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
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Communications company Flow is showing its support for the community by providing free access to its new mobile app for scanning and monitoring permits and licences via mobile phone, to help police forces monitor the population
Africa Ethiopia The country has ordered the expulsion of seven UN officials; the organization had just warned against the risk of severe lack of food for hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans due to the Addis Ababa government's blocking of aid
Africa Mauritius Online uploading and recording of personalized registration mark for motor vehicles will be open from today on the website of the National Land Transport Authority; it is a first of its kind initiative in the Indian Ocean, according to the ministry
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's central bank has frozen the accounts of 30 people accused of illegally trading foreign currency through mobile phones and social networks
Africa Sudan After 10 years, four border crossings between the country and South Sudan will reopen today, thanks to an agreement reached in August; the closure had hurt the country's export earnings and its landlocked neighbour
Africa Morocco In the Smugglers' Cave near Rabat, 120.000-year-old bone tools used for sewing leather and furs have been found
Asia Kazakhstan The country is ranking first in the latest "World Investment Report" in terms of growth in foreign investments among countries with transition economies and landlocked states
Asia Brunei The government imposes a US$100 fine on anyone who does not use the BruHealth app, through which they can also show their QR code before entering and leaving public spaces
America Mexico Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard defended Cuba in front of the UN General Assembly last week, claiming that the embargo against the country must be put to an end once and for all
Europe Latvia 5,2 million euros will be allocated by Germany for the restoration of the 19th century building where Richard Wagner worked as Kapellmeister from 1837 to 1839 for the German Theatre in Riga
Asia Turkmenistan The bid for the construction of the new international airport in Jebel in the Balkan velayat, for which the Abu Dhabi Development Fund allocated a credit of US$75 million, will close this month
Africa Ghana SIM card registration will start today and end on December 31, 2021; all current mobile subscribers will have to present their Ghana-Cards to enable them register and not block it permanently
Europe Czech Republic The first traffic light labels have appeared in Czech shops at the initiative of the EU, allowing consumers to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy food