America Brazil 180,1 million tonnes of soybeans are expected to be harvested in the 2026/27 season, with exports forecast to reach a record 110 million tonnes; Domestic crushing is expected to rise to 63,5 million tonnes, also driven by stronger biodiesel demand
Africa Kenya The country is about to import its first consignment of genetically modified maize, amid a devastating drought that puts millions of people at risk of starvation in some areas
Africa Guinea On World Fisheries Day, Guinean stakeholders took the opportunity to clean up the artisanal fishing port of Bonfi
Africa Ivory Coast The third edition of the conference on investment in tourism and hotels in Africa will be held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 January, in Abidjan, with the theme "Africa Deserves Beauty"
Asia Kazakhstan On election day, 68 polling stations opened the doors of Kazakhstan's foreign missions in 53 countries, with 12.841 voters, or 88,47%
Africa Botswana HIV mother-to-child transmission rate has dropped to less than 5%, "one of the lowest in the world" said Health Minister; the country also provides antenatal care and anti-retroviral treatment to more than 90% of pregnant women
Europe France The country is at medium risk of power outages from mid-December, as the so far mild temperatures are expected to drop and cause further pressure on the country's nuclear fleet, which is already under pressure, French energy regulator RTE said last week
Africa Mali Norwegian Refugee Council said that nearly 150.000 children displaced by the conflict in Mali do not have birth certificates and are at risk of exclusion and non-recognition because they cannot prove their identity
Africa Cameroon As the country is organising its fifth vaccination campaign, a high-level mission of the Global Partnership for the Provision of Vaccines against Covid-19, an initiative launched by UNICEF, WHO and Gavi, has visited Cameroon
Africa Central African Republic Head of State Faustin Archange Touadéra appointed by decree a new President of the Constitutional Court to replace the incumbent President, whom he dismissed after invalidating several of his decrees and bills
America Dominican Republic Samaná 8th Annual Tourism Development Meeting, where participants suggested responsible, sustainable and community-based tourism, had as main focus a combination of traveller plesure and increased attention to biodiversity and ecosystem protection
Africa Comoros The trial that opened on Monday 21 November should help clarify the nature of the economic citizenship programme, its tops and flops, but also the sale of passports outside official channels between 2008 and 2015
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 Finland In its concluding statement on the country's economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund recommended that Finland pursue structural reforms to stimulate long-term growth