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 Ethiopia To modernize the public transport system, Addis Ababa municipal authorities have signed agreements worth $29.17 million with two Chinese companies for the purchase of buses
Africa Central African Republic The reconciliation dialogue with the unarmed opposition and civil society, promised by President Faustin Archange Touadéra, begins today and will end on Sunday
America Canada Shutdown of Canadian Pacific Rail began on Sunday adding uncertainty in businesses and workers across the country, while talks with unions and stakeholders continue
Asia Jordan Second unhappiest country in the Arab world according to the World Happiness Report 2022, Jordan has been steadily declining in the list since 2017: from 74th globally, to 90th in 2018, 101th in 2019, 119th in 2020 and 127th in 2021
Africa South Africa South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first out of 164, with a society where 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth, according to a report by the World Bank
Europe Italy Today the country celebrates the XXVII Memorial day for remembrance and commitment of innocent victims of mafias; the 2022 main march will take place in Naples while hundreds of towns across Italy, Europe, Africa and Latin America will host smaller events
Africa Mali The transitional government has suspended broadcasts of Radio France Internationale and France 24 throughout the country until further notice, after allegations of abuses by the Malian armed forces were made
Africa Guinea The Russian mining company Rusal announced that it will soon be unable to pay salaries to its 4.000 employees in the country due to banking restrictions; activities are suspended and several plants have already been closed for almost a month
Africa Liberia Logos Hope ship, the world's largest floating library, is part of the Bicentennial celebrations of the arrival of the first free blacks from America, opened to the public Saturday at the port of Monrovia
Africa Ivory Coast There are 28 million permanent residents in the country, a fifth of whom live in the economic capital district of Abidjan, which has a population density thirty times higher than the national average, according to the fifth general census
America Honduras Environmental permits for Honduran metal and non-metal mining are officially cancelled, as the activity is threatening towards natural resources and public health and it limits access to water
Asia South Korea President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on March 18 launched his presidential transition team and held a signboard hanging ceremony nine days after the election
Asia Jordan 600.000 families are urged to register for the electricity subsidy on a dedicated electricity tariff platform, or risk having their bills tripled from April 1st; at the moment, the number of people registered on the platform is approximately 900.000