Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
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
Europe Austria An avalanche in the Salzburg region killed three people of which two while skiing off-piste; in recent years, an average of about 20 people a year have been killed by avalanches in the country
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 Bolivia President Luis Arce inaugurated the Bolivian Science and Technology Research Centre for Evaporite Materials and Resources; the centre’s aim is to help with the industrialisation of lithium to sell batteries on the international market
Europe United Kingdom A university study shows that almost 70% of theatre-related freelancers received no government support during the pandemic period
Africa Botswana High inflation will last longer than expected, with the Bank of Botswana expecting a decline by the third quarter of next year, not the second; the price of cooking oil has risen by almost 30% in the past 12 months
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
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 Latvia 39% of Latvians with a disability are at risk of social exclusion, among the top four EU states with the highest rates in this regard
America Cuba China has described the US blockade against the country as the worst example of continuous and gross violation of human rights, stressing how the application of unilateral sanctions undermine freedom of the people of both countries
Asia Bangladesh Yesterday marked 50 years of the recognition as an independent sovereign country from India; during the Indian Prime Minister's visit to participate in Bangladesh's national holiday, it was decided to commemorate the day as Maitri Diwas (Friendship Day)
America Nicaragua The nation has lifted any visa or documentation requirements for Cubans that wish to enter the state as a way to “promote commercial exchange, tourism, and humanitarian relations between the countries”