America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Africa Ivory Coast Boundary Commission and its Ghana's counterpart validated maritime and land boundaries framework agreements following a series of stakeholder meetings held between the two countries over the past eight years
Africa Sierra Leone A delegation of international investors visited the country to explore opportunities in the infrastructure and sustainable tourism industry, meeting with government officials and entrepreneurs, led by the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator
Asia Thailand Six Thai airports, including Hat Yai International, have announced the rollout of facial recognition technology to streamline travel: passengers will show ID only once during check-in, eliminating boarding passes from baggage drop to gate
Asia Oman 23 new judges were sworn in at the Supreme Court during a ceremony; this development is in line with Oman's Vision 2040, which aims to improve the governance of the judiciary and create a sound legal framework
Africa Morocco The country was elected by a majority vote to serve as Vice-President of International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL for Africa
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
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
Africa Mauritania A forum on livestock and pastoralism in Sahel and West Africa took place this week; “Nouakchott+10: A Decade of Action for Pastoral and Agropastoral Communities – Achievements and Future Pathways” marks ten years of Ndjamena and Nouakchott Declarations
Europe France 380 municipalities throughout France have been designated as natural disaster zones, according to a decree published in the Official Journal, following the damage caused by the exceptional floods of 16-20 October
Africa Ghana Outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after unveiling a statue of himself during a tour of the country's western region, seen by many Ghanaians as a self-celebration
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
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
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