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
Asia China An abnormal heatwave has forced the country to limit electricity consumption, to the point that some Apple and Tesla suppliers have stopped production, shops in the north-east are operating by candlelight and shopping centers have reduced opening hours
Oceania Tuvalu The Tuvalu Language Week, the sixth Pacific Language Week 2021, has moved online due to uncertainty around Covid-19
Europe Ireland Data centres, which currently account for 11% of national grid capacity, could use 70% of Ireland's electricity by 2030, according to an academic of the National University of Ireland
Europe Austria In an unexpected result, the Communists won the municipal elections in Austria's second largest city, Graz, ahead of the centre-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the party of the mayor who will resign from office
Asia North Korea State media are promoting President Kim Jong-un's "10 years of great revolutionary leadership" to celebrate his first decade in power in a series of new articles and programmes
Africa Ivory Coast Simone Gbagbo, the country's former first lady, has launched a new movement in her support, which many believe could be a possible prelude to a political party
America Suriname The country’s vice-president, Ronnie Brunswick, debuted as a soccer player in a Concacaf League match for the Inter Moengotapoe team at 60 years old, therefore becoming the oldest debutant ever of the soccer league
Africa eSwatini High school students in Shiselweni region, in the southern part of the country, have abandoned their classes demanding the release of two arrested pro-democracy representatives
Europe Belgium Carrefour Belgium has confirmed its supply difficulties: the chain is struggling to stock some of its shops in consequence of a strike by its logistics provider
Africa Libya After being fully restored and equipped by IOM, the People's Municipal Theatre was reopened to promote social cohesion in Sabha as part of the Japan-funded Learning for Life initiative
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Tensions between local miners and foreign mining companies have risen in the country, after online videos showed incidents of violence by soldiers and mistreatment; there is great concern about rising human rights violations
Asia East Timor The country has extended the deadline for its onshore and offshore oil and gas licences for a second time, in a bid to capture the interest of international and domestic oil companies
Asia Myanmar The UN General Assembly ended without any speeches from the country's representatives; the new rulers said their UN ambassadors were appointed by governments that had been ousted and no longer represented their respective nations