Asia South Korea A South Korean container ship set sail for Europe via the Arctic's Northern Sea Route, testing the passage as a viable alternative to the Suez Canal, as shipping companies seek new trade corridors amid disruptions impacting global maritime routes
Africa Burkina Faso The Economic Transformation and Job Creation Support Project, implemented between 2014 and 2021 with AfDB support, has increased the registration of new businesses with 13,500 new businesses registered by 2021
Africa Cape Verde Delegation from Ministry of Education in Praia handed over certificates to students of the courses in tourist English and Spanish, part of the AFRIMAC-II Project financed by European Fund and coordinated by the ECCA-Canaria Radio Foundation
Africa Angola French energy giant TotalEnergies and its partners have made a final investment decision on an $850m project in offshore Angola, as part of their plans to further develop the CLOV complex
Asia Indonesia The government is working to close the sharp gap in vaccination rates between regions in the vast archipelago, which remains a problem even though Indonesia recently surpassed 200 million vaccinations
Africa Gambia To promote an electronic data management system and adapt to the rapidly changing dynamics of information storage, the Ministry of Health is currently in the process of digitising the Logistics Management Information System, also known as -eLMIS
America Argentina The country has delivered its first ever rainbow trout export for Japan, which symbolises the comeback of the national fishing industry and the strengthening of its relationship with the Asian country
America Guyana All Guyanese people living with permanent disabilities, HIV or cancer will now benefit from lifetime public assistance, being no longer required approval of the Local Board of Guardians to access public assistance
America Jamaica Jamaica's constitutional framework needs clarification and redefinition, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness after declaring a State of Public Emergency in St. Catherine Parish due to high incidence of organised criminal activity
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in three provinces in response to the violent protests by Indigenous people demanding cuts in fuel prices
America Bolivia Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Anez was sentenced to 10 years in prison, convicted of crimes “contrary to the constitution and a dereliction of duties”
Africa Burundi A new agreement with Vietnam establishes visa-free travel for citizens holding diplomatic and official passports with a temporary stay not exceeding 90 days from the date of entry
Europe Ireland A proposal to house hundreds of Ukrainian refugees on a luxury cruise ship docked at Dublin Port has been rejected by department officials due to concerns over the impact of the plan on port capacity
Africa Central African Republic In order to monitor security on the border between the country and Cameroon, two new Rapid Intervention Battalion border posts were built within six months in view of the threats posed by the incursions of armed Central African rebels