Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Africa Angola An ordinance for the electrification of 13 out of 16 municipalities in the province of Uíge has been signed by the President and could encourage the emergence of small, medium and large enterprises in the region
Africa Sudan Schools of all stages in Khartoum State will open today by a decision of the Acting Director General of the Ministry of Education
America Peru The Antamina mine, the largest copper and zinc mine in the country, has stopped its operations since workers have accused the mining company of land usurpation and demand immediate authority supervision
Africa Central African Republic Ten Egyptian blue helmets were injured this week in Bangui when President Faustin-Archange Touadéra's guards fired on their bus; the UN called the attack "deliberate and unspeakable"
Africa Niger The fertility indicator has dropped from 7,6 in 2012 to 6,2 in 2021; data is based on the National Fertility and Morbidity Survey of Under-Five Children and this decrease is considered an important step forward for population and development policies
America Costa Rica This year’s 27% increase in exports is causing a raw material crisis, resulting in manufacturers and distributors expressing their concerns on the media about their struggles to keep up with the continuously rising demand
America Antigua and Barbuda This year's lead coordinator of Arbour Month in Antigua and Barbuda - a senior environment officer in the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Environment - stressed how planting trees is critical to preventing further environmental destruction
Asia Maldives Seagrass beds, a vital marine ecosystem, have been threatened for years by tourism and overdevelopment; now conservationists are fighting to protect them for the future, thus also contrasting climate change
Europe Croatia The Medical School in Split officially marked the 750th anniversary of the first mention of the Trogir apothecary and the beginning of pharmacy in the country
Africa Botswana The country delivered its first iron ore exports to China; Botswana is heavily dependent on precious stones, with diamonds accounting for more than 70% of foreign exchange earnings
America Colombia A +8.5% economic growth is to be expected for the country this year, according to the latest studies presented by Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo
Africa Gabon The country is regarded as the lungs of Africa as its forests store more carbon per hectare than the Amazon, help regulate temperatures and generate rain for millions of people as far as the arid Sahel and Ethiopian highlands
Africa Burundi The country's first solar array was inaugurated this week, with the help of renewable energy developers Gigawatt Global; the project has increased the country's generating capacity by 10%