Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Africa Zimbabwe An electricity failure hit the whole of Zimbabwe last week, as a system failure resulted in loss of generation at its two power stations and electricity import from South Africa,, Zambia and Mozambique was also interrupted
Africa Comoros Authorities, international academics, African heads of state took part in the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Comoros independence in Moroni, with a focus on sovereignty through self-reliant economy
Europe Croatia Excavation in Mohovo, a village on the banks of the Danube near Ilok, has unearthed a military watchtower that was part of the Limes, the frontier of the Roman Empire dating back to the end of the second century, previously unknown in Croatia
Africa Zambia Police in Isoka District have raised alarm over the circulation of counterfeit K500 notes: speaking during a live radio programme on ISO FM the police urged the public to be extra cautious in cash transactions; an investigation has been launched
Africa Uganda A national biofuels blending program has been launched: petrol will be mixed with ethanol derived from local crops like maize, cassava and sugarcane; the goal is to enhance energy security and provide larger income for farmers
Asia India India won't enter any trade agreement based on deadlines and will accept a proposed trade deal with the US when it is fully finalised, concluded and in the national interest, Commerce Minister Goyal said, adding he will pursue FTAs with more countries
Africa Burkina Faso Zoomlion Ghana Limited is set to extend its integrated waste management in Burkina Faso; the initiative will encompass waste collection, recovery, recycling and treatment within the waste management value chain
Africa Angola The new taxi and bus fares, increased to adjust revised cost of petrol, have come into effect; fixed fares are set for collective taxis 'candongueiros' and urban buses, while long distance bus fares will be decided locally upon road and trip conditions
America Cuba Garbage on the streets of several cities has become part of the urban landscape as the sanitation services are unable to regularly collect due to a lack of machinery, inputs, fuel, human resources; only 10% of collected garbage is recycled
Asia Georgia UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned Georgia top diplomat to express the UK government’s concern over what it described Georgia’s “increasingly harmful trajectory” a crackdown on civil society, independent media, opposition voices
Africa Somalia A controversial voter registration campaign as been intensified, with reports alleging that security forces are forcibly compelling citizens to register, thus raising alarms about the legitimacy and safety of the upcoming “one person, one vote” election
Africa Ethiopia Massive Grand Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile has been completed; downstream countries Egypt and Sudan have been invited to an inauguration ceremony in a bid to ease long-running tensions over the project
Africa Ghana Ghana confirmed the commercial viability of a new oil and gas discovery that will boost crude oil production; the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition described the development as a significant milestone in Ghana's upstream petroleum sector