Africa Ethiopia Drivers in Ethiopia face a fuel crisis due to disruptions from the Iran war driving a booming black market; Diesel prices reach 300–500 birr (5-9 $) per liter with illegal resale networks and long queues straining transport and businesses
America United States A decade after the Mojave Desert saw last significant bloom, the Death Valley - America’s hottest and driest place - is enjoying an exceptional flowering of wild flora and desert gold, the park’s most common flower, due to unusually wet fall last year
Africa Mauritius Amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, Mauritius could potentially be held legally responsible or face international pressure for US strikes launched from Diego Garcia following 2025 Chagos Islands agreement
Africa Mozambique $6 billion, mostly concessional financing, will be granted by the World Bank over the next five years, as the institution aims to fund Mozambique's public investment projects
Europe France Municipal elections scheduled for today and 22 March are awaited as a key indicator for the 2027 Legislative elections; aside main cities, and the tensions in Nice, local election results from smaller towns are expected to reveal early political trends
Asia Palestine 192 attacks in two weeks were reported by the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, as Israeli colonists exploit the current regional instability to escalate attacks on Palestinian villages and communities
Africa South Sudan South Sudan will set a new date for elections in June; announcement was made by Professor Akok at a meeting in Juba that the president on the progress made by the Commission as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for December 2026
Asia Syria Outcry has sparked after reports came of a beating at a police station, reminding of past abuses amid growing tension between the public and authorities for shortage of trained security personnel and failure to enforce accountability for misconduct
Asia Turkey A European higher education accreditation agency will review İstanbul University’s business faculty over the controversial annulment of diplomas of 28 graduates, including jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, President Erdogan's main political rival
Africa Guinea Nearly 30 tons of fish unfit for consumption were seized at the Port of Conakry; the shipment was impounded and seized to prevent it from being released onto the market, presented to the press and finally buried in Dubréka prefecture
Europe Serbia After images of Chinese supersonic surface-attack cruise missiles attached to Serbian fighter jets started to circulate on social media and defence blogs, Serbia’s president confirmed late that the country possesses such weapons 'to start defend itself'
Africa Uganda For the Yoga Yoga Jajja celebration thousands of Ugandans gathered to acknowledge the 2026 election victory of President Museveni, confirming him for a 7th mandate with 71,65% of the votes
Africa Botswana To reduce reliance on the export of raw mineral, Botswana plans to increase its presence along the mineral value chain: an assessment is underway to evaluate technical and commercial feasibility of a copper refinery anchored to the Khoemacau Copper Mine
Asia Bangladesh 13th Parliament was inaugurated and day 1 brought a number of notable episodes: noise before President Shahabuddin's speech and opposition MPs walking out during his address amid quiet exchanges and subtle smiles