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
Europe Monaco Starting on Boxing Day, a large number of doctors will close their offices as part of a week-long general strike to demand an increase in the consultation fee from EUR 25 to EUR 50 and the elimination of pay-based targets
Asia Iraq Tickets are now on sale for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, to be held in Basra from 6 January to 19 January 2023
Asia Cambodia The government has established three new towns - Sampov Poun, Arey Ksat and Oudong Me Chey - following requests from the Ministry of the Interior
America Chile The government has declared a state of emergency amid the wildfires that have been affecting hundreds of homes and created emergency refuges for the displaced people
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The value of the carbon retained by the Congo Basin forest is $30 billion a year, making it the most important tropical carbon sink
Europe Ukraine About 10.000 Starlink satellite communication terminals will be additionally supplied to Ukraine in the coming months
Africa Ivory Coast International Association of Paremiologists undertook an international symposium at the Félix Houphouët Boigny University in Cocody-Abidjan to promote proverbs studies in the university environment
Africa Morocco A Moroccan human rights organisation has criticized the country for sentencing to prison the migrants trying to cross the Melilla enclave, which claimed the lives of at least 23 people
Africa Madagascar The European Investment Bank has disbursed €73,6 million to the Road Agency for the RN13 and RN6 road modernisation project
America Bahamas The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a $43,3 million loan to the government for the construction and rehabilitation of two schools in East Grand Bahama, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019
Africa Comoros The prices of basic foodstuffs have doubled or even tripled in just a few weeks; some traders are ready to fall in line with the new prices approved by the authorities "if only wholesalers would decide to set an example"
Europe North Macedonia Once again this year, divers from the 'Amfora' diving centre, as per tradition, decorated the underwater Christmas tree in the Ohrid lake, visible until the end of January
America Dominica Energy Minister Vince Henderson, after a visit to the Laudat geothermal development project, said the project is proceeding "faster than expected"