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
Europe Sweden Three convicted drug dealers will have over €1,3 million worth of Bitcoin returned by the Swedish government after a legal misstep saw prosecutors value the proceeds of their crime in Krona and not in crypto
Africa Equatorial Guinea The country has proposed the restructuring of the National Gas Company and National Oil Company with a potential merger to enhance NOC's capacity, address industry challenges and accelerate hydrocarbon development
Europe Montenegro The country has been registering significant growth in agrotourism over the past two decades, as visitors are turning to small-scale trips with a low environmental impact and high educational content
Africa Chad According to UNHCR's latest report, 53% of refugees aged 6-18 in the country could be out of school, +2% from March 2020, before the pandemic forced the closing of schools
Asia South Korea With the launch of the third submarine yesterday - a 3.000-ton class SLBM, or 'capable of firing submarine-launched ballistic missiles', the country completed the renewal of the marine fleet in accordance to 2006-2021 strategic plans
Africa Gabon Faced with dozens of unplanned settlements and numerous land-related conflicts for those settling without legal permits, the country is using drones to map conflict areas in detail
Asia Afghanistan Health care in the country crumbles amid a growing humanitarian crisis: hundreds of facilities closed for running out of aid money, female staff is banned from working and to female patients is denied treatment
Europe Ukraine RAPID TRIDENT – 2021 military exercises, ending today in the western part of the country, involved 6.000 troops from 15 countries including USA and 11 NATO members
Africa Togo The Islamic Development Bank has approved a US$20,15 million loan for a rural electrification project involving mini solar panels for sustainable electricity supply to people far from the existing grids
Europe Italy Last update of DEF (Document of Economy and Finance) estimates GDP to reach pre-Covid levels in mid 2022; reports +6% growth in 2021 - well above projections - and public debt under 150%; envisions relation dept/GDP at pre-crisis standards by 2030
Africa Malawi The '16 days of activism against gender-based violence' will allow the country to appreciate 30 years of progress on the issue and reflect on next plans
Africa Burkina Faso After the war against Islamist militants saw security corps criticized for abuse of force, soldiers are using all means to show a softer face, including singing in videos streamed on social networks
Africa Madagascar 4.106 candidates will compete to become tenured teachers in a new special recruitment competition launched by the Ministry of Education; the state plans to hire 1.075 professionals after the exam