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
Oceania Kiribati A national project led by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is underway to address the gaps in the health system exposed by Covid-19
Oceania Fiji The Yadua Centre has seen a decline in its membership over the years, as some women were often unable to repay their loans to South Pacific Business Development or find formal employment
Asia Oman The Fak Kurba initiative, which seeks to free those jailed for insolvency in Oman, has managed to release more than 1.000 prisoners during the month of Ramadan
Asia Armenia The film "Aurora's Sunrise", which received state financial support from the National Film Center of Armenia, will have its world premiere at the Annecy Film Festival next June in France
Africa Djibouti The new ferry "Mohamed Ali Gadileh" has been put on service in Djibouti port after leaving the Japanese shipyards several months ago; it is named after a former MP and a prominent figure in the Northern leaders
Africa Gambia Stewards of the Forest is the pioneering women's collective that harvests oysters, an all-female visionary project committed to protecting wetland forests
Africa Mali Authorities announced the breaking of the Status of Force Agreements, which established the legal framework for the presence of French forces - Barkhane mission - and European task force Takuba, as well as the defence 2014 cooperation treaty with France
Europe Hungary Viktor Traski, a Hungarian mathematician from Transcarpathia, thanked the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) for the János Arany Young Researcher Award in a video sent from the front line in eastern Ukraine
America Chile Authorities are currently preparing water rationing in the face of a prolonged drought which is estimated to affect over 8,5 million people; the plan consisting on “rotational” water cuts around the country
Europe Liechtenstein The National Library scored a record year 2021 with 41.000 visitors and over 178.000 items borrowed; films, eBooks and online material accounted for 2,8%
Asia East Timor Two international treaties to promote, protect and guarantee the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities have been approved by Council of Ministers
Africa Cape Verde The Post Office is implementing the e-commerce platform MarketPlace to help group and boost producers in Santo Antão to export their product
America Jamaica Operators of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agriculture and fisheries sectors received training on how to transition from informal to formal activities through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation's formalisation project