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
Europe Estonia Estonian TV series 'Detective von Fock' has been awarded almost €250.000 in funding as part of a new EU pilot project to promote European productions
Africa Lesotho The Lesotho Electricity Company, a parastatal utility, is in financial difficulties due to the high cost of importing electricity from South Africa and huge debts to service providers, and will not be able to pay annual bonuses to employees
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Unicef's Regional Director for West and Central Africa congratulated the government for protecting children's rights, especially in the area of immunisation, but emphasised challenges related to the quality of education and the violence against children
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Orange Bissau Telecommunications Company launched the Orange Digital Centre, a free platform to support young people in their digital entrepreneurship training
Asia Bhutan The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forest Research and Education in Bumthang will work with experts from Malaysia to establish a process for inoculating agarwood trees in the country; today Bhutan has over 500.000 agarwood trees in 7 districts
Africa Seychelles The Health Care Agency received a donation of essential rehabilitation equipment from the Friends of North East Point Hospital and Hospice and its partners
Africa Chad King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre distributed 1.000 food baskets in the Kanem province of the Republic of Chad, benefiting 6.000 people
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg rescue services responded to a record number of calls in 2023, more than 275.000, an average of one every seven seconds, according to the latest annual report of the Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours
Europe Serbia The authorities have adopted invasive surveillance practices and facial recognition technologies to monitor political opponents, civic activists and journalists who critic the status quo, reads a report by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
America Argentina The IMF praised Argentina for approving the "Ley Bases", a legislative package enabling the government to implement reforms to reduce inflation and to support economic recovery, crucial under the US$44,5 billion agreement with the IMF
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The exhibition 'Manga, Hokusai, Manga' has been extended and will remain open at the BiH National Museum until 31 July 2024, announced the Embassy of Japan in BiH
Asia South Korea May and June saw efforts to enhance relations with China and engageme across multiple fronts in Asia and Africa, to foster economic cooperation and security and navigate complex international dynamics, says SK Report of Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Asia Cambodia The Kampot International Tourism Port, operated by local firm AZ Builders Co., will temporarily open by the third quarter of 2024