Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Europe Croatia Preparing for a great tourist season after two years ravaged by the pandemic, the country is still lacking some 10.000 workers according to the head of the Croatian Tourism Association
Asia Qatar The country has added more than 5.000 poems to the Praise of the Prophet blog of eloquent and nabate poems thanks to the Katara Prize for the Prophet's Poet
Asia India After over eight years of deadlock in negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement, India is set to formally restart talks with the EU these days, with the aim of reaching an agreement before both go to the polls in 2024
Africa Zimbabwe A new generation of artists is set to make the country a reference point for the continent's art scene through the 'artHARARE Contemporary Art Fair', an innovative contemporary art fair that will be held, for the first time in presence, this November
Africa Ethiopia The private social enterprise Teki Paper Bags, run by young deaf Ethiopian women, will use a USAID $550.000 grant to turn the fight against pollution and plastic bags into an employment opportunity for young people with disabilities
Africa Morocco The all-male troupe 'Kabareh Cheikhats', comprising singers, actors, dancers, is defying gender norms to resurrect the musical art of Aita, giving a new twist to old traditions
Asia Kyrgyzstan USAID has delivered modern equipment to the SotsAgro poultry farm that will allow it to double its capacity to produce high-quality poultry and animal feed critical to the country's agricultural production
Europe Vatican City For the tenth consecutive year, the Institute for Works of Religion has published its Annual Report containing the 2021 balance sheet, closed with a 18,1 million net profit
Africa South Sudan NileBoda Inc, a South Sudanese motorbike taxi company that bases its services on an App, won first place over a thousand competitors in the competition 2022 Digital Innovation for Business Resilience in East Africa
Africa Togo The Shea Conference 2022 took place under the theme 'Cultivating the Future: Strengthening Resilience and Restoration', during which Elisabeth Pali-Tchalla, who oversees shea industry, emphasised the importance of supporting the sector to empower women
Europe Kosovo The country will apply for EU membership at the end of this year, according to Prime Minister Albin Kurti, given its efforts to meet the requirements for integration into the bloc for years
America Saint Lucia The Saint Lucia Labour Party has thanked the Government for fulfilling its promise to reinstate the One Laptop Per Child programme after it distributed over 3800 laptops to Form 1 and 2 students enrolled in 22 secondary schools
Africa Ghana A huge billboard erected in Accra for the Pride Month has been taken down, under pressure from several MPs who asked the chief of police to remove it, thus igniting the debate on the bill proposing to impose harsh penalties on the Lgbtqi+ community