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
America Barbados The sugar harvest season officially begins today; target output for 2022 exceeds 2021 figures, it will satisfy 100% of local consumption needs, favor local rum producers and be exported by local firms
Oceania Palau A large crowd turned out for the public hearing to oppose the proposed law to reopen the Palau National Marine Sanctuary to longline and purse seine fishing, a possibility being considered by the national congress
Africa Rwanda The country has decided to impose a tax on Netflix viewing - it's the latest African country to announce plans to tax online services consumed within its borders
Asia Afghanistan With 95% of families not getting enough to eat and World Food Programme funds to alleviate the humanitarian crisis are running out, it is estimated that $1,6 billion would be needed to assist 23 million Afghans
Asia Uzbekistan In its development strategy for 2022-2026, the priorities of economic transformation have been identified as crucial, with seven specific priority directions and one hundred goals to be achieved in five years
Oceania Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has strongly objected to the government's continued push to extend the life of parliament from four to five years, calling it a self-serving exercise that disregards the trust of the electorate
Asia Vietnam While the pandemic has caused a number of disruptions in the traditional sports industry, it has created a golden opportunity for e-sports and game creators, with the market increasing significantly among the country's youth
Oceania Tuvalu The Australian High Commission in Tuvalu has joined the Fuligafou non-governmental organisation in supporting its work to plant and restore coral in the Funafuti lagoon
Asia Myanmar The military junta has exported more than $37 million worth of timber to countries where, in theory, they could not have done so because of international sanctions, according to the US environmental association Forest trends
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's longest bicycle path, 87,5 kilometres, was inaugurated; it links Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan in the south and the Council of Agriculture pledged to plant a total of 100.000 trees along the track
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines In seeking to reduce the Food Import Bill, Government continues to encourage Vincentians to buy and eat local; the Rural Transformation Unit is leading the drive to revive home gardening, traditional method for households supply of nutritious groceries
Europe Albania The country is working on an offshore wind project supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is still at a study stage; despite the vast potential, the country currently has no wind power capacity
America Brazil Thousands of protesters gathered in Brasilia after one of the country’s most renown musicians, Caetano Veloso, called a major protest to denounce what environmentalists call a ‘historic assault’ on the Brazilian environment