Oceania Fiji Kava sector exports are estimated at over $190 million, from $4 in 2008 at the start of the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access PHAMA Program that radically transformed the crop from subsistence to Fiji's most valuable agricultural export
Africa Rwanda Access Bank Rwanda employees are leading a series of community initiatives, delivering healthcare, education, social support through the bank’s Employee Volunteering Program which empowers staff to identify and implement projects aligned with local needs
Europe Switzerland Following the Crans-Montana tragedy, the media coverage, its political relevance, the Swiss have decided to keep a low profile, cancelling some of the events and parties scheduled alongside the Winter Olympics at House of Switzerland in Milan and Cortina
Africa Cameroon Soccer team Indomitable Lions are excited for the upcoming intercontinental challenge at the expanded FIFA Series 2026; while the world's eyes turn to the 2026 World Cup, the March event is a unique stage for cross-continental friendlies
Africa Uganda President Museveni, 81, once a critic of rulers clinging to power, has won a 7th term in office in contested polls; opposition candidate Bobi Wine decried results but said he will not take them to court, calling for a 'peaceful change' in Uganda
Europe Hungary With parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 April, latest polls forecast 39% preferences for Orbán’s party, Fidesz, and 51% for the opposition led by MEP Péter Magyar; Orbán involved the global far right in a controversial video advert
Europe North Macedonia Cuts to North Macedonia’s rare diseases programme have alarmed patient organisations; the state program provides therapy for 430 patients, and is set to be cut from 24 million euros to 17,5 million euros in 2026
Europe Norway Nobel Institute issued a statement on the controversial fact that Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado had given her gold Nobel medal to US President Donald Trump; amid international uproar, the institution said prize and winner are 'inseparable'
Asia India Air India confirmed that it is in the process of returning personal belongings of the AI171 crash victims; over 22.000 items are listed, to be given back to the relatives of the 260 victims of the worst air disaster in three decades
Africa Senegal Senegal are the champions of Africa, winning the title in the most dramatic fashion imaginable: a 1-0 extra-time victory that came only after a player walk-off, a disallowed goal, and a saved penalty
Asia Pakistan A major fire broke out at the Gul Plaza shopping centre in Karachi on 17 January, spreading rapidly through the multistory commercial building, which firefighters could to douse in 24 hours; at least 26 people died, 50 are missing, damage is extensive
Europe Albania For many families in Tirana buying an apartment, a realistic goal up to a short time ago, is now unaffordable: wages haven't risen at pace with apartment prices surging up to 5.500 euros sq/m in a market that experts say is distorted by speculation
Africa Guinea Soumbara, a traditional condiment made from fermented néré seeds essential in many West African cuisines is becoming increasingly scarce with prices rising sharply in the markets of Lélouma where is called brown gold
Europe Czech Republic 935.000 legal foreign workers, 360.000 from Ukraine, were employed in the Czech Republic in 2025, +11% on 2024; despite this, firms still face a shortfall, with the Chamber of Commerce estimating a need for around 250.000 more workers