Africa Zambia Following statements circulating on social media, some politicians reminded that any individual’s citizenship or immigration status are matters of law, not tribe, and no tribe in Zambia must ever associated with foreignness or unequal citizenship
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Roche, from England, as head of the Vatican Congregation
Europe Norway A new committee has been created to further develop sustainable tourism in the country, focusing on local destinations' potential and their ability to manage challenges
Africa Ivory Coast Great effort is put into saving architectural treasures of Grand-Bassam, reknown for its French colonial style, damaged by recent flooding
Asia Myanmar Students and technical interns from Myanmar will be allowed to stay in Japan 6 to 12 months after their visas expire
Africa Mauritania Ms. Toutou Mint Mahfoudh Ould Khattri has been appointed Head of the Food Security Commission
America Panama New temporary visa for foreigners choosing to work remotely from Panama, to stimulate the economy through consumption and leisure
Africa Lesotho VXPASS has developed a platform that efficiently manages and records the administration of Covid-19 vaccinations on a large scale and that will be used in the country's vaccination rollout
Africa Rwanda New African hub from Coventry University Group opens in Kigali to increase its reach into Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Togo The country tested 13 new peanut varieties from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and 4 from the Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research
Asia Qatar The "Chefs of Qatar" virtual food festival ended with 6,924 food orders contributing to Qatar Charity's fundraising and 12 customers winning two free tickets to any destination in the Qatar Airways network
Asia Jordan Jordanian author Jalal Barjas has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel ‘Notebooks of the Bookseller’
Africa Liberia The President and former international footballer George Weah has congratulated his son Timothy after his team, Lille, won the league title for the first time in the last decade