Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Africa South Sudan There is great disappointment in the country at the news of the postponement - due to problems with his knee - of Pope Francis' visit to the region, initially scheduled from 2 to 7 July
Europe Albania The ruling Albanian party will vote on the resolution on the Srebrenica genocide after the previous rejection generated much outrage
Africa Ghana The government recently launched a plan to achieve a local processing rate of 50% of its cocoa crop within the next three years; currently, local cocoa production stands at 20%
Europe Ireland Dublin-based airline Ryanair has announced the removal of the controversial Afrikaans language test for South African passengers, introduced to identify passengers with forged passports bound for the UK
Africa Benin Possessors of fetishes will soon be counted in Natitingou, in the department of Atacora, following an initiative set up by a committee of hounnongan - traditional priests - and following the recent sacrifice of a boy to a fetish in Wikne
Europe Austria Receiving less gas from Gazprom, the government held an emergency meeting to signal a return to coal-fired power, which the country phased out in 2020
Africa Togo The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will provide Togo and nine other African countries with hands-on training to help their top-level registries compete in the domain sector
Africa Sudan The wheat crop is at risk of going to waste after the country's cash-strapped government backed out of a promise to buy it at a bargain price
Europe Romania The government adopted a bill to purchase 32 used F-16 fighters from Norway; the aircraft will be upgraded in a Romanian factory and should be used for at least 10 years as a transition period to the acquisition of fifth-generation fighters
Africa Senegal The 14th edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar ends today; it has exhibited the works of 59 artists and collectives with the aim of making art more present in public space, in streets and squares, and welcoming more visitors
Africa Madagascar The works on the RN13 have been started and the go-ahead was given in Ambovombe, by President of the Republic Andry Rajoelina, as part of his visit to the Androy region, after decades of the population suffering from the poor condition of the road
Africa Liberia Girls Get Equal-Liberia has called on parents, religious and traditional leaders, government and stakeholders to eliminate the practice of early marriage and discourage it to ensure girls gain more equality
America Uruguay The privatisation of internet has been officially approved, thus allowing for the first time non-state firms to operate in the market for internet provision