Africa Mauritius Genre Statistics 2025 still show men dominate the economy and retain most of the political power, but show increasing weaknesses in education, health and certain social behaviors
Africa Tanzania Tanzania Revenue Authority recorded Sh2,77 trillion (€1,1 billion) in tax collections in December 2022, the highest monthly collection recorded since the authority was formed in 1996
Asia Cyprus Turkish Cypriot medias report the police seized several packets containing a total of 75 kilograms of cannabis that washed up on the beach between Dec 18 and Jan 1; authorities ask the public not to handle any such packets they may spot on the beach
Asia Bahrain Sports club Saar74 has contracted reigning African number one table tennis star Aruna Quadri ahead of next Arab Championship season
Africa Madagascar Since reopening borders in April 2022, tourism in Madagascar is slowly regaining momentum; despite an undeniable attraction as a destination for its one of a kind biodiversity, the island only welcomed three times less visitors than pre pandemic
Asia Taiwan Compulsory military service, mandatory for male citizens over 18, will be extended from four months to a year starting in 2024
America Peru The country's Constitutional Court has ordered the demolition of a 10-kilometre wall that separates a rich neighbourhood of Lima from a poor one, ruling it discriminatory and unacceptable to divide its people by social classes
Africa Morocco Morocco bans travelers from China in a bid to stave off a possible new wave of coronavirus infections; the restrictions are extended to all people arriving from China regardless of their nationality
Africa Somalia Local media have reported at least twenty casualties in clashes between protesters and Somaliland's security forces in Laascaanood, the capital of Sool region; internet and phone lines have now been cut off by Somaliland's security forces in the city
Africa Malawi The opening of public schools has been delayed in the two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths, as the mortality rate of the current outbreak has reached 3,34%
Europe Poland Poland has taken in 8.84 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported yesterday
Europe Albania Albania joins Serbia in agreeing to offer Chinese citizens visa-free travel – the only two countries in the region to do this
Africa Togo News of China reopening its borders and scrapping quarantine for incoming passengers has been welcomed by Togolese traders who can start rescheduling the trips to their first supply market instead of placing blind orders as forced to do for two years
America Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially been sworn in as the country’s new president, returning after 12-year