Europe Vatican City A Jubilee specifically dedicated to digital missionaries and Catholic influencers has been announced, coinciding with the opening days of the Youth Jubilee; the decision formally recognizes the digital environment as a true field of mission
Asia Kuwait All forms of cash donations are banned during the coming Ramadan and Kuwait's Ministry of Social Affairs has required charitable organisations to use electronic payment methods instead
America Guyana Guyana will begin administering flu vaccines to healthcare workers and the elderly while also contributing influenza samples to the WHO for vaccine design
America Paraguay The country and Argentina have agreed to strengthen military cooperation for border surveillance, deploying drones, radars, and conducting joint operations to combat organized crime
America Suriname Suriname will distribute oil earnings by giving each citizen a $750 savings note with 7% annual interest, funded by revenues from its offshore projects, aiming to ensure shared national wealth and long-term economic benefits
Africa Ivory Coast The chief of staff of Ivory Coast's army has ordered the suspension of five officials tasked with combating cocoa smuggling in the west of the country; 50.000-75.000 tons are estimated to have been trafficked over the western border in the current harvest
Europe North Macedonia A new electricity supply model for public institutions will be introduced in a cost-cutting strategy, said Marko Bislimoski, Chairman of the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission
America Peru Former President Pedro Castillo will stand trial starting 4 March for rebellion and abuse of authority over his failed 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress; currently serving 18 months of pretrial detention, he faces a potential 34-year sentence while
Africa Mozambique Former Mozambican presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane has announced that he will create his own political party, after announcing the end of his relationship with Podemos, with which he had a 'political agreement' for last October's elections
Europe Italy The secretary of the left-wing Democratic Party Elly Schlein is the first signatory of a bill, signed by all opposition leaders, to increase the maternity allowance and introduce equal leave for fathers
Asia Lebanon Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's prime minister in office for less than a month, appointed a new government after more than two years in which the country had been ruled by an interim executive
Africa Lesotho The Africa Six Advisory Council and the Centre for Anglican Women's Leadership and Research in Africa met at Thaba Bosiu Cultural Village, in the Diocese of Lesotho, for a strategic planning retreat
Africa Niger The Agadez region horticulturists' fair in Niamey is being held from 1 to 28 February 2025; unlike previous editions held in Place Toumo, the 2025 edition takes place in the traditional games arena, commonly known as the Wrestling Arena
Europe Portugal 46.824 pending Immigration and Asylum Cases were registered at the end of 2024 in the Lisbon Administrative Court, 80 times more than in 2023; the figure is in contrast with the general trend of decreasing pending cases in the area