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
Africa Libya The recent arrest and arbitrary detention of a journalist in Tripoli, Ahmed Sanussi, who had reported on allegations of government corruption and was arrested by security forces, has raised concern in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
Africa Senegal The two environment ministries of Gambia and Senegal have promised to work together to protect forest cover with the desire to achieve the common goals of protecting the two nations' natural resources
Africa Uganda CanalBox, a new broadband Internet service provider, was officially launched in Uganda with an investment of more than Shs 50 billion (US$ 13,5 million) over the past 11 months in the country
Oceania Papua New Guinea As Pope Francis prepares to visit Papua New Guinea in September, the Superior General of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart said he will find "a Church with a strong practice of faith, but in the style of Papua New Guinea"
America Argentina Argentina won the Copa America with a 1-0 victory over Colombia in extra time, marking Argentina's 16th Copa America title
Africa Mozambique More than 125.000 people are in need of urgent food aid in the district of Caia, Sofala province, central Mozambique, due to the devastation of crops caused by the drought caused by the 'El Niño' phenomenon, according to local authorities
Oceania Tonga Tonga's communications regulator, MEIDECC, has notified Starlink, the global satellite internet network, to discontinue all services to its roaming subscribers on the mainland and in the seas of Tonga
Africa Sierra Leone The 'Smart Sierra Leone Project' aims to improve rural connectivity, create a secure city infrastructure and develop a centralised national data centre with funding from the Export-Import Bank of China
Europe Romania Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Oradea will host this year's Orange Weekends caravan, a programme of film screenings and game competitions to be held in symbolic areas of these cities
Africa Zambia With two million more children able to attend state schools from 2021 without paying after school is made free for all, experts say overcrowding is jeopardising the quality of education, especially for low-income students
Asia Tajikistan Controls on the movement of heavy vehicles have been strengthened by the Ministry of Transport; mobile teams visited cement works, coal mines, sand and gravel pits to explain the importance of complying with modified requirements
Africa Seychelles Anse Boileau Secondary School hosted its first Career Fair in five years, where labour organisations were able to share their expertise, engage with students and encourage them to pursue a career in their field
Africa Togo The new Universal Health Insurance programme has already enrolled 800.000 people since it was launched in January 2024; this figure is almost 50% higher than the 470.000 people previously covered by the National Institute of Health Insurance