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
Asia Qatar Mariam Al-Misnad, Minister of Social Development and Family, was awarded the Arab Women's Award for Social Responsibility for her role in community building and empowerment of people with disabilities
Africa Botswana To connect 500 villages to the internet, the country will invest $13 million in the SmartBots scheme
Asia Mongolia National figures for imports have been rising public attention: over 98% of nitrogenous fertilizers come from Russia, as 98,4% of goods transported by rail, 88,6% of petroleum byproducts, 84,3% of natural gas and 62% of iron rebar
America Belize After ten years with no increase to the minimum wage, the government declared that this year the minimum wage will increase by approximately 50%
Africa Zambia The Finance and National Planning Minister has appealed to the EU to support Zambia's quest to access the Extended Credit Facility for 2022-2025 to help restore macroeconomic stability and stimulate economic recovery
Europe Hungary Hungarian-owned WHC Group has acquired a majority stake in one of the leading HR service providers in the Adriatic region, the Heads Adriatic group of companies, becoming one of the largest players in the sector in Central Europe
Europe Iceland The international survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, conducted in Iceland since 2006, has shown that the percentages of Icelandic teenagers drinking alcohol and having sex have decreased
Africa Guinea-Bissau A group of women from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) has asked the United Nations in Bissau to intervene to facilitate the realisation of the party's 10th congress
America Grenada The Grenada Tourism Authority has launched the 473 Diaspora Programme which allows 36.000 Grenadians from around the world to become tourism ambassadors of the island
Asia Indonesia President Joko Widodo said 40% of the state, regional and state-owned enterprise budgets must be used for the purchase of domestic products in order to trigger economic growth from the central government to local government
Europe Andorra The municipality of Encamp has been chosen to host the 12th World Snow and Mountain Tourism Congress in 2024
America Antigua and Barbuda After years of tension between Barbuda Council, Central Hovernment and Peace, Love and Happiness (PLH) project's contractors, efforts are underway to resolve financial issue like the payment of tonnage fees for the port and the rent of land leased to PLH
Africa Egypt 5 pharaonic tombs have been opened to tourists in Saqqara, in the necropolis of Memphis, capital of the Old Kingdom of the pharaohs; the monument was built around 2700 BC by the architect Imhotep and is considered one of the oldest in the world