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 Chad Interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby pardoned 380 rebels from Front for Change and Concord in Chad group who had been given life imprisonment for killing his father Idriss Deby Itno, country's long-time ruler
Africa Mali Between 1 October and 31 December 2022, approximately 347 violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law were documented in Mali, according to the local UN Mission
Africa Botswana Exiled former President Ian Khama could be a candidate to watch in the country's next general election, saying his successor has become a threat to democracy
Europe Switzerland The Swiss are eating more and more foreign chocolate and, despite the increase in exports, the accounts of Swiss chocolate producers are suffering: in 2022, total consumption stood at 11 kilograms, down 2,7% year-on-year
Africa Ethiopia Locust swarms are threatening the livelihoods of Tigrayan farmers who have yet to recover from the impact of the war, according to a report by the Tigray Agriculture Bureau
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
Africa Burkina Faso The ruling junta in Burkina Faso on Monday ordered the 'sine die' suspension of France 24's broadcasts on its territory, following an interview the news channel gave to the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in early March
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
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
America Belize The Ministry of Education is working on several initiatives to bring internet access to every school in the country, mainly building upon and expanding older programmes to ensure that education is technology-centered
Oceania Vanuatu Current Minister of Finance and Economic Management recently expressed his gratitude to previous governments for the effective economic stimulus packages that helped boost the country's economy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Asia Vietnam Starting from the second or third quarter of 2023, the price ceiling for domestic air services will increase by an average of 3,75% , according to the Ministry of Transport
Africa Zambia Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon in Zambia, particularly in the slums, where alcohol abuse, low levels of education and the poverty trap fuel violent behaviour against the female gender