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
Oceania Samoa The Samoa Observer reported that Papalii Deputy Commissioner of Police Monalisa Tiai-Keti said the names on Samoa's sex offenders list are increasing because more sex offenders are being convicted
Asia Lebanon Members of the European judicial delegation investigating money laundering and tax evasion linked to the governor of the Banque du Liban and Lebanese Bank directors are arriving in Lebanon
Africa Chad The Children's Light association organised a ceremony to accompany young Anicet, whose eyes were gouged out by individuals, to the boarding school of the Centre for Education and Training of the Visually Impaired and Blind
Europe Serbia NATO's mission in Kosovo, KFOR, has rejected the Serbian government's request to send up to 1.000 police and army troops to Kosovo after clashes between Serbs and Kosovo authorities
America Barbados The Youth Elevation Scheme - a 10-week programme supported by the Rotary Club of Barbados - recently held its graduation ceremony; this cohort's theme was Fundamental Values
Europe San Marino 159 kg of poorly preserved and unlabelled food were seized in a restaurant as part of a Civil Police inspection carried out together with officials from the Prevention Department of the Veterinary Health and Food Hygiene Unit
Africa Liberia Two Executive Orders by the President address critical national issues, suspending the rice import tariff and establishing the West African Police Information System
Africa Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou visited the headquarters of the Policy Analysis and Evaluation Unit to provide it with working material
America Suriname In order to continue its fight against illegal fishing, the state has passed a legislation that prohibits fishing vessels to set sail without a fishing license, and includes severe repercussions for those who violate such regulation
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The president of the São Tomé Court of Accounts said that there have been voluntary payments of 'large sums' to the state coffers after the institution issued eight financial liability judgments last year
Africa Republic of the Congo The president of the High Authority for the Fight against Corruption and the director of the French Anti-Corruption Agency, signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation in the country
Europe Andorra Workers who are hired by companies offering cleaning services complain that they have a minimum work contract that prevents them from enjoying the benefits of CASS and brings them low wages, thus asking for a 40-hour contract
America Panama In 2022 the country nearly doubled the irregular migrants crossing its border on the way to the US, reaching approximately 250.000 migrants, over half of them being Venezuelan