Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Asia Yemen Yemeni special forces have launched an offensive against al-Qaeda in the southern governorate of Abyan, following reports that the terrorist group is attempting a comeback
Oceania Tuvalu The State of the Environment Report 2022 and the National Environmental Management Strategy 2022-2026 have been launched
Africa Cameroon Two people will be tried this week at the Court of First Instance in Bonaberi, Douala, for illegal possession of a mandrill, following their arrest by wildlife officers
America Antigua and Barbuda The launch of the 2022 school uniform grant programme kicked off at the Multipurpose Cultural Centre, providing school uniforms to beneficiaries until 2 September
Europe Greece The Guardian and other European media report that the Greek police are forcing asylum seekers to participate in the illegal refoulement of migrants from Turkey in exchange for a temporary residence permit, with the threat of deportation if they refuse
Europe Czech Republic The limitations of the European defence industry are due to strict regulations, a lack of raw materials and the inability to apply research results in practice, said Jiří Hynek, representative of the Czech arms industry
Africa Zimbabwe The World Bank has classified Zimbabwe as a lower middle-income country for the 2023 fiscal year
Africa Algeria Algeria ranked first among Arab and African countries for the year 2022 in terms of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to an international expert report published by Cambridge University Press
America Peru The ongoing protests at copper mines, caused by conflicts with indigenous territory, have decreased mining by 10,69% this past month
Africa Liberia Accurate information on migration movements from Liberia is now available on the Liberian website www.wakawell.info, launched by IOM through its Migrants as Messengers project to reduce human trafficking and raise awareness for safe migration
Asia Syria Tal Rifaat and Manbij are designed as targets of an upcoming Turkish military operation against ‘Kurdish armed groups’, aiming at ‘establishing a 30km security zone’, Turkish President Erdogan declared
Africa Namibia Technology company Huawei is keen to collaborate and assist the country in becoming fully connected in line with its digital aspirations; a national broadband policy was launched in early 2020 to achieve reliable and affordable broadband access services