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 Uganda The covering of the Kasubi tombs has begun, the last step in their restoration; the tombs were set on fire in 2010, nine years after having been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Attorney General has ordered the opening of an investigation into the criminal liability of union leaders in the paralysed health sector due to a boycott of doctors, nurses and permanent technicians
Asia Pakistan The export of 4G smartphones manufactured in the country has reached another major milestone, following the export of a first batch of 1.500 smartphones to the UAE, thus expanding the export market
Africa Zambia USAID will provide an additional US$18.5 million in funding for the support of the people, including the country's fight against Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS
Oceania Marshall Islands President David Kabua has urged the UN to monitor geopolitical tensions in the Pacific as countries in the region are in the midst of a tug-of-war between the world's greatest powers
Asia Jordan The Higher Population Council (HPC) yesterday discussed the study "Enhancing the participation of the private sector in providing and accessing sexual health services in Jordan”, which major goal is to improve support and information about sexual health
Europe Monaco To kick off European Sustainable Development Week, AS Monaco unveiled its organic vegetable garden designed to help the team improve performance through better nutrition, while encouraging local production and consumption
Europe Vatican City The 2021 Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, opening today, focuses on “Public Health in Global Perspective. Pandemic, Bioethics, Future” and includes a workshop with Nobel laureate Dr Hoffman and Dr Barbe of the World Medical Association
Asia Iran The Asian Football Confederation has released a report on the historic presence of Iranian women at the AFC Women's Asian Cup; after their victory over Jordan, Iranian women have reached the finals and this achievement is for the first time ever
Africa Botswana Research by the University of Botswana indicates that the country has enough feedstock to produce more than 15 million litres of B20 biodiesel a year, thus slowly turning the goal of becoming a biodiesel producing country into reality
Asia Georgia Within the Kartvelology program inaugurated this week at Harvard University, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been invited for a lecture on Georgian culture scheduled for February 2022
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Minister of Education laid the foundation stone of a primary school in Santa Catarina - the iniziative is part of the WACA project on climate change in coastal areas and is aimed at guaranteeing safe expansion in a number of fishing communities
Europe Poland In his speech at the UN High Level Dialogue on Energy, President Duda said the country will double its current renewable energy production by 2030