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 Algeria The country handed over a report in which it deemed unacceptable French President Macron's comments on the country's colonial history, recalling the millions of martyrs who sacrified their lives in the resistence against French colonialism
Europe Ukraine A new law aimed at limiting the excessive influence of wealthy individuals on national politics has been approved by parliament; it will prevent them from funding political parties or taking part in the privatization of state assets
Africa Zambia An enterprising Chipata-based farmer, who has diversified into tourism, aiming to establish an event theme park, camping, exotic bird and wildlife viewing, is calling for strategic government support to local investors for the growth of the sector
America Argentina The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses declared that the country’s unemployment rate decreased 3.5% with respect to last year, demonstrating the Work Ministry’s success in carrying out their employment program
Europe Finland The mass movement of people from Finland's small cities to the capital, combined with Finland's habit of strict savings, is driving many to live in smaller and smaller spaces, increasing the market for micro-apartments
Africa Republic of the Congo The Archdiocese of Brazzaville has launched a digital management platform for schools; the software aims at developing a networked and digitalized management of educational systems and programs in the general and technical schools
Europe Ireland A new report by the Fine Gael party has called for a major rethink in the way children and the childcare sector are supported; among the solutions proposed are measures designed to ease the financial burden
Oceania Vanuatu New asphalt roads for Matevulu College and Hog Habour School were inaugurated by the Minister of Education; they were built by the Department of Public Works with the support of the Australian Government, for safer and more regular access to these schools
America Chile Xenophobic protests took place in the country’s northern region, resulting in locals burning personal belongings of Venezuelan migrants trying to enter the state
Asia Lebanon The Swiss envoy to Lebanon launched a campaign to restore Beirut's iconic Sursock Palace, destroyed in the August 2020 port blasts, making of it a cultural centre open to the public
Africa Senegal The National Agency for Early Childhood and Child Care is campaigning for the institutionalisation of a compulsory year of pre-school education for five-year-olds, with the aim of raising the gross pre-school rate to 64,6% by 2030
Oceania Palau The country has approved and adopted a new tax system after more than 30 years; the new tax law, called Palau Goods and Services Tax will come into effect in January 2023