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
Europe Belarus The creation of a single gas market scheduled to be signed 1 December 2023 is among 28 programmes of sectoral initiatives the country is developing for economic integration with Russia
Africa Eritrea Swedish-Eritrean writer Dawit Isaak, accused of treason, has been held in prison in the country since 23 Sept 2001 without trial; UN experts recently called for the release of the journalist now imprisoned for 20 years, who may no longer be alive
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A delegation led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves visited several medical cannabis facilities, the second such tour of a medical marijuana industry organized by the establishment
Africa Namibia Women from various social classes gathered at the Rural Women's Assembly in Khorixas to discuss their difficulties and to promote the empowerment of rural women, struggling for their emancipation and specific independence in the country
Europe Romania The National Museum of Romanian Literature in Bucharest has received the DASA award by the European Museum Academy with the motivation of being a model in the national museum scene for its social aspirations and scenic achievement
Europe Czech Republic Children's Homes, where children under the age of three are brought up, will be abolished by 2025 and will be replaced by accredited guardianship families
Europe Portugal For the fifth time Vilamoura Marina has been named 'International Marina of the Year' by The Yacht Harbour Association and the British Marine Federation
Asia Japan Two Japanese sisters, Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born on November 5, 1913, have been confirmed as the world's oldest living identical twins and the oldest identical twins ever at the age of 107 years old
America El Salvador Shock and outrage on the media provoked by president Nayib Bukele calling himself “El Salvador’s dictator” on his Twitter biography
Asia Israel Tour guide Josh Levinson plans to hike across the entire state of Israel for four months and 1.100 km and document his journey on YouTube, to give the world a comprehensive overview of the country
Africa Ghana The Public Accountability Committee's report on oil revenues gave evidence that the country has collected over US$6.5 billion from oil extraction in the last ten years; however, from 2020, the revenues have declined due to the pandemic
Africa Nigeria African genomics startup '54gene', founded by Nigerian Abasi Ene-Obong, recently secured US$25m in funding to study African genomes; less than 3% of genetic material used in global pharmaceutical research comes from Africa
Asia Thailand Since taxis have been idle due to the pandemic, they are being used by the Ratchaphurek Taxi Cooperative to grow food for the unemployed drivers; miniature vegetable gardens are set up in black bins on bamboo frames on the roofs of the cars