Africa Madagascar The mass arrest of young activists from GEN Z has prompted the reaction of Amnesty International and the French Teachers' Union that denounce an intensification of repression, arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance
Oceania Palau Clarissa Mobel was named Palau’s 2024 Teacher of the Year; she is teaching English from fourth- through eighth-grade teacher at Aimeliik Elementary School
Europe Moldova 53 teachers of Romanian language and other school subjects from Gagauzia, Dubasari, Taraclia, Cahul, Balti will travel to Romania for courses in Romanian language, literature and civilisation, the presidential press service reported
Asia Maldives Sports equipment was donated from Bangladesh, including 100 footballs, 100 futsal balls, 90 volleyballs and 100 bibs
Asia Laos In response to persistent flooding in Vientiane during the rainy season, comprehensive measures are in place to mitigate the damage; flooding is due to city's rapid expansion, unregulated construction, improper land filling and changing weather patterns
Africa Mauritius 54 caregivers from residential care institutions and shelters received a vocational training programme organised in cooperation with the National Social Inclusion Foundation
Europe Luxembourg All employees in the Luxembourg banking sector will receive a €500 bonus starting next year, according to a new collective agreement signed by the trade unions and the country's banking association
Europe Monaco With retro music, pétanque and an array of classic dishes, the Apéro des Frenchy evening at the Market de la Condamine hopes to replicate the family nature of the favourite French tradition, the apéritif, in its Bastille Day celebrations
Africa Madagascar The country was chosen for the launch of the UNFPA report on the state of the world population in 2024 for the Indian Ocean islands because of its progress in access to integrated sexual and reproductive health services, particularly for family planning
Africa Malawi One Acre Fund and Global Parametrics, a CelsiusPro Group company, have partnered to provide financial protection to smallholder farmers in Malawi against the financial stress of crop loss due to drought
Europe Finland 63% of Finns believe that violations of international human rights would be acceptable in the context of the enactment of the Border Security Act, according to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat
Africa Algeria Abdelmajid Tebboune, 78, is a candidate for his own succession in presidential elections of 7 September next year; he said 'if the people want to vote for me, fine, if not, I will have completed my mission and whoever succeeds me will be welcome'
Africa Niger Search units are on high alert after inmates escaped from the Koutoukale maximum security prison, which houses Islamist militants from the Niger conflict with armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State as well as suspected Boko Haram insurgents