America Venezuela Flight connections with the Dutch island of Aruba, less than 30km off Venezuela's coat, will be resumed for the first time since 2019; Maduro had suspended them after humanitarian aid was flown in, judging the move as international interference
America Nicaragua The country has been openly warned by its former ally Taiwan that if President Daniel Ortega does not step down from his ongoing regime, then it won’t resume ties with the country anywhere in the near future
Africa Lesotho Radio presenter Abiel Sebolai was allegedly beaten and injured by a mob of Socialist Revolutionaries supporters, suspectedly drunk, after he tried to take pictures of their cars which belonged to the Ministry of Local Government
Oceania Australia About half a million bottles of champaign are expected to be sold at Coles liquor stores this month while smaller stores warn about a possible champaign shortage
Africa Botswana Trans-Kalahari Railway (TKR) is moving closer to reality, as Botswana and Namibia have recently met and emphasised the need for speedy implementation of the project aimed at promoting trade and tourism
America El Salvador As of today authorities have arrested over 2% of the country’s adult population: the UN has warned that El Salvador should control the number of arrests it has been executing
Oceania New Zealand The government on 15 December updated prices and volumes of Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances for 2023 to levels significantly lower than those recommended by the national climate agency
Asia Tajikistan A €20 million grant from German Government will support Tajikistan in adapting to climate change by reducing the risk of natural disasters, and a further €1,5 million grant will finance the construction of a paediatric tuberculosis hospital in Macheton
America Dominica Six Caribbean Island Developing States are among the top ten world SIDS, with public debt greater than their GDP; based on 2020 data, Dominica ranks in fourth place
Asia Myanmar The governments of Myanmar and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding and loan agreements to obtain an ODA loan of about $1,1 billion for the implementation of development projects, including the Yangon Urban Development
Africa Malawi Malawi is waiving visa requirements for 16 selected countries including United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany in a bid to boost its tourism industry that dropped by 80% in consequence of the pandemic
America Bolivia The country has established a credit line with the Inter-American Development Bank to increase its water security by approximately 25%, which will be done through establishing water pipelines and irrigation systems in the country’s most remote areas
America Barbados Government is working on a plan to use the 15.000-plus derelict properties and 10.000 empty lots across the island to build more housing for Barbadians
America Colombia The country has signed an agreement with Ecuador to join forces so they can protect their shared border from organised crime and drug dealing, which includes shared personnel training, combining of certain border laws, and joint border control