Africa Ghana The Ghana Stock Exchange recorded a milestone yesterday, with market capitalisation surging past the mark of GH¢252 billion (€19,3 billion) as investors returned to banking and insurance counters with renewed vigour
Asia Bahrain The 20th IISS Manama Dialogue took place on 6–8 December 2024; promoted by the International Institute of Strategic Studies it brings together ministers, policy- and decision-makers to share the most pressing regional security issues and response policies
Europe Belarus Minsk Arena is to hosted spectacular show 'Time of Our Victories' on 7 December, a large-scale sports and entertainment event in 12 thematic sections; the experimental show was accessible by invitation, not by tickets
Europe France World leaders gathered for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris making the event an unofficial, key international meeting; President Emmanuel Macron thanked all who ‘saved, helped, rebuilt’ the beloved cathedral after the devastating 2019 fire
Africa Togo The Togolese government has officially set the date for the first senatorial elections in the country's history for 2 February 2025, a crucial step in the creation of the institutions envisaged by the Fifth Republic, according to the new Constitution
Africa Burundi Under the theme "Development of Domestic Tourism", Burundi Tourism Week at Zion Beach, in Bujumbura, will open today 11 presided by the chairman of the African Tourism Board and will run until 14 December
Asia Pakistan PIA airlines is to resume flights to Europe in January 2025 after four and a half years, starting with Paris, as the EU aviation regulator lifted a ban on Pakistan flag carrier over concerns about compliance with international regulations
America Dominica The country officially recognised the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, becaming the 175th nation to join this fundamental human rights treaty
Europe Croatia The pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Chapel, a symbol of faith and unity for the inhabitants of Rogoznica for 300 years, has been included in the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Croatia as part of the Adriatic Sea pilgrimages
Africa Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, leader of the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation party SWAPO, was elected as president of Namibia, garnering 57% of the vote and becoming the country's first female head of state
Africa Sudan Sudanese authorities said they thwarted a s’uicide drones’ attack launched on the Atbara airport, in the River Nile State, by Rapid Support Forces and probably originating from outside the State; it is the last in a number of recent drone attacks
Africa Nigeria President Tinubu stated that the vision of his administration is to position Nigeria as the leading agricultural exporting nation by 2025
Asia Azerbaijan Another 48 families were relocated to the country’s liberated Shusha city as part of the Great Return State Program; around 30.000 people now live in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, mainly former internally displaced persons and workers in various sectors
Asia Malaysia Severe monsoon floods hit Malaysia and southern Thailand, with over 30 casualties and 150.000 displaced; hardest-hit areas include Kelantan and Terengganu, with entire towns submerged and thousands missing as six months’ worth of rain fell in five days