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 Ghana After the president was engaged in an emergency meeting with cabinet ministers and members of the Economic Management Team, the salaries of ministers, heads of state enterprises and heads of municipal and district assemblies could be cut by up to 30%
Europe Estonia The European Commission has decided to allocate more than €2 billion from the Brexit adjustment reserve to 12 member states, of which Estonia will receive a total of €5,2 million to mitigate the negative effects of the UK's withdrawal from the EU
Africa Morocco Under an agreement recently signed in Essaouira, the first Chair in Jewish Law will be established at the Mohammed V University in Rabat
Asia Armenia The country has urged the UN to take steps to restore its neutral stance in the framework of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, after Yerevan criticised the participation of UN officials at an Azerbaijani event in a Karabakh town
Europe Austria A second €2bn 'anti-inflation package' has been launched amid criticism given the heavy emphasis on commuter subsidies, as it is considered highly damaging to the environment
Africa Cameroon The Minister of Water and Energy has ordered the rationing of 'energy-intensive' companies to allow households to be supplied in the midst of the crisis caused by, among other things, February's drop in production at the Memvé'élé dam in the dry season
Asia Syria President Bashar al-Assad met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Emir of Dubai, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, his first visit to an Arab state since the outbreak of war in Syria on 15 March 2011
Asia Kyrgyzstan A national discussion "Climate Action and Climate Science: Can Code Red for Kyrgyzstan be avoided?" took place recently with experts, scientists, teachers and university students to discuss report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Europe Netherlands A court in Breda ordered the early release of two Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion of Ukraine, finding that the situation was one of 'special and grave circumstances' and noting that the two men were 'insistent' on returning home to fight
Europe Poland Poland's right-wing has proposed simplifying the rules on gun ownership and shortening the procedure for applying for a gun permit, as Russia's attack on Ukraine has renewed discussions about the country's strict gun ownership laws
America Barbados Hydrogene de France with local stakeholders is seeking to develop a $270 million hydrogen power plant, the largest in the Caribbean; the photovoltaic facility will be combining the solar project with sheep farming, benefitting 16.000 households
Asia Uzbekistan Air Marakanda, operator of the newly expanded and upgraded Samarkand International Airport in Uzbekistan, has announced the opening of the airport's new terminal
Europe Slovenia After visiting Kiev last week, Prime Minister Jansa said EU countries should send diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital as a sign of support; the country will indeed soon reopen its embassy in Kiev