Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Africa Nigeria A court ordered the government to enforce its gender policy of reserving 35 per cent of positions in public offices for women, thus answering to what human rights and women's activists have long been demanding
Europe Bulgaria Teachers' minimum salary has been increased by 12,3% as part of a collective bargaining agreement in the pre-school and school education system signed by the education minister and the social partners in secondary education
Asia Kazakhstan The country is looking to enlarge its international transit potential by expanding its current network of eight international transit road corridors by 2030, as stated in the goals of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development
Africa Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was recently crowned the winner of "The Africa Road Builders - Babacar Ndiaye" Trophy, awarded to African personalities or companies involved in the development of transport infrastructure on the continent
Asia Saudi Arabia A new white paper on Urban Tech, commissioned by Mastercard in collaboration with Arabnet, is showing how the country's e-government, tourism, healthcare and transport sectors will benefit from smart city use practices
Europe Liechtenstein The German-speaking foreign ministers, at their annual meeting in Mauren, made a joint declaration affirming that their countries ‘stand for humanity against war’
Africa Equatorial Guinea The 32nd session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa kicked off yesterday in Malabo, putting the spotlight on the FAO Strategic Framework and the Four Best: Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment and Better Life for All
Africa Mauritania The Haratin, the largest group of the Mauritanian population, are still exploited and mistreated by their Arab or Berber masters, with slavery being inherited, despite slavery being formally banned since 1981
Africa Madagascar Implementation of the Single Application for Uniform Management of State Human Resources (Augure) is beginning to produce its effects, reducing attempts at fraud and corruption in the administration
America Paraguay The Central Bank increased its interest rate to 6,25%, the highest it has ever been in the last 7 years
Asia East Timor One year after heavy rains from Cyclone Seroja devastated the country in April last year, the worst the country has suffered in 50 years, it is preparing for more heavy rains in the coming months
Europe Latvia The Board of Latvijas Banka has approved the central bank's annual report for 2021, now available online
Asia Laos Laos is considering the approval of 308 new mining investment projects across the country, which, if implemented, are expected to generate over $36 million in revenue