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
Africa Mauritania The 7th Soninké International Festival, celebrating the culture of the Soninké people, opened at the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott in the presence of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and members of the government
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Dr. Jean Kaseya has been appointed the director general of the Africa centres for disease control and prevention, the agency that helps countries on the continent deal with health emergencies
Oceania Australia Over AUS$31 million of illegal tobacco has been seized and destroyed after it was grown in fields in regional Victoria; raids at two properties near the border with New South Wales were carried out after an anonymous tip-off, uncovering the illicit haul
Asia Sri Lanka The distribution of school uniform fabric for 2023 has began; the first consignment of the uniform materials was officially sent to Provincial and Zonal: 1/3 of the fabric has been cut, packed and labeled so that it is given directly to the schoolchildren
America Chile Along with Argentina, the country has opened its doors to more than 300 Nicaraguan opposition members who were stripped of their nationality by their country's justice system, and has offered them a citizenship and shelter
Europe Norway More women are revealing incidents of bullying, sexual harassment and even rape within the Norwegian military, while defense chiefs now admit to a "culture problem" among young male recruits who attack their own female colleagues
America Argentina President Alberto Fernández arrived in Ushuaia this week to commemorate the Day of Argentine Antarctica by inaugurating a branch of the University of Tierra del Fuego and conducting the fourth official head-of-state visit to Antarctica
Asia Azerbaijan On 22 February, the UN International Court of Justice rejected in toto the requests for provisional measures made in Azerbaijan's case against Armenia, obliging the country to allow free passage through the Lachin Corridor
Asia China Some provinces are granting young newlyweds a month's paid leave in the hope of encouraging weddings and boosting a declining birth rate
Europe Netherlands Police arrested three men suspected of hacking computer systems of organizations, extorting their management and trading in stolen private data belonging to tens of millions of people causing millions of euros worth of damage
Europe Montenegro A church fresco defined ‘anti-Bosniak’ sparked dispute in local authorities in Rozaje, who called on the Serbian Orthodox Church to remove a fresco in the local church that depicts Bosniaks threatening a mother and baby with knives
Africa Kenya New species of mosquito capable of transmitting malaria, first discovered in Djibouti in 2012, has been detected in Kenya; Institute of Medical Research urged people to use mosquito nets and destroy any potential areas where the mosquito can breed
Asia Bangladesh The Bangladesh telecom industry market report forecasts 247 million mobile and broadband subscribers by 2030; the telecom sector is expected to grow at an average rate of 6,3% from 2023 to 2030