Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
Africa Rwanda Rwandan political activist Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, is expected to have been released from prison according to newsletter Semafor, which cites senior Rwandan and Qatari officials
Asia Saudi Arabia Two of the oldest mosques in Jeddah and Baha, Al-Khidr Mosque and Al-Safa Mosque, will be restored as part of Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Project for the Development of Historic Mosques
Asia Turkey Turkey's Higher Education Council is launching a new project to enable students and postgraduate researchers to conduct research abroad in line with international standards
Europe Albania Unemployment, poverty, and disillusionment with the political elite is emptying small Albanian towns and villages of people, with the young mostly moving abroad; a trend growing in 2023 according to the first statistics issued
Europe United Kingdom Public satisfaction with the NHS has plummeted to the lowest level ever recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey, with only 29% saying they will be satisfied in 2022
Europe Vatican City Vatican repudiates the 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which underpinned colonialism; with origins in the 15th century, it was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people living there
Africa Uganda People in same-sex relationships now face life imprisonment after the country's parliament unanimously passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, described by Amnesty International as 'appalling', 'ambiguous' and 'vaguely worded'
America El Salvador For the first time, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hear a case on the legality of denying a woman access to abortion; El Salvador will be on trial for allegedly forcing a woman to carry a non-viable fetus despite being a risk to her health
Asia Qatar Gold sales rose by 50% since start of Ramadan, traditionally a good period for gold business; reports indicate a recovery in sales despite the rise in prices
Africa Gambia Gambian from the University of Cambridge, entrepreneur and owner of Rahma Foods in The Gambia, Alassan Gent Ceesay, will chair this year's Africa Together Conference to be held from 12 to 14 May at the prestigious University of Cambridge, England
Oceania Australia As the debate over gambling regulation continues, a new proposal seeks to limit children's access to games with gambling-like elements
Asia Uzbekistan Andijan International Airport will be temporarily closed from 1 April for requalification of the complex