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 eSwatini The Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomed legislative progress in the country where almost half the population is made up of children though calls for more information on children's health - age determination, nutrition, use of corporal punishment
Africa Republic of the Congo The first edition of the arts and crafts forum starts today in the Brazzaville, with the theme "Let's build together a future that looks like us", and will end on 25 September
Europe Italy The 500.000 signatures needed for a referendum on the legalization of cannabis have been reached and almost one million signatures have been collected to call for a referendum on legal euthanasia
Africa Libya A new agreement will allow medical personnel to be trained in Malta, where hospitals will provide medical care to Libyan patients, while Libyan hospitals will open up to Maltese administrators and host top surgeons for specific treatment
Asia Tajikistan The construction of SCO Park, a new culture and recreation pole, has begun in Dushanbe; it will host an exhibition centre where each one of the SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states will have its own separate hall
Europe Sweden Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorder are prescribed medication and access to the supply is uneven across different groups in society, according to a study by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet recently published
Africa Sierra Leone The Fiscal Year 2022 budget preparation process has started with dedicated hearings, where ministries, departments and agencies discuss and review updates on sectoral policies of the medium-term national development plan
America Guyana The country granted Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) a one-year contract to commercialize the crude oil produced in the state due to its lack of domestic refining capacity
Africa Burkina Faso Negotiators and government officials strengthened their skills and competencies on climate mechanisms, international negotiation techniques and climate diplomacy through a 5-day training, given the importance of the topic for the country
Asia China The country has formally asked to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership CPTPP, after Aukus - a historic security agreement among the US, UK and Australia - was unveiled
Africa Senegal Diourbel's regional director of rural development believes that good agricultural yields can be expected from the first sowings by farmers in the region, despite the lack of rainfall that characterises the winter in this area
Oceania Tonga A special tournament to celebrate 100 years of rugby in the kingdom has been officially launched: it will feature several men's and women's teams and will also aim to bring out local talent
Asia Saudi Arabia A series of camel sculptures carved into rocks in the North of the country are probably the oldest large-scale animal reliefs in the world - at between 7000-8000 old - according to a new study