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 Central African Republic In the first nine months of the year, humanitarian actors managed to provide multi-sectoral assistance to 1,7 million people amidst widespread conflict and serious human rights violations; as of 30 September, there were more than 722.000 IDPs
Europe Andorra Assandca, the Andorran Association Against Cancer, has raised over €5.607 so far with the sale of the solidarity bracelet created on the occasion of World Breast Cancer Day; the product is available until the end of the Christmas holidays on its website
Africa Guinea Pests called white flies are destroying several orange plantations in Walia district, posing a serious threat to farmers who have been trying to combat the problem for two years
Africa Ghana Some tax incentives for 29 Belgian investors exploring business opportunities in the country have been announced, while the Ministry of Finance presented to the Parliament over two years ago a draft exemption law to be approved and implemented by 2022
Asia Singapore Residents in areas run by the People's Action Party will be encouraged to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle, through a cash-for-recycling programme and more paper recycling machines installed
Asia East Timor With the new Omicron variant arriving in several countries, including Australia, the chairman of the Committee on Health, Social Security and Gender Equality urged the Ministry of Health to implement strict controls at border checkpoints and airports
Africa Niger The government, through the Niger State Drugs and Hospitals Consumables Management Agency, is partnering with six local pharmaceutical companies to ensure uninterrupted supply of quality and affordable essential medicines to citizens
America Antigua and Barbuda Twenty-three art teachers from private and public schools across the island have graduated after completing an art teaching certification course
Europe Bulgaria For the seventh time in a row, the country participated in the solemn Christmas concert in the Canadian capital Ottawa, coordinated by the EU delegation and carried out with the help of all embassies of EU member states
Africa Morocco Casablanca-based rapper ElGrandeToto was the most listened to artist in 2021 in the country and the Arab world on the Spotify music platform, today surpassing 50 million streams
America Brazil The ongoing drought has caused an estimated 8% drop in agriculture and a 9.8% decrease in the export of goods and services, consequently causing the state to officially enter a recessionary period