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
Africa Ethiopia The United Nations Population Fund has stated that Ethiopia continues to face enormous humanitarian challenges attributed to natural and man-made crises: conflict and displacement, and prolonged drought, floods and epidemics
Asia Maldives Maldivian has revealed it has received the necessary subsidies tonly once in 2019, thus not being able to lower domestic fares
Africa Equatorial Guinea The departmental delegation of health and social welfare appeared before the Senate plenary to provide information on the incidence of the Marburg virus and its consequences, as well as steps to contain the disease
Africa Gambia In an effort to ensure a better understanding of the national intangible cultural heritage, the National Centre for Arts and Culture recently organised a training in collaboration with UNESCO
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro met with Cuban Minister of Education Ena Elsa Velázquez to discuss the support that Cuba is offering to Honduras to eradicate illiteracy, including the Cuban professionals that are currently teaching to over 30.000 Hondurans
Asia Israel The World Zionist Congress, which brings together representatives of Jewish Zionists from 40 countries, has begun; the Congress is the supreme body in terms of legislation and policy-making of the WZO
Africa Guinea Rwandan President Paul Kagame, in visit to Conakry, attended the inauguration of a junction on 18 April in Kagbelen, on the outskirts of the capital, in the company of his host, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya
Europe Latvia The government approved a plan to increase teachers' salaries proposed by the Ministry of Education and Science
Asia Lebanon The Council of Ministers approved a fourfold increase in public sector salaries, on top of the two previously approved, provided that attendance is 14 days per month
Africa Central African Republic The Central African delegation attending the annual Spring 2023 meetings of the international financial institutions has stepped up advocacy meetings with consultations with Islamic and Arab donors
Asia Jordan The Petra Light Festival, the first digital art festival in Jordan, will be open tomorrow through 3 May; three 3D mapping shows across the Treasury's façade are planned each evening, each performance lasting around 90 minutes
Asia Kazakhstan The Aenoica science project, developed by Almaty school students Ramazan Amre and Symbat Barsagazy, won the NASA space settlement competition, the Kazakh Ministry of Education reported
Europe Iceland Updates to digital payment systems caused confusion over the weekend, when many Icelandic consumers were overcharged for a number everyday purchases