Oceania Palau A historic $15 million financing agreement has been signed with Saudi Arabia, marking a shift in how Palua's National Development Bank will now operate, as the loan will be directly invested into building affordable housing
Africa Central African Republic Eleven Central African doctors got reunited to treat patients at the Bangui National University Hospital Centre and share their experience with local colleagues thanks to a programme initiated by the AfDB and UNDP
Asia Cambodia Environmental rangers in Mondulkiri province have received four drones and various types of patrol equipment from the Ministry of the Environment to improve the effectiveness of their land monitoring on over one million hectares of protected area
Europe Kosovo Agritourism on the rise is offering new vitality to Kosovo's emptying villages, with more and more people abandoning urban stress to invest in village revitalisation and establish a sustainable lifestyle away from the city
Africa Gambia 26.368 people are currently living with HIV, which remains a major public health problem, revealed Lamin Badjie, monitoring and evaluation specialist at the National AIDS Secretariat
Europe Finland Almost all Finnish companies have successfully exited the Russian market: only 0,9% are still in the process of withdrawing, but none of them is actively doing business, a recent survey by the Finnish Chambers of Commerce reveals
Asia Indonesia National Library Perpusnas has created 100 comic titles from ancient manuscripts in order to spread their content and messages among the community and attract the interest of young readers
Africa Cape Verde The Escola Básica do Brasil dedicated to deaf children started this year with just 12 students from the first to the sixth year and five teachers, a drop of 18 students from 2022
America Dominican Republic Assessments to reduce the seismic vulnerability of buildings and infrastructure have been outlined by he National Office for Seismic Assessment and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings with the provincial government of San Juan de la Maguana
Europe Montenegro A new report lists Montenegro among the ten countries in the world where the fewest people separate household waste, along with Albania and Kosovo
Africa Somalia The Federation of Somali Trade Unions has intensified its campaign against the Favori Company, a Turkish company that manages Mogadishu airport, accusing it of continuous and serious violations of human and workers' rights, including sexual harassment
America Haiti A new Provisional Electoral Council has been created to organise a referendum in spring 2025 and general elections by 7 February 2026, the transitional government officially announced
Europe Croatia As of 1 January 2025, lightweight plastic bags, typically found in rolls in the fruit and vegetable departments of shops or market stalls, will no longer be available for free
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopia became the first country to ban the import of diesel and petrol vehicles as early as 2024, but several practical problems have emerged in recent months that call into question the possibility of replacing all non-electric cars