Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Energy Forum 2022 opens today in Tashkent, a two-day event debating a range of topics related to energy development with senior government officials and international energy industry leaders
Africa Kenya From 23 to 26 June, starting from Kasarani, Nairobi, and ending at Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha, the 2022 Safari Rally will take place over a total competitive distance of 363,44 km
Africa Zimbabwe The price of condoms in Zimbabwe is so high that a packet has come to cost as much as a domestic worker's salary, an alarming situation that highlights an emblematic social and health issue
Europe Poland Prominent liberal opposition newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza published a survey on Polish refugee aid, stating that its own narrative of the country as xenophobic is false, with 73,5% of Poles having participated in some form of assistance to Ukrainian refugees
Africa Ivory Coast The Minister for the Promotion of Good Governance and the Fight against Corruption announced the launch in a few weeks of the platform for reporting acts of corruption, inviting the entire population to use it to report 'any act of corruption'
Africa Gabon African Climate Week, a conference organised by the United Nations to prepare for Cop 27, will be held in Gabon from 29 August to 1 September to address social inequalities and invest in development that is good for humanity and nature
Asia Nepal The country is preparing to move Everest Base Camp - located on the Khumbu Glacier and used by 1500 people during this spring climbing season - because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe for crevasses to form in the ice
Africa Somalia The United Nations in Somalia called for the strengthening of legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of sexual violence, namely women and children
Africa Mali The new electoral law has been adopted by a very large majority (115 votes in favour, 3 against and no abstentions), but with many changes to the initial text proposed by the transitional government
Asia Cambodia World's largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a giant stingray, was caught a week ago in Mekong River; it measured nearly 4 metres and weighed almost 300 kg, according to Wonders of the Mekong, a joint Cambodian-US research project on Monday
Europe Serbia A delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe identified a number of irregularities and shortcomings in the electoral process during the 3 April parliamentary and presidential elections in Serbia
Africa Morocco The 10th Ahwach National Art Festival took place in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, bringing together artists and enthusiasts of the traditional folkloric style of music and dance typical of south-eastern Morocco
Europe Ukraine The member states of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) granted Ukraine the status of "participating partner" in the group and supported its efforts to join the EU