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
Asia United Arab Emirates The Floating Bridge will be closed for five weeks from 17 April to allow for major maintenance work to be carried out
Africa Botswana The Department of Wildlife and National Parks is investigating four rhinos, two found dead and two injured, with horns still intact at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Africa Ghana The use of the R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been authorized by the Food and Drugs Authority
Oceania Tonga The country has launched a labour mobility strategy at a time when labour mobility in Tonga and the Pacific raises concerns due to the continued migration of thousands of workers overseas
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Skills Expo 2023 has been announced for 12-14 May; it is presented as an innovative event that aims at showcasing new and emerging techniques in five key sectors and offer job opportunities
Africa Malawi The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has risen to more than 1.000, according to President Lazarus Chakwera
Africa Libya Coastal archaeological sites in Cyrenaica are at risk of being damaged or lost due to increasing coastal erosion according to a study by researchers from the University of Ulster and Benghazi
Africa Algeria The country is deporting sub-Saharan migrants without documents to Niger with unprecedented frequency; according to Alarm Phone Sahara cooperation project, over 11.000 in the first three months of this year
Asia Turkey An action plan to neutralize threats posed by harmful invasive species affecting aquatic biological diversity in terrestrial environments and inland waters has been implemented by the General Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks
Africa Senegal The new hospital in Dakar will be 'delivered by the end of 2023'; with a budget of 91 million euro, it will be the main hospital in the capital
Europe Romania A law to ban the use of insect flour in the preparation of products listed in the National Register of Traditional Products has been introduced by Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the ruling Romanian Social Democratic Party
Europe Poland Politicians are clashing over the wheat crisis, as some companies that imported Ukrainian wheat are linked to the ruling Law and Justice party
America Mexico The country has created a presidential commission to fight the trafficking of synthetic drugs, firearms and ammunition, as officials are heading to Washington to meet with their US and Canadian counterparts to tackle the issue