Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Department of Agriculture has received a long base pick-up from the Taiwanese embassy in the country, to help increase the productivity of small agricultural businesses
Europe Netherlands A sharp cut of greenhouse gas emissions was registered in 2020: the country thus appears to have met its climate targets of a 25% drop, as imposed by the court following the Urgenda climate collective's lawsuit
Africa Gabon New warning issued by the Minister for the Promotion of Good Governance and Anti-Corruption, following the latest revelations by the National Audit Authority that unveiled financial chicanery committed by some creditors
Africa South Africa The universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Wits have once again scored high in global rankings as the top academic institutions in Africa, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Africa Namibia A new partnership with Germany will bring new funds to Namibia to put the two countries at the forefront of clean energy innovation through green hydrogen, one of Namibia's natural resources
America Guyana The country extended vaccination requirements to access all academic institutions and public buildings, resulting in several protests against the government’s vaccination policies
Africa Burundi The country has entered talks with the African Union to join the African Union's vaccine procurement program
America Belize The government will introduce a bill to increase the penalty for the offense of spreading or publishing false news, this is due to the rise in fake news that have been circulating ever since the pandemic started
Africa eSwatini Pact launched an App in the country to contrast misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccine hesitation
Oceania Micronesia President David Panuelo said he will continue to work for his nation without fear despite an alleged death threat against him over his government's vaccination mandate
Asia India In August, the country administered more vaccines than the G7 nations combined - over 180 million doses - in an effort to vaccinate the entire eligible population and prevent a drastic surge in the number of infections