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
Europe Sweden The Left Party leader has called for a referendum on the country's likely NATO candidacy; the Left Party is against it and believes that military non-alignment is the best basis for an independent foreign policy for peace and disarmament
Africa Central African Republic Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the capital to demand a constitutional change that would allow President Touadéra to run for a third term, not possible under the current Constitution
Asia North Korea Cross-border goods train services between North Korea and China have been suspended following a decision by North Korean authorities after a series of Covid-19 infections in the Chinese border city of Dandong
Asia Malaysia Trade unions welcomed the increase in the minimum wage to RM1.500 (US$345) from yesterday May 1, while some businesses expressed concerns that this will impact the country's post-pandemic economic recovery
Asia Indonesia The country's decision to suspend palm oil exports in the face of domestic shortages has pushed vegetable oil prices to new highs, further tightening a market already strained by war in Ukraine and global warming
America Trinidad and Tobago The country is facing a sharp increase in malicious cyber activity over the past two months and police are urging those affected to come forward with reports of these incidents
Europe United Kingdom The UK government has decided not to impose customs controls on EU imports until the end of 2023, stating that the effect of the Ukraine war on supply chains and rising energy costs was a factor in the decision to delay
Asia Cyprus Sailor Pavlos Kontides is now first in the Laser World Rankings after winning the gold medal yesterday in the Laser category at the World Championships in Hyeres, France, the ‘Wimbledin of Sailing’
Africa Guinea Guinea's military junta announced that it had received "proposals", ranging from 18 to 52 months, for a political transition, with 25 April marking the deadline set by ECOWAS to present a plan for transition to a civilian government
Africa Cameroon Médecins Sans Frontières has launched an appeal for the release of two of its workers, who have been arrested and now imprisoned for four months
Europe Belgium Belgian households have seen the sharpest rise in domestic energy costs of any EU capital in the past year according to latest study by the European Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Africa Niger The government has given the green light to administer the British malaria vaccine to children under the age of five to combat the disease, which killed more than 4.000 people in 2021 only
Europe Poland The country is moving to adapt its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic plan to place greater emphasis on food security and crisis relief, while remaining committed to the Green Deal objectives