Europe Albania Diaspora is remembering 35 years since the cargo ship Vlora docked in Bari, Italy, with 20.000 refugees fleeing the collapse of the communist regime; the disembarking of 8 August 1991 is the largest single-vessel mass migration landing in European history
Africa Senegal Judicial authorities launched the electronic bracelet programme for inmates to decongest the country's crowded prisons
Africa Guinea-Bissau The new president of the Basketball Federation of Guinea-Bissau, Claudomiro Almeida, has chosen as his priority the redevelopment of infrastructure to enable athletes to practice in the country's domestic competitions
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand Supreme Court has ruled that preventing 16-year-olds from voting is discriminatory; to change the law, however, 75% of the votes in parliament are needed, and PM Ardern's government has said it will make a proposal
Africa Mauritania A toll-free number to report cases of slavery is now operational, an initiative of the National Commission for Human Rights, which is leading an awareness-raising tour across the country, called 'Esclavage Tourner la page', on the topic
Europe Slovenia The country will soon no longer be a party to the Energy Charter Treaty, after Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved the government's proposal to withdraw last Wednesday
Europe Malta Over the weekend, migrant workers and activists took to the streets to protest against racial violence and abuses of power against ethnic minorities in the country
Africa Ethiopia More than forty thousand runners took part in the Great Ethiopian Run on Saturday in the country's capital, cheering peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels, hoping the race can be held in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray
Europe Andorra School transport will be reinforced by doubling routes and bringing forward departure times given the forecast of widespread snowfall that are foreseen for today across the country
America Barbados Barbadian artists allowed the 'Tradition of Excellence' to come to life during the launch of the visual arts exhibition 'Progression'; this year great emphasis was placed on digital art, although many pieces were physically displayed
America Jamaica The Fund for Culture, Health, Arts, Sport and Education has awarded a JMD130 million (€824.000) grant to renovate the May Pen Infant School
Europe Moldova Some 45 countries and institutions joined together in Paris to pledge millions of euros in aid to Moldova as fears grow that it could be further destabilised by the conflict in Ukraine
America Grenada The Grenada Port Authority and the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers Union have reached an agreement on the dispute that led to workers at Port St. George going on strike during the past week
Europe Spain A €9,45 million grant to mitigate the impact on the local economy following the eruption of the La Palma volcano in September 2021 has been approved by the European Parliament's Budget Committee