Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Oceania Tuvalu At the last Pacific State Conference, the Tuvalu envoy proposed the creation of a digital twin of the island to preserve its culture and values, removing them from the threat of climate change
Oceania Papua New Guinea Cancer Centre, at the Port Moresby General Hospital, is expected to be completed by September 2023
Africa Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh's largest solar power plant will start operation in November, beginning to produce 20 megawatts of energy
Africa Morocco Morocco signed with the EU a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a 'green' partnership with the EU, becoming the first country to conclude such a partnership with Brussels
Europe Spain Rewilding Europe Foundation has launched a large-scale project to reforest 850.000 hectares in Cuenca area, where it hopes to introduce a breed of larger cattle, as was the extinct aurochs
Asia Turkey Defence Ministry has rejected allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces used chemical weapons in operations against Kurdish militants; media close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party militant group published videos this week that can be interpreted as that
Asia Indonesia The death of nearly 100 children in Indonesia has prompted the country to suspend the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines, which comes shortly after a similar incident in Gambia
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has become the first country in Africa and the third in the world to have approved an HIV prevention drug recently recommended by the WHO
Africa Chad A state of emergency has been declared for the floods that are affecting over one million people in the country; with about half of the city under water, residents of N'Djamena are building dams and using canoes to leave flooded areas
Africa South Africa The lack of electricity stimulated the creativity of some 20 teenagers who invented the country's first completely solar-powered train to help their commuting parents forced to make difficult daily journeys
Africa Madagascar Foreign Minister Randriamandrato was sacked by presidential decree for voting at the UN in favour of the resolution condemning Russia's 'illegal' annexation of Ukraine
Africa Algeria The country ranks first in the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries in terms of oil and gas exploration during the first months of 2022, as indicated by OAPEC
Africa Rwanda The fifth edition of the Youth Connect summit concluded in Kigali, Rwanda, after three days of conferences, master classes and networking sessions, with a call to governments to invest in the continent's youth, promoting their growth and progress