Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Africa Egypt Renewable energy plants - wind, photovoltaic and hydroelectric - in the country produced a total of 4,735 GWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2022, according to figures released by the Renewable Energy Authority
Asia Syria US authorised some foreign investment in areas of northern Syria that are outside government control in areas such as agriculture, construction and finance, in what it said was a strategy designed to defeat the Islamic State through economic stabilisation
America Brazil The NGO Coordination for Indigenous Communities is giving technological devices to indigenous people so they can take evidence and denounce government environmental violations near their communities
Africa Cape Verde Santo Antão will soon receive a new photovoltaic plant as one of the islands involved in the implementation of solar energy plants, as part of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvement Project
Oceania Tonga Tonga's new police commissioner McLennan, who arrived from Australia, will be sworn in after completing his seven-day quarantine in Nuku'alofa next week; the PM announced that the King had approved the appointment
Europe Monaco The Monegasque Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies in its latest document on the health crisis, reported that 1 in 4 people in Monaco have been infected since the start of the pandemic; almost 1/3 are still unvaccinated
Africa Mauritius At MITD's Ecole Hôtelière Sir Gaëtan Duval in Rose-Hill, a 'Battle of the Barmen' competition was organised yesterday on the occasion of International Cocktail Day to highlight the work of barmen in the tourism and hospitality sectors
Africa Morocco The country will host the 2022 Caf Champions League final on 30 May, an official from the Confederation of African Football confirmed on Tuesday, after Senegal withdrew its bid to host the match
Europe Latvia In order to increase pedestrian safety in Rīga, the City Council is discussing further regulations for electric scooters, as the number of accidents involving them is rising
Asia Thailand The government plans to distribute one million free cannabis plants to households nationwide to celebrate a new rule that from 9 June will allow people to grow cannabis at home
America Cuba The government is stepping up its commitment to sustainable tourism, implementing measures to protect beaches and biodiversity through the plan launched in 2017 with the participation of different sectors of the Cuban economy and society
Europe Spain The country is finalising the details of a bill that would guarantee the right to request an abortion in the country's free public health system and remove the requirement to obtain parental consent for those aged 16 and over
Oceania Fiji Several families in Nabavatu, Dreketi, a village declared unsafe by the Department of Mineral Resources due to the appearance of cracks last year, are still refusing to leave the village and the government says it will respect their choice