Africa Cameroon In an unprecedented disruption to academic calendar, the Ministry ordered the immediate rescheduling of all remaining papers for the ongoing 2026 examination session after a severe security breach compromised confidential materials across digital networks
Europe Serbia A €720 million agreement has been signed with Chinese construction giant PowerChina to start the first phase of the Belgrade metro project, many times hampered by political indecision and financing difficulties
America Haiti American Airlines has announced that the suspension of daily flights between Miami and Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince will be indefinite; the airport has been reopened after about a month of inactivity
Africa Mauritius The second licensing examination of the year for undergraduates called Medical Registration Examination was held on 10 December; it is held twice yearly prior to registration as general practitioner
Oceania Samoa The Asian Development Bank signed a transaction advisory agreement with the Electric Power Corporation of Samoa to support the development of a solar photovoltaic plant and battery energy storage systems in Upolu and Savai'i
Europe Slovenia The country hosted the first European Honey Competition, attended by 114 competitors from eleven countries; first places in all but one category went to Slovenian beekeepers
Europe Iceland Departures from Keflavík Airport reached 162.000 in November, an increase of 14.000 over last year, approaching the record levels of departures in 2018
Africa Guinea-Bissau The president of the Community Radio Network, Demba Sanhá, said that community radio stations face 'large sums charged' by the government to obtain permits
America Canada Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador reached an agreement on a new contract for the massive Churchill Falls hydroelectric project, after secret months-long negotiations; current deal that ruled power supply for Newfoundland was signed in 1969
Asia South Korea Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said he opposed President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration on 3 December and regretted he could not keep Yoon's martial law imposition at bay, adding he feels regretful and remorseful
Europe Hungary The awarding of Michelin stars to ten of the country's restaurants took place in a prestigious Michelin Guide ceremony in Budapest
Oceania Nauru A new agreement signed provides for Nauru and Australia to jointly accept any commitments from other countries in Nauru's security, banking and telecommunications sectors
Africa Mozambique At least 110 people have died in post-election demonstrations in Mozambique since 21 October, and the current phase of protests, which began on 4 December, has already claimed 34 lives, according to a report by the NGO Plataforma Eleitoral Decide
Africa Sierra Leone An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, found clinging to a pair of tyre tubes