about democracy after King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, dissolved parliament on 11 July
Europe Belarus Belarusian industrial group Belorusneft is expanding its network of electric vehicle charging stations; 17 are planned for this year, while 11 were built in 2022
Europe Albania Albanians believe their country is more corrupt than any other nationality in the Western Balkans, but they also hope for EU membership before 2030 as a way to improve the situation
America Guatemala The Volcán de Fuego, the most active volcano in Central America, has erupted causing smoke columns high up to 4800 meters; the volcano has a history of constant activity, with its last violent eruption in 2018 resulting in 431 deaths
Europe San Marino "Making San Marino the first totally organic Republic in the world" is the dream of 58-year-old Roberto Guidi, who has always worked in the countryside, inheriting the passion from his parents, and today is dedicated to organic farming
Africa Seychelles Research conducted by a group of students from ETH Zurich University has given the Seychelles Department of Tourism valuable insights into areas that need to be addressed in terms of sustainability
Africa Benin Nigeria and Benin met to discuss the provisions of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme, giving way to mutually beneficial trade agreements
Africa Mali Danew Talla Electronics (Dte), the Mali-registered joint venture between French Danew and Malian Talla télécom, has opened a computer and tablet assembly plant in Niaréla, Bamako district