Oceania New Zealand 'Our Freshwater 2026' report highlights worsening quality of groundwater, rivers and lakes, with increasing levels of nitrates, E.coli above legal limit, and nearly half of New Zealand's river network unsafe for swimming due to faecal contamination
Africa Equatorial Guinea During a visit to the Malabo National Park, a landmark for the country's tourist offer, the Administrative Coordination Manager, together with his team, found the Park in poor conditions, noting that maintenance work is absent
Africa Burundi Ugushora, a new market access project for Burundian businesses, has been launched to promote export-oriented investments; meaning 'to sell or to export' in local language Kirundi, it sees a €1,95 million budget from various international actors
America Colombia Despite Colombia's decriminalization of abortion three years ago, recent reports reveal how women are still being reported and prosecuted to this day, with stigma and criminalization persisting, and complicating their access to rights
Africa Central African Republic One of the wives and three children of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony have been repatriated from Central African Republic while he remains at large, wanted by ICC on 36 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity
America Chile In January 2025, 517.976 Argentine tourists visited Chile, marking a 151,8% increase from the previous year, driven by a strong demand for shopping tourism, with many benefiting from the favorable exchange rate and lower prices
Europe Albania The country was elected to the Council of the International Shipping Aid Association, underlining its commitment to international cooperation, as stated by the Ministry of Defence
Africa Namibia The African Seismological Commission held their General Assembly for the first time in Namibia; the 4th event of its kind, brought together seismologists from all over Africa to discuss, collaborate and improve regional seismic monitoring
Africa Angola The IMF has called for more austerity in Angola to combat the budget slippage from 2021, warning that the country needs to intensify its budget consolidation efforts
Asia Israel A raffle to win a $1.000.000 apartment in Jerusalem has been established to support Am Yisrael Chai; the expression translate resilience and community support and generally describes a drive for Jews cohesion
America Costa Rica First deportation flight from the US has landed carrying 135 deportees, mainly from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan and Russia; they will be held in detention centers while their repatriation is arranged, amidst regional pressure to facilitate deportations
Asia Bangladesh The interim government's information advisor and one of the main leaders of the student movement, Nahid Islam, resigned from the cabinet to launch a new political party organized by activists of the July uprising
Europe Italy During 2024, 1.927 cyber attacks were recorded, 18% more than 2023, although successful attacks were 10% fewer than in 2023 and 63% fewer than in 2022, according to 'Threat intelligence report' published by Exprivia's cybersecurity observatory
Europe Serbia Serbia and Albania have officially secured the 2027 European U-21 Championship, despite significant criticism from Kosovo and Albania itself