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
America Panama Fines up to US$5000 have been announced in Panama for irregular migrants who cross into the country through unofficial land, air, or sea entry points, including the Darién Gap; this follows last year's record of over 520.000 migrants crossing the jungle
America Grenada Chikungunya and Zika, two vector-borne viruses transmitted mainly by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, are currently circulating in Grenada, the Medical Director of the Ministry of Health confirmed
Asia Bhutan The kingdom of Bhutan has its first and only artificial intelligence startup, NoMindBhutan, created by two computer science engineering students at Thimphu’s Royal University; headquarters are in a college dorm room and employees are fellow students
Oceania Fiji The Australian Defence Force has completed its support for Operation Kuru Kuru, assisting Fiji in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities
Asia Iraq Iraq and Jordan completed 90% of the second phase of the electricity interconnection project to link their networks and supply electricity to the western Iraqi governorate of Anbar
Africa Chad The Libyan Minister of Transport based in Tripoli and the Chargé d'Affaires at the Chadian Embassy discussed ways to strengthen relations between Libya and Chad, especially in the field of transport
Africa Gambia A $1,34 million soil fertility mapping project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security with the support of the Islamic Development Bank
Africa Eritrea A workshop of the Ministry of Agriculture resulted in a regulatory document on quality standards for organic fertiliser exports; previously there were no official guidelines, Director General of Regulation and Control of the Ministry stated
Europe Greece A comprehensive plan to improve services for Greeks abroad was presented by the Prime Minister in an attempt to modernise and strengthen Greece's ties with its diaspora through six goals
America Guatemala President Arévalo inaugurated the revamped high-security Guatemala prison "Centro de Detención de Máxima Seguridad Renovación", transforming the notorious former gang-controlled facility "El Infiernito" into a secure center to hold gang members
Asia Myanmar Lingering impacts of Typhoon Yagi: damaged farmland hinders crop cycles and sparks fears of a rice shortage; rising prices and limited government aid heighten food insecurity concerns; urgent recovery efforts are needed
Africa Madagascar An increase in the number of demonstrations have created chaos in the capital; the police has announced that measures will be taken against the perpetrators and instigators of these movements
America Mexico Despite a rainy season, Mexico's water reserves remain historically low, with only 64% of dam capacity filled and regions such as Chihuahua facing severe drought, thus prompting another state of emergency