Africa Seychelles Parents whose autistic children didn't meet medical assessment criteria for support in November 2024 - June 2026 will now be eligible for assistance under the Children Neurodivergent Disorder Needs Scheme CNDNS, introduced by government in July 2026
Africa Zimbabwe The speaker of Zimbabwe's parliament handed over a pre-election report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa; it is a constitutional tradition for the president to receive a report from parliament before elections
Africa Gabon Foreign Minister, Michael Moussa Adamo, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting; reacting to his death on Twitter, President Bongo paid tribute to Moussa Adamo, whom he called "a friend and a great diplomat"
Europe Sweden After the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs party, Rasmus Paludan, burned the Koran right in front of the Turkish embassy, strong dissent came from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Europe Poland Members of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party want to make it easier for Polish authorities to conduct electronic surveillance of citizens by giving agents easier access to their emails and social media posts
Africa Ivory Coast The country has made progress in the fight against corruption, as stated by the president of the High Authority for Good Governance, with evidence by international rating agencies' assessments of good governance and observation of corruption in the world
Europe Germany According to official statistics, the number of people living in the country increased due to record immigration, reaching an all-time high of 84,3 million in 2022
Africa Uganda The country has issued a final tender to a TotalEnergies subsidiary for the construction of a $3,5 billion pipeline to Tanzania
Africa Ethiopia Lionel Messi, Argentina's recent World Cup-winning football star, announced on social media that he will collaborate with the company OrCam to donate visual aids to visually impaired Ethiopians
Europe Albania Thirty years after establishing diplomatic relations between Albania and Ukraine, Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka announced the opening of an embassy in Kiev, a decision officially confirmed by the Council of Ministers
Oceania Australia The country risks being placed on a human rights blacklist for failing to comply with prison monitoring obligations under a UN anti-torture treaty
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Refugees from the Congolese Tutsi community in the Great Lakes region have petitioned the UN Security Council to denounce the human rights violations they suffer in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Europe Slovakia The country may hold snap elections in September; President Zuzana Čaputová has given the parties until the end of January to find a new majority or decide on a new election date
Europe Bulgaria Bulgarian President Rumen Radev denounced as a hate crime the attack on the secretary of the Bulgarian cultural club 'Tsar Boris III' in Ohrid, North Macedonia