Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Oceania Samoa The Government of Samoa granted Samoan dollars 500.000 (€170,000) to the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympics Committee to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games
Africa Mozambique Until March this year, more than 56.000 travellers from 29 countries have benefited from the eVisa for tourism and business since the implementation of Measure 13 of the Economic Acceleration Package in December 2022
Africa Angola The second phase of the polio vaccination campaign took place in 11 provinces of the country for children under the age of five; the goal of the campaign was to immunise more than three million children thanks to 7.000 trained teams
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Prime Minister called for support from oil companies operating in the Exclusive Economic Zone to implement the energy transition, stressing that he wanted a country focused on tourism and preserving the environment
Europe Montenegro The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a loan of up to €12 million to the government to improve the energy efficiency of three hospital buildings
Asia Mongolia Mongolia's ruling party emerged from the polls with a significantly reduced parliamentary majority after a campaign dominated by fears over corruption and the state of the economy
Africa eSwatini Oil producer operations in Eswatini Oil Mills have the potential to create over 100.000 indirect jobs for farmers if Eswatini achieves self-sufficiency in soya production
Africa Rwanda The Apostolic Nunciature in Rwanda celebrated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Rwanda alongside the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis' pontificate
Africa Senegal The Saudi government allocated 12.860 pilgrimage places to Senegal and, according to the medical authorities, up to 60% of these pilgrims tested positive for Covid-19
Oceania Marshall Islands The country joined the final communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X
Africa Republic of the Congo The government will continue its efforts to improve the availability of caesarean kits after a free scheme was set up in 2011 for the care of caesarean section, ectopic pregnancy, emergency care of newborns resulting from a caesarean section
Asia Singapore Sun Life Singapore announced the launch of SunBrilliance Whole Life, a life insurance solution designed for estate and legacy planning
Asia Nepal National Paddy Rice Day, celebrated every year on the 15th of the Nepali month of Asar, was celebrated throughout the country under the slogan 'Climate-friendly agriculture, increased rice production'