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
Oceania Papua New Guinea K 65 million (US$18 million) has been allocated in the 2022 budget for the higher education loan programme, available to all students attending colleges and universities registered with the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
Africa Chad Airtel's CEO, Djibril Tobe, announced a drastic 60% reduction in internet tariffs in the country following the transition government's exemption of taxes and customs duties on phones and computing devices
Asia Lebanon NGO Salam LADC offers refugee women an income to help restore cedar forests in the country, which hosts more refugees per capita than any other country - now about a fifth of the population
Europe Romania The international airport Brasov - Ghimbav will be operational as of November 1 this year: for the first year of activity, a flow of 300.000 passengers is expected
Africa Ivory Coast Monsignor Jean Sylvain Emien Mambé has been appointed apostolic nuncio to Mali by Pope Francis, making him the first Ivorian to be invested with this prestigious papal post
Africa Mauritius The first electric bus of the National Transport Corporation (NTC), was launched by the Prime Minister at the Sir Harilall Vaghjee Memorial Hall, Port-Louis, as first step towards a more modern, safe and environmentally friendly transport system
Africa Madagascar 21.000 tons of rice arrived in Toamasina in a ship received by President Rajoelina, who announced that over 60.000 tons are expected in the 1st quarter of 2022; the decision is not unanimously welcomed by local rice producers who fear damage to the sector
Asia Maldives The State Trading Organization donated paint to the Sh. Komandoo Health Center while the Fenaka Corporation donated four AC systems and a television set last week
Africa Sudan The Coordination of Resistance Committees in Khartoum organised for today the first of four popular demonstrations in February in the capital, with the aim of restoring 'an entirely civilian regime'
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced that she was happy to fortify diplomatic relations with Mexico at a meeting with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, where they discussed topics on anti-corruption and human rights
Africa Lesotho Since December, widespread favourable rains have facilitated engagement in the farming season and crop growth; however, high prices of fertilisers, agrochemicals and fuel are stopping households from properly tending their crops, reducing yield prospects
Asia Brunei According to estimates by the Brunei Darussalam Cancer Registry, the risk for a man to develop cancer is 27%, while it is 29% for women
Africa Senegal For the first time in history, the country won the African Cup of Nations, beating Egypt on penalties