Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Africa Republic of the Congo Elected deputies have finally taken up residence in their new facilities a few blocks from Place de la République, thus opening the National Assembly; the first session focused on the cost of living, a crucial issue for the daily lives of the Congolese
Africa South Sudan The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy officially launched a Chinese language training centre at the Juba Day Secondary School in Juba
Asia Uzbekistan A grant of €2 million from Finland for the Centre for Hydro-meteorological Service will enable: capacity improvement, training of employees, better availability of information services, adaptation to climate change
America Peru The government sued the oil company Repsol for the spilling of over 10.000 barrels of oil which took place near Lima on Jan 15, causing environmental damage in over 50 km of national coastline
Asia Yemen The Health Minister discussed with the UNOPS Director the interventions in the health sector for 2022, such as the restoration of hospitals, provision of solar energy and electric generators in the countryside and rehabilitation of the sewerage system
Africa Guinea The "Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée" participated in the 39th annual conference of the International Committee for the Study of Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium, recalling the importance of its environmental, social and governance strategies
America Chile The nation became the first Latin-American state to offer the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
Asia Cambodia The Ministry of Environment and USAID Greening Prey Lang Project are collecting data on the number of resin tree owners - and the number of their trees - in order to produce an ownership register
Asia Indonesia The country welcomed only 1,56 million foreign tourist visits in 2021, a drastic decline of 61,57% year-on-year according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
Europe Moldova Some 54,5 million lei (€ 2,6 million) will be allocated this year from the National Fund for Regional Development to implement nine infrastructure projects in the Southern Development Region to provide water and sanitation and access to public services
Europe Montenegro The Port of Bar has tightened its rules to curb drug smuggling; checking containers, which now pass through scanners will need to be improved as the measure is generally considered not accurate enough
America Brazil In January, offshore investors broke records by buying over US$6 billion dollars in local stocks to take advantage of the double-digit interest rates, cheap assets and market drawdowns that recently took place in the country
America Barbados Through the Policies Empowering People initiative, Trident Insurance customers had the opportunity to donate a percentage of their new or renewed premium to one of four chosen charities, with €40.000 raised