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
Africa Tunisia The draft of the new Constitution, that will be submitted to a referendum on 25 July, has been published in the Official Gazette and it consists of ten chapters and 142 articles
Africa Cape Verde The Lusafrica label, founded by José da Silva in the late 1980s, allows young emerging artists to find space and a chance to showcase, especially after the suffering of the pandemic
Africa Sierra Leone A new family of banknotes has been introduced, removing three zeros from the lion, in an attempt to restore confidence in the inflation-hit national currency
Europe Slovenia Data from the Bureau of Statistics show that Slovenia's inflation rate reached a 24-year high of 10,4%, driven by rising prices of oil products, food and electricity
Europe Romania EFdeN, the only team representing Romania at the Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22, won three prizes with its solar house prototype, VATRA
Asia Tajikistan Refugees living in Tajikistan - according to UNHCR data - are mostly citizens of neighbouring Afghanistan, in transit to third countries, with numbers decreasing since 2021; there are currently no resettlement programmes in the country
Europe Norway Over the past 10 years, number of Norwegians diagnosed with mole cancer has increased by 40%, for men over the age of 50 the increase has been almost 60%; last year, 2443 people in Norway fell ill with mole cancer
America Dominican Republic The pollution generated by the Punta Catalina thermal power plant covers much of the country and almost all of Haiti, according to a six-month study conducted by environmental specialists in the province of Peravia
Europe Belgium Many changes scheduled for this month have been implemented: from new e-scooter laws to stricter technical inspections, from Brussels’ Low Emission Zone (LEZ) fines to all retailers to offer at least one electronic payment method
Asia Maldives Maalaa High Rising Construction signed a contract with the Ministry of Gender Affairs to build a home for 28 children in Nilandhoo
Africa Madagascar The state will provide additional aid of 120 billion ariary (almost US$30 million) to Jirama, a state-owned electric utility and water services company in the country
Africa Chad The Chadian diaspora contributes to the achievement of sustainable development goals through remittances, according to the IOM, which conducted a study on a sample of over 800 households in N'Djamena
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudia airline offers a new baggage transport service for its Hajj customers, an initiative to ensure smooth travel arrangements for visiting pilgrims and limit overcrowding and long waits at the airport during baggage and check-in procedures