Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
Oceania Palau Scientists have confirmed a crown-of-thorns coral-eating starfish outbreak in Koror's Ngederrak Conservation Area, prompting calls from reef experts for urgent monitoring and community action to protect one of Palau's most vital ecosystems
America Barbados The first woman to lead The Barbados Police Service was sworn in on Friday, pledging sweeping changes to strengthen accountability, modernise policing and rebuild public trust
Asia Iraq Iraq's cinema industry, flourishing in the '50s, is seeing a comeback, bolstered by recent international recognition for the film “The President’s Cake”; relative stable situation in the country is helping a new generation of filmmakers drive a comeback
Africa Sudan The 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50-pound notes have effectively lost their purchasing power amid soaring inflation and a sharp depreciation of the Sudanese currency and will be withdrawn; holders have a 3-month deadline to deposit them into bank accounts
Europe Hungary Political change sparked fear in the Mathias Corvinus Collegium; the 8.000 students institution was founded in 1996 as a private foundation and is now the most accredited for gifted education, regardless of social or regional background
Africa Madagascar The Prime Minister pledges to break the administrative deadlock that is compromising budget expenditure; slowness and cumbersome administrative procedures are reasons for the government's poor budget execution, said pledging to eliminate these obstacles
America Dominica Dominica’s arts and cultural community is invited to take part in a public panel discussion to explore ways to strengthen and grow the country’s creative sector; the event is organized for 8 July at the UWI Global Campus in Roseau by the Alwin Foundation
Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
Africa eSwatini Eswatini is one of Africa’s frontrunners in preparing for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Protocol on Investment AfCFTA: the reforms underway aim to attract larger intra-African investment while helping shape the agreement
Europe Moldova Following Prime Minister resignation, President Sandu will hold consultation with the parliament, opposition leaders demand earlier elections, EU's ambassador stressed that the Moldova–EU partnership remains strong despite the political change
Europe Albania Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Tirana calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government, following hours of protest outside the his office; 19 people have been arrested after clashes with police forces
Africa Niger Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court calling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression"; the country had announced it intention to leave in September 2025, along with Mali and Burkina Faso
Asia Nepal First 5G spectrum auction is in preparation; it is expected to pave the way for commercial 5G rollout, enabling faster mobile internet expanded digital services nationwide