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
Africa Senegal The country will launch its first satellite into space in the third quarter of 2023, according to a recent announcement by Gayane Faye, coordinator of the Senegalese space programme, adding that the Senegalese Space Agency will also be launched soon
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Authorities have announced the seizure of 1,5 tonnes of elephant ivory in the past seven days, one of the largest hauls of ivory stolen from poachers in Africa in recent years
Africa Mozambique The country has detected a case of wild poliovirus, the first in 30 years, after neighbouring Malawi reported a similar detection three months ago, WHO announced
Europe Lithuania Schools will teach skills such as how to survive in the wilderness, how to build tents, how to introduce safety, and how to give first aid to pupils in grades five to ten; the 3-day course is expected to be introduced next spring and will be compulsory
Africa Mali Members of the UN Security Council, meeting for a scheduled meeting on peace and security in Africa, condemned Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel regional force, hoping that Bamako will continue dialogue with its neighbors to combat the terrorist threat
Europe Russia McDonald’s is selling all of its restaurants an leaving Russia 30 years after the burger chain became a powerful symbol of easing Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union
Africa South Africa The government said it will review its decision to spend more than $1 million on a flag project after public outcry, a work the government defended that it claimed would attract visitors
America Canada With 17 suspected monkeypox cases in the Montreal area, Public Health said they're asking health workers to be alert but added the illness is not extremely contagious and relative mild
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Director General of Internal Policies inaugurated the office of the NGO Promodhege, Promotion of Human Rights in Equatorial Guinea, to support the Government in achieving this objective
Africa Burundi Burundian company Intracom is finalising the process of setting up clinker and cement plants in Kigoma, with a capacity of 1 million tonnes and 0,6 million tonnes respectively
Europe Italy No graduates of Italian universities will be able to access UK’s ‘High Potential Individual’ work permit; a disappointed Universities and Research Minister Cristina Messa said Italy will petition to include Italian institutions in the list
Africa Uganda More than 1.000 elderly women will benefit from an empowerment programme in the Rubanda district in the south-west: they are given microfinance loans and housing
Africa Tunisia Remittances from Tunisian workers abroad increased by 13,3% in the first four months of this year, reaching $791 million, Central Bank data showed