Africa Ethiopia Drivers in Ethiopia face a fuel crisis due to disruptions from the Iran war driving a booming black market; Diesel prices reach 300–500 birr (5-9 $) per liter with illegal resale networks and long queues straining transport and businesses
Europe Andorra The 14th Video Game Show ended with over 5.500 people in attendance and this year saw two new additions, Rocket League and the Apple Vision Pro
Africa Angola Angola ranked 4th among the 18 Central and Southern African countries for the best response to HIV-AIDS, according to the Global HIV-AIDS Surveillance Agency, behind Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
Africa Central African Republic To achieve the desired goals in controlling the public procurement process, CAR will receive support from the World Bank, which will mainly concern the reform of the public procurement code and the introduction of digitisation in the process
Africa Sudan Artisanal gold miners in the El Uweinat mountain range, near the Egypt-Libya-Sudan tripoint, called for intervention by Sudanese authorities after an Egyptian army unit attacked them 'in Sudanese territory'
Asia Bahrain A 44-megawatt solar power plant will ne built at the University of Bahrain, primarily using a large area of its parking lots to place the panels; the initiative aligns with Bahrain's goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060
Oceania New Zealand The percentage of properties resold for a nominal loss rose to 9,8% in the September quarter, the highest level since Q2 2015, and up from 8,2% in the previous quarter, according to CoreLogic NZ's Pain & Gain report
America Dominican Republic From 1/01 to 8/11, the country recorded at least 1.140 violent deaths, of which 44 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners, 91 people died at the hands of National Police officers in alleged exchanges of gunfire and at least 11 suicided
Asia Armenia Armenia is the 'land of opportunity' for neighboring Iran, declared the Iranian delegation visiting the country
Europe Slovakia The country co-organises for the first time the NATO Resilience Symposium 2024, which will focus on topics such as combating cyber attacks, hybrid threats, terrorism
Europe Denmark The Copenhagen Airport area is more polluted than the city centre, according to a new report by the National Centre for Environment and Energy at Aarhus University
America Barbados The National Tridents football team and their management attended a recent anti-doping presentation and question-and-answer session at the BFA Technical Centre in Wildey
Africa Zimbabwe Six months after the introduction of the ZIG, the sixth new currency in Zimbabwe in the past 15 years, pledges of stability failed as the new money was abruptly devalued by 43% in late September, and its black-market value has tumbled even further
Europe Russia Nearly 700.000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine and as of October, about 1.500 were killed or wounded every day; the figures appear in media reports quoting Sir Tony Radakin, UK Chief of Defence Staff, and Vladimir Putin