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 Maldives The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has opened the opportunity for women to train as bus drivers under the "Hunavaru Program"
Africa Mauritania The country signed 13 cooperation agreements with Morocco in agriculture, animal production and health, fisheries and aquaculture, environmental protection and sustainable development, tourism, vocational training and investment
Africa Madagascar Transparency International Initiative Madagascar has confirmed the presence of "lifeless fish on the shores of Lake Ambavarano not far from the barrage installed by Rio Tinto/QMM", in Fort-Dauphin, following reports from fishermen and an on-site visit
Asia Lebanon Cash transfers to 150.000 extremely poor Lebanese families have begun under the WB-funded Emergency Social Safety Net project, which will also cover the direct costs of education for 87.000 minors between the ages of 13 and 18
Europe Greece Avion Group - a Dutch full flight simulator manufacturer - has unveiled Koropi as the location of its newest training centre in Greece; it will feature the Avion A320 Level D full flight simulator, the only one of its kind in the country
Asia Kuwait Anyone seen destroying graves or photographing funerals in the cemetery could be fined up to KD 5.000 (more than $16.000), declared the director of the Kuwait municipality's funeral department, said that
Europe Malta The Sir Anthony Mamo Cancer Centre will receive its first Ukrainian patient, a girl, this week as part of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine; 26 Ukranains have since now asked for asylum in the country
Europe Poland The Polish cultural community has joined forces to organise a series of concerts and performances in aid of Ukraine, with orchestras from across the country playing a piece entitled Melody by Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk
Asia Kazakhstan Oil production increased by 14% over the year with daily production reaching 1,7 billion barrels of oil; for 2022, the oil production plan has been reduced to 87,5 million tons from the 87,9 million tons envisioned in the national budget
Africa Tanzania The nation's authorities said they have formed a team of experts from various fields, including rock experts and chemists, to investigate the causes that led to the water contamination in the Mara River
Oceania Nauru Miss Nauru Beauty Pageant 2022 has been postponed to 21 May in order to coincide with the Government’s Constitution Day and centenary anniversary celebrations for the Nauru Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship on May
Oceania Fiji Fiji's long-standing contribution to international peace and security has made the region proud, as was pointed out by Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Asia Mongolia The "Integrated Production System for Sustainable Cashmere - II" project for 2022 is working with seven cooperatives in Bayankhongor province to support and engage herders to adopt sustainable practices and reach Sustainable Cashmere Certification