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 Bolivia President Luis Arce Catacora announced that the country will be returning US$350 million to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and will no longer accept any more financial aid, since he doesn’t believe in the organization’s practices and policies
Europe Slovenia Last year, the average person threw away 68kg of food, 1kg more than in 2019, of which 40% was still edible; households and the food trade generated more food waste, while food production and the catering and food service industries generated less
Asia Bhutan Seyphu will host the country's first mega solar power plant, a 17-megawatt facility, while the construction of the plant at Shingkhar in Bumthang is facing a temporary suspension due to community clearance issues
America Belize For the first time in history, the country established formal diplomatic relations through a written joint Communique with Sierra Leone at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly
Africa Lesotho After the increase of reported cases of human trafficking involving the two countries, a collaboration with South Africa has started with the specific task of ending the local trade of human beings
Africa Ethiopia The embassy in the Egyptian capital Cairo will be closed for three to six months due to economic reasons; the closure would have nothing to do with the disagreement over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
America Uruguay Manifestations in the country continue as thousands of protesters overtake the city of Montevideo to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights
Europe Finland The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to strengthen the network of Finnish missions abroad with appropriate allocations and invest in measures that promote the availability of skilled labour
Africa Algeria The country has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes because of alleged 'provocations and hostile practices' on the part of its neighbour
Asia Azerbaijan Business experts and specialists in the Caspian region will take part today in a trilateral conference in Moscow “Caspian Economy: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" co-organized by the Azerbaijani expert platform Baku Network
Asia Malaysia “Malaysian Family - Prosperous, Inclusive and Sustainable" is the title of the 12th Malaysia Plan presented by the Prime Minister to the Lower House of Parliament: addressing inequalities and accelerating green growth are among the priorities
Africa Gambia The Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Tekki-Fi project, has offered a week-long training for thirty young entrepreneurs on packaging and product branding
Africa Comoros The Emirates Red Crescent has inaugurated a number of development projects to support victims of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth that struck the country three years ago