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
Europe Serbia Around 900.000 Serbian tourists are expected to visit Greece in 2022; the estimates comes during meetings of Serbian tour operators with the Greek Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias
Africa Ivory Coast A project dedicated to restoring soils and improving cocoa cultivation to make it more sustainable has been recently approved in Abidjan by the FAO and the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture
Europe Ireland Ireland will focus on protecting human rights in light of the war in Ukraine and promoting a welcoming, inclusive and diverse Europe during its six-month presidency of the Council of Europe
Europe Albania According to the results of a World Vision Albania survey, women and children in the country experience low levels of empowerment, lack of freedom and a worrying level of exposure to violence
Europe Croatia High inflation should not prevent Croatia from meeting the convergence criteria and joining the eurozone next January, Croatian National Bank Governor Vujčić said in a speech entitled "Croatia, one step away from the eurozone"
Asia North Korea Experts argue that the 'zero COVID' strategy reportedly sought by the authorities could prove disastrous for the country, which does not have the resources to replicate the Chinese model
Africa Ghana Itinerant vaccinators go from door to door to convince sceptics to receive doses of Covid-19 vaccine before an eventual next wave, as the population now no longer sees any risk in the disease
Africa Togo Called FESMA, Togo's gastronomic festival has been a gathering of top African chefs to show and guide new chefs to reconnect with their culinary heritage, valorizing African cuisines and countering taste globalisation
Africa Ethiopia The World Bank has approved a $300 million allocation for post-conflict reconstruction in Ethiopia, to rehabilitate communities, infrastructure and support community resilience
America Saint Lucia The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Elderly Affairs has appealed to citizens to know their blood pressure status through regular and documented checks, using appropriate techniques and validated monitoring
Africa Zimbabwe Chitsunge, chairperson of a local anti-sanctions pressure group Broad Alliance Against Sanctions, said the sanctions imposed on the country are illegal, with devastating humanitarian and economic impacts on the people
Africa Eritrea Eritrea has accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front of preparing new attacks to seize lost territory, just days after Tplf rebel forces and Eritrean forces clashed in the border towns of Badme and Rama
Europe Netherlands A large majority of Dutch MEPs in the House of Representatives opposed the European Commission's plan to bring in more migrant workers from North Africa to cope with labour shortages