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
America Ecuador The country has signed an agreement with Colombia to neutralise the drug trafficking groups’ confrontations that take place in their shared border, which includes merging their soldiers and deploying almost 4.000 of them into the area
Africa Somalia The Federal Government has invoked the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and condemned Genel Energy PLC’s oil and petroleum exploration activities in Somaliland, considering the company’s oil exploration rights an “illegal claim”
Asia India According to a new report, more than half of India's aircraft are fuel-efficient and the remaining aircraft are being upgraded
America Nicaragua The state held a ceremony to commemorate the 20.000 victims of the Managua Earthquake of 1972 by holding a nation-wide earthquake drill in which approximately 600.000 people took part
Africa Morocco Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication has announced the launch of a virtual museum bringing together all the photos and videos of the national football team's performances during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
America Saint Lucia The country will soon launch web and mobile application Skill 758, a new web-based initiative to address youth unemployment
Asia Palestine Turkish President Erdogan has said that Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a "political ban" during the recent conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar for his support for Palestine
Europe Sweden Sweden will become a member of NATO by the end of 2023, together with Finland, according to what NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels in an interview
Asia Vietnam The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam has ordered banks to continuously reduce input costs with the aim of reducing interest rates on loans
Asia Tajikistan The President's son-in-law, who held the role of first vice-president of Tajikistan's financial regulators, has been removed from the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Tajikistan
Asia Kyrgyzstan The number of parents migrating for work abroad has exceeded 2.500 in Kadamjai district, the region's police department reported
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini, the Papua New Guinea airline, has again successfully passed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), giving the company validation for the next two years
Africa Mauritania Morocco donated 5.000 tonnes of fertiliser to small farmers in Mauritania, part of Morocco's OCP programme to support African farmers in a food security crisis