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 Somalia Some 500.000 people have been displaced by the severe drought that has ravaged several parts of Somalia in the first three months of 2022, UNHCR reports
Asia China Beijing conducted a third round of mass testing yesterday and closed all city schools in a further tightening of Covid-19 restrictions
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's outgoing ambassador to Taiwan Limasene Teatu has been awarded by Taiwan's foreign minister the Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon for his contributions to Taiwan-Tuvalu relations
Asia Mongolia Construction work on a 25MW thermal power plant will start this May in three soums of Zavkhan aimag under the government's New Revival Policy
America Paraguay USAID has partnered with the Paraguayan National University, establishing a 3-year plan that includes establishing a center for ethics at the country’s largest university and fostering education for vulnerable groups
Asia United Arab Emirates Residents have been urged to avoid gatherings during Eid Al Fitr; celebrations should be limited to members of the same family and relatives and they have been asked to shake hands and congratulate each other from a distance
Asia Brunei With national child immunisation programme, the country has achieved and maintained child immunisation rate at a level above 95% every year, joining WHO member countries in celebrating World Immunisation Week from 24 to 30 April
Africa Morocco Plans to reform higher education will focus on strengthening language learning, particularly English, promoting digital technology and teaching skills required in the labour market
Europe Malta There were 28.000 people who suffered severe deprivation last year, including 7,8% of children, as poverty increased, according to data released by the National Statistics Office
Africa Zimbabwe Small shops selling solar panels and other solar energy products are increasingly appearing in the major cities; they are actually fake solar panels, a new market fuelled by the drought-related energy crisis that the government is struggling to combat
America Uruguay National vineyards are usually naturally irrigated, however, this year wine producers are manually irrigating them due to the ongoing national drought - an additional and worrisome cost for the producers
Europe Netherlands The number of sex crimes reported to police has risen by more than 25% since The Voice of Holland sex scandal broke; in total, police received 4.000 reports in the first three months of this year, 1.100 more than in the same period in 2021
Africa Sierra Leone The country, thank to the US President's Malaria Initiative to fight the disease, has since 2017 received to date $76 million and registered a decline in infected children: from 40% in 2016 to 22% in 2021