Oceania Fiji Kava sector exports are estimated at over $190 million, from $4 in 2008 at the start of the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access PHAMA Program that radically transformed the crop from subsistence to Fiji's most valuable agricultural export
Africa Botswana Department of Veterinary Services is investigating on whether an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has occurred in the North-East and its extent; fears are mounting around potential losses to farmers and Botswana Meat Commission and costs to Batswana
Asia Syria A new round of diplomatic appointments has been carried out, with seven chargé d'affaires named in world capitals; Syria currently counts 54 diplomatic missions and the move is part of ongoing efforts to reorganize the country's diplomatic structure
Africa Mozambique The relaunch of the Mozambique LNG project led by TotalEnergies in Rovuma Basin, Cabo Delgado, is a milestone for the national economy and for the African energy sector, President said, as Mozambique is now a safe destination for international investments
Europe Lithuania Lithuanians that have returned to the country double those that left it over the past six years, preliminary data from the State Data Agency shows; Most returnees came from the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands
Oceania Kiribati A team from the Research and Monitoring Unit, Coastal Fisheries Division certified 15 open-water divers for pet fish operators on Kiritimati Island and CFD extension Unit Kiritimati, include Fisheries Assistants from Tabueran and Teraina
America Peru Internet access will be expanded in Amazonas schools, aiming to improve education for 2.500 students by reducing connectivity gaps and enabling digital learning in underserved areas
Africa Comoros To foster larger participation of women in public and leading roles, civil society committed through the ViaDuQ Charter, promoting gender equality; the initiative is funded by the EU and is part of the Shawiri project
America Haiti A fire tore through the historic Cluny Market in downtown Cap-Haitien, destroying 30 storage units and hundreds of small shops: no deaths or injuries were reported, the cause is still unknown; once extinguished, vendors tried to collect salvageable goods
Africa Mauritania “Octopus and Pathways to Sustainable Management in the Face of Ecological, Economic, and Social Challenges” symposium, focusing on the strategic future of the sector, was launched at the Institute for Oceanographic Research and Fisheries in Nouakchott
Asia Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh
Africa Nigeria A second group of 705 Nigerian refugees from 85 households has returned from Cameroon to Banki town in Bama Area of Borno State; the displaced returned voluntarily as part of an ongoing repatriation and resettlement programme
Asia Lebanon The election process has begun with the publication of the decree calling for elections in the Official Gazette: expats would vote abroad on 1 and 3 May, election workers would vote in Lebanon on 7 May and resident voters would vote on 10 May
Asia Maldives Southern connectivity project linking Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu, Fuvahmulah and Addu atolls in the Maldives by air has been inaugurated, as flights have been established for the southernmost atolls, with facilities in place to accommodate small aircrafts