Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Africa Kenya Farmlands are increasingly becoming arid, leaving farmers without crops, even though many complain that they invested large sums of money on seeding; some have come to the point of giving up planting crops altogether
Europe Czech Republic Regular testing of public emergency sirens in the country has not taken place this week, the country's fire service has said, to avoid the panic the sirens could cause
America Dominica Despite the constraints of the pandemic and other restrictions, the 2022 Calypso season - a musical genre - went ‘very well’ according to the Dominica Calypso Association, also thank to the support of large and small sponsors
Africa Senegal With more than 700 kilometres of coastline, the country is one of West Africa's top fish producers; yet China's industrial fishing boats, whose fishing methods have a huge impact on the environment, are drastically reducing the local catch
Europe Croatia The Croatian Association for the Protection of Journalists' Copyrights is now member of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, an organisation for the collective protection of authors' and publishers' copyrights worldwide
Africa Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed participation in the Investing in African Mining Indaba, to be held in Cape Town from 9 to 12 May; Hichilema hopes to restore confidence in the country as a destination for mining investment
Asia Kyrgyzstan Pastures in the regions of Chui, Naryn and Talas will be examined in a new tender launched by the State Land Resources Agency for the design and works of geo-botanical and soil survey
America El Salvador The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is causing increasing worries in El Salvador’s farmers, expecting their crops to heavily suffer, as the two nations are the country’s biggest fertilizer and pesticide suppliers
Europe Netherlands There are about 63.000 vacant houses in the country; as a solution, a tax on vacant houses has been suggested, similar to one that in Vancouver has reduced vacancy by 25%
Africa Cape Verde The Prime Minister ended a three-day visit to the Fogo/Brava region yesterday, with agriculture on the agenda, with planned inaugurations of mobilisation, storage and water distribution infrastructure for agriculture
America Brazil Brazilian equities are expected to receive US$1,3 billion in inflows making the local market a hotspot for international investors who re-allocate their money after Russia’s cut from the world’s market indexes
Europe Malta Social Housing Minister Roderick Galdes personally telephoned the housing applicants to confirm that their requests had been accepted and that they would soon be moved into social housing
America Grenada The Grenada Cancer and Pink Ribbon Societies received an equal amount of funds last month from CIBC FirstCaribbean, the income from last year's 10th anniversary Walk for the Cure fundraising activities