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
Europe Russia Reports say Russia is seeking to continue international trade, exploring alternative payment channels with India and including the possibility of using the Chinese yuan as a reference currency to evaluate the rupee-ruble trade mechanism
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
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
Africa Botswana The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) recently trained five women in Mahalapye on how to produce dishwasher liquid, pine gel, bleach, liquid detergent and hand sanitiser
Asia Syria 6 in 10 Syrians do not know where their next meal will come from, Oxfam said; dependence on imports from Russia will have serious repercussions, exacerbating food shortages and causing soaring food prices that have already doubled in a year
Africa Angola The Adaptation Fund funding project has awarded a $180 million grant to Angola and Namibia to support climate change adaptation in drought-affected areas
Asia Laos Air pollution worsened this week for the beginning of 'burning season', when farmers burn their agricultural waste to prepare fields for cultivation and sell the ashes as fertiliser, with very serious health consequences
Africa Eritrea The Entomology Centre in the Elaberet sub-area is making a significant contribution to the control of communicable diseases that are transmitted by mosquitoes, with a modern laboratory facility
Asia Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said the main objective of the government is to bring up the children of the country as good citizens following the ideals of Bangabandhu, father of the nation
Europe Andorra Unicef Andorra published a guide to provide families with resources to talk with children about armed conflict
Africa Equatorial Guinea The eighth administrative province of Djibloho was visited by the President of the Republic, Head of State and Government and founding Chairman of the Democratic Party, to learn about the progress of several infrastructures of social interest
Europe Netherlands Around 40% of people who receive disability benefits from the UWV social security agency because they cannot work for health problems have psychiatric problems; the national statistics office CBS counted 365.000 men and 394.000 women in 2020
America Paraguay The country inaugurated its first ever airplane maintenance centre, so its national airline, Paranair, will no longer have to outsource airplane routine checks and reparations