Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Africa Nigeria To curb infant mortality, a Nigerian company that promotes breast milk and breastfeeding, The Milk Booster, has launched what is now probably the first breast milk bank in the country
Europe United Kingdom The way Britons travel to Europe is about to change, becoming more bureaucratic, as the EU is poised to introduce new post-Brexit rules: from November 2023, EU borders will require UK, US and Australian travellers to have an ETIAS visa waiver to enter
Africa Ghana A $3 billion over three years is expected from the International Monetary Fund if an agreement is reached on the Extended Credit Facility for low-income countries
Africa Uganda The Ugandan government has suspended the country's leading gay rights organisation, accusing it of not being registered with the authorities
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The government of Republika Srpska has adopted a programme to install 50.000 small solar power plants on residential and commercial structures across the entity, with a total capacity of around 250 MW
Europe Sweden Sweden overtook France as Europe's largest net exporter of electricity in the first half of 2022
Europe Luxembourg Police staffing rose by 10%, with an increased budget compared to last year to deal with rising crimes such as financial crime, burglary and bicycle theft
Africa Ivory Coast The Government reached an agreement with the trade unions for a 'five-year social truce' in the public sector in exchange for increased bonuses and payment of back wages to civil servants
Europe Belgium One more month to visit the exhibition of over 50 dinosaurs sculpted in thousands of tonnes of sand by artists from 30 countries; the event includes guided tours by a palaeontologist, 'excavation zone' and dinosaur workshops for visitors
America Guatemala As the government declared that it wants to decrease child malnutrition by 6%, it has begun a new project with UNICEF to provide humanitarian aid in rural areas as well as education for independent food production
America Suriname The state has passed a new legislation for the protection of minorities in the workplace - even if remote - through access to formal complaints and psychological support
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UNHCR recently declared that it was no longer able to 'respond to all the growing humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced persons' in the DRC due to a lack of funds
Asia Taiwan Peak electricity consumption reached 40.301 million kilowatts, passing 40 giga Watt for the first time at the end of July and while high temperatures persist consumption is not expected to diminish; per capita power use is 3 times higher than Asia average