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 Burundi The coach of Burundi's senior women's team has said his team will be ready to face giants Nigeria at the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco this July
Africa Lesotho The public should brace itself for a significant increase in public transport costs after the government averted a crippling national taxi strike by agreeing to review public transport operators' demands for a 30% fare increase
Asia Iran Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has called on the United Nations to continue "efforts to raise awareness" about the negative impacts of pressure and sanctions on civilians
Oceania Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said as a founding member of the University of the South Pacific, it gives Nauru immense pleasure to congratulate USP on its position in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022
Africa Chad The municipality of the 4th arrondissement of N'Djamena has started cleaning the gutters of the houses trying to limit the negative effects of the floods
Europe Russia Victory Day will be celebrated on Monday 9 May: for decades a hymn to peace, lately more a display of military power; this year millions and millions of people hope it will mark peace again
Europe Slovakia President Caputova received Slovak experts upon their arrival from Ukraine where they are helping to document suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity; the country was the second after France to help Ukraine map the crimes
Africa Libya Armed clashes, damaged storage tanks and political protests at key ports have hampered Libya's ability to export oil, cutting shipments to their lowest level since October 2020
Africa Comoros Comorian Youssouf M'changama is among five Ligue 2 players nominated for the Best Player of the Year award, the first time the National Union of Professional Footballers has nominated a Comorian for the individual award
America Dominican Republic Agriculture officials assessed as positive for the country the fact that the United States Department of Agriculture has lifted a 30-year ban on the Dominican Republic's export of raw and intact beef products to the United States
America Grenada Private landowners have been asked to assist the government in St. George's in obtaining idle land for agricultural use in a bid to increase agricultural production and reduce the island's $300 million per year food import bill
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Democratic Parties Conciliation Space (ECPD), which brings together the opposition parties, called on ECOWAS to respect the sovereignty and constitution of the country's republic with regard to an international military mission
Asia Iran Iranian-Swedish university researcher Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death for spying for Israel, is scheduled to be executed at the end of the month; several international organisations are mobilising to call for the sentence to be quashed