Asia Vietnam A nationwide online competition on the Constitution was launched through a dedicated digital platform, allowing citizens to test their knowledge online; the initiative is part of a broader government campaign to improve citizenship awareness
Africa Togo Decentralised Financial Systems lent CFA 255 billion in 2022, compared to CFA 196 billion in 2021, an increase of +30%
Africa Morocco Sixteen African countries will be represented at the 11th Dakhla International Film Festival, scheduled from 2 to 8 June 2023 in Dakhla
America Paraguay The FAO has begun aiding the country in battling Avian Influenza, providing technical specialists and stressing the need for biosecurity measures in Latin America to prevent significant losses
America El Salvador UN experts have expressed concern over the country's state of exception, citing violations of fair trial rights, arbitrary arrests, and lack of evidence, claiming to urgently call to uphold fair trial standards
America Ecuador The country has enforced its first Personal Data Protection Law, imposing fines on companies that disclose customer information without authorisation; the law covers all types of data and aims to safeguard citizens from the illegal data market
America Mexico President Manuel Andres López Obrador has declared no desire for economic or commercial relations with Peru, calling Peruvian President Dina Boluarte an “usurper” and rising the tension in between the two countries
Africa Tanzania Artists from Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ghana have helped launch a five-year project to seek more funding for art and culture, with the aim of convincing African governments to allocate at least one per cent of their budgets
Asia Tajikistan Roghun tourist zone development programme for the period 2024-2028 has been approved: approximately 18 million somoni (equivalent to USD 1,7 million) is the budget needed
America Cuba 29 May marked the 54th anniversary of Cuban hockey, as on the same date in 1969 the first official game of the sport was played on the island between the Green and Blue teams at the Sport City ground in the capital
Oceania New Zealand A video of New Zealand soldiers dancing the haka, a New Zealand war dance, in support of Ukraine, was posted on Twitter by Ukraine Ministry of Defence
Asia Turkey All processes related to compulsory military service will soon be available through e-Devlet, or e-Government - the country's online government services portal, in a frame of digital transformation
Europe Ukraine 4 squadrons of F-16 fighter jets, 48 aircraft in total, are "exactly what we need to rid our country of the aggressor" Defence Ministry wrote on Twitter; the government hopes to soon secure US-made F-16 fighter jets, a significant upgrade to the air force
Africa Niger The government has set the date of bank holidays on 03 August each year; historically, Niger bank holidays have undergone several date changes