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.
Africa Central African Republic Film submissions for the 2021 Official Selection of the Second Edition of the "Bangui fait son cinéma" festival, scheduled from November 20 to 28, closed today
Africa Tunisia At least 50 officials, politicians and businessmen were prevented from travelling abroad since the president took over governing powers last month, as denounced by Amnesty International
Asia Brunei A BruHealth App glitch last week caused overbooking at all vaccination sites, forcing authorities to reschedule 4.000 vaccine appointments for October
Africa Senegal The environment minister recommended several measures to better combat the floods that have hit several districts in recent weeks
Asia Turkey Ayşe Başoğlu, a woman who learned to read and write at the age of 70, wrote a book in one year describing her life experiences: she wants people to read the book and learn the lessons she learned, with less effort than her hard years
America Belize The government started collaborating with scientists and fisheries to develop a plan for the sustainable management of national fishing practices
America Peru The government began meetings to plan and create a Ministry of Science, Technology, and Technological Innovation to provide technological and scientific advancements for the state
Africa Madagascar Leaders of the international office of the German bishops, 'misereor', have joined the appeal to support the 400.000 people at risk of starvation in the country
Africa Nigeria Soft drinks prices, +20% in spring due to higher sugar price, may further increase should the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) succeed in reintroducing excise duty on all drinks produced in the country, in response to the naira devaluation
Africa Mali Health care is supported by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency with the execution of health screenings under the "Mali Health Action" in Bamako as well as primary care services and training activities
America Paraguay Recently, several wildfires have been taking place throughout the country; this week a severe wildfire hit the National Park of Cerro Corá, destroying over 2.800 hectares of wildlife and rural areas
America Brazil Authorities have warned Brazilians to reduce energy consumption, as the extreme drought taking place - the worst in decades - will probably provoke power outages in hydroelectric power production sites
Europe Luxembourg According to recent estimates by the finance and housing ministers, a third of Luxembourg's homeowners live without a mortgage, while those who have a mortgage spend more than a third of their disposable income on that