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 Ghana Sandy Alibo, using her surfing and skateboarding skills, opened an Instagram profile to showcase Ghanaian skaters; two years later, the NGO and collective Surf Ghana was born in Accra, to develop the country's board sports and empower young people
Asia Bangladesh As a major exporter of labour, the country has suffered from the pandemic crisis with thousands of Bangladeshis unemployed; before it, 700.000 Bangladeshis were employed abroad every year and many more emigrated
Africa Sierra Leone The death penalty has been formally abolished as President Julius Maada Bio signed the new law
Asia Iraq Despite being scheduled to vote next year, elections were held yesterday in the country due to a strong popular uprising; airspace and land border crossings were closed and more than 250.000 security personnel were tasked with protecting the vote
Africa Zimbabwe The country's tourism facilities and heritage sites are installing braille materials for visually impaired visitors; the country is the first in the region to embark on such a rollout, which aims to promote inclusivity
America Canada Scientists in Halifax have recovered a trove of research data lost on the ocean floor off Nova Scotia for 3 years; the remarkable retrieval includes 19 hours of video from a camera attached to a grey seal, lost in 2018 and dragged up in fishing nets
America Guatemala The country’s Ministry of Health asked the government for an additional USD $175 million in order to finance new Covid-19 prevention and child malnutrition programs
Asia Mongolia The business competition “All for YOUth, YOUth for all”, co-funded by the EU and Caritas Czechia, selected the winners among the young CSOs and entrepreneurs who presented viable projects creating jobs for rural young people and local social enterprises
Asia India An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power plants generating less than half of their capacity due to record-high rates
Asia Cyprus The Queen’s Baton Relay, with Her Majesty The Queen’s message to the Commonwealth, began its journey across 72 countries, landing in Cyprus as first stop on the 140.000 km relay
Asia Laos The country has been able to successfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34% over the past ten years, having incorporated the Paris Agreement targets into its national socio-economic development plan and national green growth strategy
Asia Pakistan A report on the problems the country faces because of climate change predicts temperature will rise 3,9°c by 2090, more than other countries in the world, eventually putting some five million people in danger of flooding between 2035 and 2044
Africa Ivory Coast The buying price of cocoa to farmers was set to 825 CFA francs (€1,25) per kilo, a fall by 17,5% compared to the opening of the last season when the so-called "election price" was in force, with producers being paid 1.000 CFA francs (€1,52/kg)