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 Rwanda The Mastercard Foundation will support the University of Rwanda with a 10-year, US$55 million partnership to provide access to higher education for 1.200 young Africans, with a focus on women, youth with disabilities and refugee and displaced youth
Africa Mali Joaquin Brizuela Carrion, manager if the national team, wants to write a new chapter in women's AfroBasket, in the tournament that begins today in the meeting with Tunisia
Asia North Korea The tests of a new rail-based ballistic missile system continue; state media claim it was able to fire missiles from a train to hit a target 800 kilometers off the east coast
Oceania New Zealand Fossilised remains of an unusual long-legged giant penguin found by children on a field trip in 2006 belong to a previously unknown 1,4 mt tall species aged between 27,3 and 34,6 million years, according to a new 3D scanning analysis of the bones
America Uruguay This week a general strike in the country begun: workers suspended activities as a way of demanding the government higher salaries and an overall better treatment for the Uruguayan working class
America Peru In order to alleviate the ongoing food emergency, the government will provide US$24 million in food and basic needs for the impoverished and vulnerable households of the country
Asia Japan For the first time in nearly 30 years since the end of the Cold War, the Ground Self-Defense Force has begun nationwide exercises involving all units, part of the plan to consolidate skills and increase regional deterrence
America Ecuador Manifestations in the country’s capital, Quito, were held by citizens claiming that Guillermo Lasso’s government has not been compliant with its electoral campaign promises ever since the new mandate began
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Association for the Reinsertion of Abandoned and At-Risk Children is representing the country in an international children's storytelling competition organised to awaken and promote a taste for reading and writing in Portuguese among schoolchildren
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said he plans to reopen borders for international travel not before January 2022
Asia Qatar Qatar 2022 will be the first carbon-neutral FIFA World Cup in history; all infrastructure projects - including the eight stadiums that will be used - must meet strict sustainability parameters
Africa Mozambique According to the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, the country's fisheries operators exported almost 4.000 tonnes of products in the first half of the year, amounting to 34% of the sector's annual plan and an 11% growth over 2020
Europe Ireland According to the Universities Association of Ireland, the total deficit of the Institutions will reach €270 million in consequence of the combination of more students enrolled and additional costs to secure the premises to face the pandemic