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 Mauritius At a conference on cybersecurity the Minister of Technology lauded the initiative of Harel Mallac Technologies which testifies the private sector's drive to further improve the ecosystem and work to better position Mauritius in international cyberspace
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Members of the St Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services staged a fun run through the streets of Basseterre and held an Open Day at Independence Square as they observe a week of activities to commemorate International Firefighters Day
America Guatemala The government has established university scholarships with 8.000 national and foreign universities, with the aim of reinforcing academic development and improving the quality of life of Guatemalans
Africa Eritrea Since the beginning of the year, China has been negotiating terms for six projects, ranging from mining enterprises, the port of Massawa, military installations and strategically located inland cities
Africa Ivory Coast In Abidjan, a DJ school trains young people to become disc jockeys, with courses that last three months and are open to novices and professionals
Africa Mauritania Independent non-governmental human rights group UN Watch asked US Ambassador to request that the country be suspended from the 47-nation Human Rights Council until the world body certifies that the government has completely eradicated slavery
America El Salvador Hundreds of human rights groups have been protesting during the last few days criticising the massive arrests done by authorities of allegedly 22.000 suspected gang members
Europe Norway The world's first ultra-fast electric vehicle charger has been installed in Bergen; with a maximum power output of 360kW, it can charge an EV in less than 15 minutes and will now be available to more than 600.000 electric vehicle users in Norway
Asia Japan Nearly 80% of Japanese think Okinawa's burden of hosting most U.S. forces in the country is unfair compared to other prefectures, according to a nationwide poll conducted ahead of the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's return to Japanese administration on 15/5
America Ecuador The National Assembly has approved motions that will grant access to land for rural communities, provide indigenous people rights of ancestral possessions of land and territories, and ensure recognition of decisions made by the communities’ authorities
Europe Latvia The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is launching a "consolidate society" campaign to draw public attention to the things that unite rather than divide, where people share stories of how common friendships, businesses and families form one country
Oceania Samoa In a special announcement on Facebook, PM said the nation is ready to open its international borders in August and September - a specific date was not given; since covid-19 was detected on 17 march, the country has been in isolation
Europe Lithuania Lithuanian Railways said it is planning to lay off around 2.000 of its more than 9.000 employees with 6 million euros earmarked for redundancy payments to employees