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 Lebanon A total blackout across the country by the end of September is a risk, as Lebanon's Ectricity Company declares oil reserves have fallen sharply, reaching a critical point and already being depleted at some plants
Africa Djibouti Accor, one of the world's leaders in hospitality with more than 400 high-end hotels, is expanding its presence in sub-Saharan Africa with a new Fairmont Djibouti in the capital, due to open 2024
Africa Mauritius Assistive devices were handed over to disabled people, as part of a joint initiative of the Plaine Magnien Social Welfare Centre and the Omnicane Foundation - the final goal is improving daily routines
America Ecuador Due to the country’s rising fiscal deficit, president Guillermo Lasso declared that he will lower the inheritance tax as well as remove the VAT tax from a series of basic products
Asia Armenia Within the Armenian Business Forum-2021 held this week, the chairman of the Association of Armenian Entrepreneurs stated that they will allocate about US$50 million for the development of the Republic of Artsakh, also know as Nagorno-Karabakh
Europe Iceland Icelandic Education Minister has asked Apple for help in preserving the Icelandic language by adding it to the collection of voices, texts and languages in its operating systems
Africa Niger Preparations are underway for the general business census; the aim is to create a source of socio-economic data that provides comprehensive and reliable information on the characteristics of different economic activities
Europe France The government plans to spend more than €400 million on help for the elderly in 2022, more than half of which will be earmarked for home care services
Africa Egypt The manpower minister reported that the emergency fund for employees has paid nearly 1.424 billion lira to 416.666 workers, in one of the government's moves to support those most affected by the pandemic
Africa Morocco The Moroccan port of Tangier Med is the best container port in Africa, according to Lloyd's List rankings, with exceptional growth recorded at 35% in the first quarter of 2021
Oceania Vanuatu The Lycée de Luganville, the largest secondary school in the province of Santo with over 700 students, was damaged by cyclone Harold in April 2020; classrooms, a library, a dining hall and dormitories will finally be rebuilt
Asia United Arab Emirates To optimize traffic control, Abu Dhabi's roads will be equipped with over 700 new high-tech radars, including a multi-target tracking radars to monitor multiple lanes simultaneously
America Haiti Schools have reopened for students in seven Haitian departments, while in the southern areas devastated by the August earthquake the reopening is delayed until 4 October