Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Asia Israel The United States stresses at the UN Security Council that “there must be no forcible displacement, nor policy of starvation in Gaza” by Israel, warning that this would have grave implications under US and international law
Africa Gabon The leader of the Social Democratic Party, Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou, called on Gabonese people to vote 'no' in the 16 November referendum on the new constitution that proposes, among other things, a 7-year presidential term, renewable once
Asia Oman The first contemporary art event Raneen will take place next week, from 21 to 30 November, in the historic city of Muttrah
Africa Zambia There is growing concern about cross-border crimes at government level; authorities emphasised that these episodes threaten security not only on the Zambian-DRC border but in the entire Central African region
Europe Belgium Brussels taxi drivers will mobilise for a demonstration today, 14 November, to highlight the sector's favouritism towards Uber and Bolt platforms and to demand a review of the June 2022 taxi ordinance for those aspects, that they consider discriminatory
Africa Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Electoral Commission inaugurated in Freetown the Regional Symposium and General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions for 2024
Europe Poland The country has the lowest level of labour market slack in the European Union, the measure of unmet labour demand, which indicates the percentage of people willing to work but unable to find a job, according to new Eurostat data for 2023
Europe Slovenia The scores of Slovenian grade-8 students have decreased compared to ten years ago, and in terms of computer literacy they have fallen below the international average, according to the International Computer and Information Literacy Study
Europe Norway Norwegians are urged to stock up on fresh water, non-perishable food, batteries, battery-powered appliances and sanitary items in the event of a national disaster, says a new pamphlet delivered to mailboxes, part of larger efforts to improve civil defence
Europe Liechtenstein With the last two 'Football Week' matches of the year, Nicolas Hasler, national team captain, US Chapions League finalist and MLS Cup winner, could reach the magic number of 100 international matches
Africa Cameroon Prudence Tangham Galega, legal expert and judge, was honoured with the Global Biodiversity Law and Governance Leadership Award, a major international environmental award, during Cop 16 on biodiversity in Cali, Colombia
Oceania Kiribati The government has expressed deep concern about ongoing intercontinental ballistic missile tests in the Pacific Ocean after the US conducted a test launching a missile from Space Force base in California over the Marshall Islands
Africa Mauritius Prime Minister Jugnauth acknowledged the 'serious defeat' of his coalition, the Alliance Lepep, in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday; his rival Ramgoolam, leader of the Alliance of Change coalition, thus marks a remarkable political comeback