Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
America Chile Hundreds of Haitian minors allegedly entered the country on charter flights without authorities verifying their relationship to the accompanying adults, either during the journey or upon arrival, according to the Prosecutor’s Office
Oceania Fiji Urgent reforms are needed in Fiji’s water and sewage sector: the infrastructure challenge is estimated at $8,7 billion, equivalent to twice the Government’s annual budget and about two-thirds of Fiji’s gross domestic product
Africa Malawi Residents of Lilongwe have been rebuked by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who urged them to abandon a “culture of neglect” and littering, and adopt the discipline of cleanliness seen in other cities such as Blantyre
America Peru Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former leader Alberto Fujimori, obtained 50,052% of votes and was elected with less than 1% margin over her opponent, showing a deeply divided country; because of this, the results came 10 days after the presidential run-off
Africa Guinea-Bissau Minister of Women, Family and Social Solidarity called for support and unity of all Guineans in eliminating the practice of female genital mutilation, underlining that it is not only the responsibility of the Government but of the whole society
Africa Egypt Coca-Cola opened a new $35 million PET line in Alexandria with a production capacity of 65.000 bottles per hour and over 33 million cases annually, showing its commitment on investing in Egypt as a key hub for regional markets
Asia East Timor Economic diversification and job creation will be at the core of 2027 State General Budget that aims to reduce the country's dependance on petroleum revenues; the budget will support investments in key industries, infrastructure, connectivity, services
America Paraguay After over 250 university degrees were found to be false, controls on “suspicious” cases have been intensified and the Minister of Education and Science presented a new digital system to monitor students’ matriculations
Asia Japan Rruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed reducing the consumption tax rate on food and beverages from the current 8% to 1% for two years starting April 2027; in the last general election campaign it pledged cutting it to zero
America Guyana The Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology will no longer produce sun-dried tomato ketchup due to a reduction of the demand; the governmental group NAREI will take over the project
Europe Hungary Parliament has backed a change to the constitution that limits a prime minister's term in office to eight years, fulfilling a promise by Péter Magyar to prevent Viktor Orbán - who led the country for 16 years - to become prime minister again
Africa Rwanda Exports from Nyakabingo Tungsten Mine are 20% of the US’ monthly consumption of tungsten; high-grade tungsten concentrate shippings follow 2025 commercial arrangement between Global Tungsten & Powders GTP and Trinity Metals with commodities trader Traxys
Europe Estonia Opening at the border crossings with Russia has been reduced to 12 hours a day over the summer, the peak crossing season, to try and curb repeated border violations; since 15 June the Narva border operates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.