Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Africa Chad Over 400 members of the Front for Alternation and Concord, arrested after the death of former president Idriss Déby Isno in 2021, have been sentenced to life imprisonment
Europe Austria Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig said he opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement during the Agriculture Council in Brussels, despite alleged pressure from industry
Africa Namibia Supreme Court overturned a decision by lower court in 2021 to grant citizenship to a gay couple's son born in South Africa as they failed to comply with the law by registering the birth with the Namibian authorities within one year
Africa Sudan Traditional yellow taxis in Khartoum, which have been operating since the 1970s, are facing the growing threats of more modern transport services, with customers booking their rides through apps on their smartphones
Asia Laos Passengers travelling on the China-Laos Railway can now easily book and manage their journeys on smartphones thanks to a new mobile ticketing application
Africa Rwanda The country is investing heavily in sport through partnerships with clubs such as Arsenal and PSG and the hosting of the World Road Cycling Championships in 2025, drawing criticism from the opposition doubting it will do good to the country's economy
America United States Miami Beach is once again struggling with spring break violence and unruly crowds, despite a massive police presence and a range of activities that offer alternatives to drinking alcohol and roaming the streets
Europe Ukraine 92% of Ukrainians favour EU membership by 2030, according to the latest poll by the International Institute of Sociology in Kiev for the National Democratic Institute; before invasion 67% said they would vote 'yes' in referendum for immediate membership
Europe Czech Republic Czech scouts have been making special candles for Ukrainian soldiers and civilians to be used in the trenches and during power cuts
Africa Ghana Gladys Brew, Safe Motherhood programme manager at the Ghana Health Service, says Ghana should consider making human papillomavirus vaccination a public sector programme
Europe Finland For the sixth consecutive year, Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to World Happiness Report rankings
Africa Nigeria Ruling APC party won the majority of governorates, including the city of Lagos, after more than two-thirds of the votes were counted
Africa Malawi Death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 499 and more than 508.000 people have been displaced; a new camp has been set up, bringing the total number of camps to 534