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 Guinea After the last mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Conakry, the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development announced the structure of the new government that will lead the political transition following the coup d'état
Europe Bulgaria The Forest Research Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with the Siberian Federal University and the Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, have developed and tested a new method for remote monitoring of forest conditions
Europe Luxembourg The EU has asked for financial sanctions on the country as it has not adopted stricter restrictions on firearms in its national legislation, as required by the 2017 ordinance
Africa South Africa Mosilo Mothepu - who denounced her employers after seeing corrupted procedures - is experiencing insecurity; the official Babita Deokaran, who exposed government corruption, has been murdered; the issue of corruption and forced silence appears on the rise
Asia Kuwait 571.000 foreigners left the labour market in the country, a decrease of 8,52% between June 2021 and June 2020
Africa Seychelles The implementation phase of Seychelles' Marine Protected Areas will officially begin in 2022; the country has reached its target of 30% ocean protection around some of their outer islands after 13 new areas were instituted in March last year
Africa Cameroon Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o has officially applied for the presidency of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Fecafoot
Oceania Tonga 500 water tanks for families vulnerable to water shortages, one of the most significant problems in the country, have been donated by the Chinese city of Dongguan to meet needs and to help Tongan families be more resilient in response to climate change
Asia Qatar The University of Qatar will launch a new food safety course at the College of Health Sciences, where students will be trained in emerging food processes and food safety challenges arising from population growth in Qatar and other countries in the world
Europe Hungary €1.7bn from taxes will be distributed to families in early 2022 and the minimum wage will be significantly increased among the government moves ahead of the election, competitive for the first time in 10 years as opposition denounces rampant corruption
Africa Liberia The government has pledged to end illegal fishing in the country's territorial waters by ratifying international fisheries agreements
Europe Switzerland The International Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland, has presented "green status", a new tool that assesses the impact of restoration and conservation programs on endangered species of animals and plants
Africa Somalia A photo contest on the friendship between China and Somalia will be organized by the Chinese Embassy in Mogadishu in view of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China