Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
Africa Tunisia Workers from sub-Saharan Africa are filling the serious shortage of workers in the Tunisian labour market; as they are still irregular, they are often underpaid and in precarious conditions and don't benefiting from labour rights
Europe North Macedonia Over 29% of the population is ethnic Albanian and 54% is Macedonian, as reveal the partial results of the first census conducted in 20 years in the country in September 2021 by the State Bureau of Statistics
Africa Zimbabwe The country has begun redistributing to aspiring farmers on a waiting list the unused land that was given to black farmers during President Robert Mugabe's reform in the early 2000s; the government will not take back productive farms
Africa South Sudan With wet season officially starting in May, consequences of the 2021 record floods are still not fully faced; despite people's efforts to protect crops, villages and livestock, help is urgently needed for most vulnerable among the 835.000 people affected
Asia Saudi Arabia The holy month of Ramadan begins today according to moon sightings by experts in Saudi Arabia, with countries such as Egypt, Kuwait and Qatar following suit; the country has lifted most restrictions just ahead of Ramadan and the visit to Mecca
Europe Finland Ranked 3rd among OECD countries in terms of the largest share of people over 65, the country's aging population is increasing at record speed: from 17% in 2010 to 24,5% in 2021
Oceania Micronesia Ocean shipping company Matson Inc. announced that Patrick Bulaon has been promoted to VP and general manager of Guam/Micronesia, starting today; he will oversee all operations and sales activities in the Western Pacific and Micronesia region
Europe Serbia The Adriatic oil pipeline JANAF will suspend oil deliveries to the oil corporation Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), will block Serbia's oil refinery and a petrochemical complex, Petrohemija near Belgrade, in protest against NIS majority shareholder Gazprom
Asia Yemen More comprehensive peace talks involving Yemen's warring factions began Wednesday in Riyadh, with GCC secretary general, US and UN envoys calling for end of conflict by Ramadan; Houthis refused to participate
Europe Moldova As of today, April 1, the pension index will be calculated on the basis of the inflation rate at the end of the year and will be 13,94%
Africa Togo Gilbert Houngbo, who was elected Director-General by the International Labour Organisation's Board of Directors, will take office in October, becoming the first African to hold the position
Oceania New Zealand A scientist at the National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric Research said many of the glaciers will be gone within a decade as an annual late summer survey of more than 50 South Island glaciers reveals continued loss of snow and ice
Africa Nigeria The Nigeria Learning Passport, an online, mobile and soon offline learning platform that will provide continuous education to 3 million students in 2022, and 12 million by 2025, has been launched by the government and Unicef