Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
Africa Zimbabwe The main opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, attracted thousands of supporters to his first political rally since forming a new party weeks ago, as the country prepares for elections postponed by the pandemic
Africa Togo The annual FIMO International Fashion Festival was held in Lomé, with a 2021 focus of eco-responsible fashion
Africa Mali With a production of 9.266.073 tonnes in the 2021 crop year, a drop of 10,5% compared to the previous one, Mali still remains the second largest ECOWAS producer after Nigeria
Africa Senegal Barthélémy Dias took office as the new mayor of Dakar, after winning with 56% of the vote; his priorities are education, health, culture and cleaning up the city
Asia Cyprus Nine self-recruitment stations for bone marrow donors have been placed across the country, making registration easier and more accessible: everyone aged 18-45 can give a saliva sample and register as a donor
Asia Philippines The government is reportedly in talks with several banks on the appropriate structure for issuing green bonds, in line with its effort to mobilise funds for capital-intensive climate adaptation and mitigation projects
Asia Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin claims the country is the cheapest among 139 in the world; opposition leaders rejected this, criticising the government for unprecedented inflation during the last 3-4 years
Africa Somalia The federal states have announced partial plans to resume voting to elect members of the House of the People, the country's lower house, and to finish it by 25 February, thus speeding up the electoral process
Africa Tanzania The country is trying to establish its own vaccine production facility, then exporting vaccines to Eastern and Southern African states; the country is likely to spend $100 million by 2030 to import vaccines, thus the need to set up its own local capacity
Europe Romania Climber Adrian Ahriţculesei has recently succeeded in conquering the Pico de Orizaba volcano (5.636 m), the highest volcano in North America; the challenge is part of his goal to be the first Romanian man to complete the "Seven Volcanos" circuit
Asia Cambodia The county is registering growing arrivals of tourists despite the new surge of Covid-19 cases; in the weekend, more than 200.000 travelers have entered
Europe Moldova Access to safe and high-performance plant protection products, the role of relevant state institutions and plant protection companies was addressed at the workshop of the Moldova Fruit Association with the support of USAID
America Paraguay Tired of vaccines and mandates, a couple of Covid-19 denialists have started a community free of all vaccines and regulations; called Paraíso Verde, it lays 20km south of Caazapá and today almost 1.000 people reside there