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 Uganda Equity Bank Uganda and Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom - a subnational, traditional monarchy - have signed a development collaboration in the areas of business and financial inclusion, energy, environment, food and agriculture, education, health, oil and gas
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The official opening of the Honorary Consulate General of Switzerland in Basseterre will further consolidate relations with the country
Africa Republic of the Congo The country will count 90.000 private enterprises in 2022, according to the first general census of enterprises in Congo published by the Ministry of Planning and Statistics
Africa Senegal The Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, capable of treating 200 patients, leaves today for the country, where 93% have little or no access to health care and there are on average only two doctors for every 10.000 people
Asia Nepal Representatives of the Myagdi people expressed concern over unseasonal rainfall and an inordinate increase in heat and cold waves, with agricultural produce declining, and called for alternative methods of agricultural production and livestock breeding
Europe Spain The Catholic Church in Spain said it had uncovered 506 cases of child sexual abuse through a complaints procedure launched in 2020, underlining its desire for "truth" as the nation opened its first official investigation
Asia Oman The country could see a record budget surplus in 2022, for the first time in a decade, as rising oil prices help give its economy erase the projected 2022 deficit
Africa Sao Tome and Principe DIVERSITY application closes today, with grants of up to €10.000 awarded to individuals, public bodies, companies and associations with proposals for small projects and actions on cultural diversity, citizenship and identity through culture
Europe Switzerland A Groupe Mutuel study reveals the shortcomings of hospital planning, concluding that more than 270 patients die each year in hospitals because they are treated by doctors who do not perform operations routinely enough to achieve an optimal result
America Belize Investors bought an island off the coast of Belize to start a new country called Islandia, claiming to be the world’s newest micronation - an area that claims national sovereignty; it is not recognized by other sovereign states
Africa Seychelles A team of researchers from the University of Exeter and the Seychelles Islands Foundation has confirmed that Aldabra Atoll has the second largest population of green turtles in the region, still growing thanks to 50 years of enforced protection
Africa Mozambique The President met with his South African colleague Ramaphosa, as part of the SA-Mozambique Bi-National Commission talks, to discuss two pressing issues: the insurgency in Cabo Delgado province and Cyclone Gombe
Asia Malaysia After Malaysian minister for women, herself a woman, suggested husbands beat their 'stubborn' wives for their 'unruly' behavior last month, pressure groups are still calling for her resignation from the government