Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Africa Togo The phosphate industry recorded substantial growth - both production and sales - in 2022, driven by soaring global prices for the product and several initiatives launched by Lomé to dynamise Togolese agriculture
Europe Greece Italian group Grimaldi, which controls 100% of Minoan Lines, has made an €80m bid for 67% of the Port Authority of Heraklion, thus a second Greek port of international interest after Igoumenitsa
Europe Estonia The Pop & Contemporary Art Museum in Tallinn, founded by Linnar Viik and based on his art collection, is now open to the public; it combines the history of contemporary Estonian art and works by internationally renowned artists
Africa Zambia Zambia's central bank said carbon markets have opened up opportunities for investors and are becoming essential for sustainable investments
Oceania Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea-based Bank South Pacific has entered into a $60.000 agreement to become a bronze sponsor of the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games
America Bahamas An increase in National Insurance Board rate will take place in July 2024, but the amount of this increase has not been revealed; in almost 50 years since its inception, the NIB has only undergone one increase, in 2010, when the rate rose from 8,8 to 9,8%
Asia Kazakhstan Svetlana Zhakupova has been appointed as Ombudsperson for the rights of socially vulnerable groups of the population, a new position proposed by President Tokayev in his State of the Nation Address in September last year
America Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Suppliers' Association urged the government to investigate the causes of sugar shortage in the country, pointing out that it is surprising that a sugar shortage exists despite the fact that sugar factories function and produce normally
Africa Comoros One of the announcements made by Gnec-r was the creation of a 'council of wise men', consisting of 10 notables from the city of Mutsamudu, with the mission of 'propagate the ideas of President Azali Assoumani'
Africa Central African Republic According to a press release from Minusca, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, all 60 members of the Tanzanian military unit, accused of 'sexual exploitation and abuse', will be repatriated
Europe Denmark Nearly 30.000 people have been vaccinated this year against the tick-borne encephalitis virus, a rare but potentially deadly disease; only 14 cases were reported nationwide last year, of which only four were bitten in the country
Asia Taiwan The prices of several Taiwan Beers will be increased over the summer to reflect the increase in raw material prices on the international market, by 1-2% for large wholesalers and 3-7% for small wholesalers
Africa eSwatini The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a new legislation on Eswatini and human trafficking