Africa Cameroon Historically dependent on its crude oil exports, Cameroon forecasts a major shift with mining becoming the main of its national resources; government expects mining revenues to soon surpass those from oil, with ambitious projections reaching $1,75 billion
Europe Netherlands Dutch national railway posted operating losses for €304 million in 2022, despite revenue rising by over a third to 3 billion; the railway was plagued with performance issues: 8% trains were late and delays led to €5,4 million in refunds
Asia Taiwan The Wall Street Journal reported in the last days that the US would increases troops deployed to train Taiwan's military in support of a specific programme, speaking of quadrupled numbers of soldiers involved
Africa Mauritius A training farm in aquaponics and hydroponics as well as a solar water drip has been inaugurated at the Mauritius Prison Service in Beau Bassin to facilitate women prisoners’ transition and reintegration into the community
Europe Slovakia The National Council will consider banning cages for chickens and laying hens after investigative videos showing animal welfare conditions at three Slovak farms were leaked online
Asia North Korea Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater for the six tests at the Punggye-ri site between 2006 and 2017
Oceania Samoa Samoa's prehistoric landscape management techniques and agricultural technologies are the subject of analysis and discussion at an upcoming National University of Samoa seminar held by American academic Craig Shapiro
Africa Botswana The overall pass rate for the Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education 2022 results, Grade C or better in six syllabuses, is 95,46%, a minor decline of 1,63 % from 97,09% of year 2021
Europe Croatia Zagreb's local authorities are proposing to rename four streets currently named after high-ranking officials linked to the Nazi Ustasha regime, in another move away from the historical revisionism in vogue in the 1990s
Asia Vietnam Mộc Châu resort has been crowned 'Asia's Leading Regional Natural Destination' at the World Travel Awards 2022
Asia Armenia Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan received last week the delegation led by MEP François Alfonsi, co-founder of the Friendship Group with Artsakh in the European Parliament
America Dominican Republic The Civil Aviation Board JAC approved a special permit from the Spanish airline World2fly, established in 2021, to operate the Madrid / Santiago de los Caballeros / Madrid route through the Cibao International Airport
Europe France French taxpayers may have to pay out €14,6 billion in unpaid taxes, according to the Tax Fraud Assessment for 2022, reported the Ministry of Public Accounts