Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
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
Europe Poland The European Commission will grant Poland 144,6 million euros of the total of 248 million allocated to all states from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund to help refugees from Ukraine
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
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
Europe Germany Breweries warn that there could be a shortage of beer bottles this summer due to rising production costs and a shortage of truck drivers; CEO of the German Brewers Federation called the situation 'extremely tense'
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 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
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
Africa Morocco After months of rehabilitation, the Jewish cemetery in Mellah was inaugurated in the presence of Jewish communities from Morocco and several foreign countries, including France, Belgium, Canada and Israel
Africa Gambia A serious malnutrition alarm has been raised, with four of the country's seven regions with 13,4% of the population facing food insecurity or being highly vulnerable, with women and children being the most at risk
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"
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
Asia Israel Since Thursday, government has been in a minority in parliament: Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, a deputy from the left-wing Meretz party, said she no longer wanted to support the coalition led by Prime Minister Bennett, who now has only 59 out of 120 MPs