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 Burundi As insecurity in the Great Lakes worsens, the efforts of the country and Rwanda to normalise relations, through meetings of military intelligence, provincial governors, ministers and even Prime Ministers, could mark a turning point for regional security
Africa eSwatini The country started the new year with a relatively low debt-to-GDP ratio, ranking well in the Southern African Customs Union; the figure is €26,8 billion, which is equivalent to 38,4% of GDP
Oceania Marshall Islands The National Telecommunications Authority is currently installing a new mobile phone tower in the Batkan area of Majuro, which is expected to end the area's reputation as a "dead zone" for cellular calls
Africa Guinea-Bissau Eusébio Mango Fernandes won the award for football entrepreneur of the year in the country, at the eighth edition of the "Blue Fashion" Gala, held for the first time in Bissau
Europe France Teachers went on strike again this week, in a mobilisation described by the unions as "unprecedented in decades", over the government's handling of the health crisis and the health protocols, the last of which is considered unsustainable
Asia Azerbaijan The spring session of the Parliament of Azerbaijan will start today, 15 January, for one month; after the commissioners' meetings, the plenary meetings will start
Africa Morocco The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MmVI) in Rabat has switched to solar power, becoming the first museum in Africa to integrate a solar solution with an intelligent energy storage and management system
America Panama A rain frog species was newly discovered in the country; it was named “The Greta Thunberg Frog”, in honour of the climate activist
America Jamaica The Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme has been officially launched and could become the largest pension scheme in the country, for which the government will pay $1 billion, targeting about 360.000 workers of the industry
Oceania Nauru The Government does not longer have to buy water tanks from abroad as there is now a machine owned and operated by a local business man for this purpose
Africa Mali The Malian and African community in Belgium organized a demonstration in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels today to support the country against the "illegal, irresponsible and inhuman sanctions" imposed by the ECOWAS
Africa Cameroon The mayor of Bangangté has given away 100 tickets and as many coach tickets to go to the Senegal-Guinea football match as part of the African Cup of Nations to avoid another day of almost total emptiness in stadiums