Africa Ghana A call not to interfere in traditional affairs, particularly issues relating to the succession following the passing of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II has been issued by the Convention People’s Party towards governing NPP and main opposition NDC
Africa Tunisia European tourists will no longer be able to enter only with an identity card ss of 1 January 2025, and passports will be compulsory for all regardless of the type of trip; tourism professionals fear that this could be a brake for customers
America United States 1.006 personnel are working on two major forest fires in New Mexico, with still no containment of either one; rain brought high humidity and helped curb fire growth while efforts are focused on making firelines to protect homes and critical infrastructure
Europe Slovakia The disputed reform of local public television, has been approved by parliament; it provides for greater government control over the media and against it protests for the freedom of expression had been organised in recent months
Africa Namibia A court has declared unconstitutional a law dating back to colonial times that criminalised same-sex relations between men; the Namibian government has 21 days to appeal the ruling but it is currently unclear whether it will do so
Africa Kenya More protests took place against the controversial tax bill that provides for tax increases that opposers claim will raise the cost of living for people already struggling to make ends meet
Africa Guinea-Bissau The city council of Maputo, Mozambique, handed over the keys of the city to the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in a ceremony boycotted by the Mozambican opposition, which considers the Guinean head of state 'not a good example'
America Nicaragua China and Nicaragua launched their first maritime trade route, with monthly shipments of goods under their FTA, a move expected to boost Nicaragua's exports with tariff-free access for 71% of products in China
Oceania Micronesia Elina Resepwil and Martha Asher are the first young UN national volunteers at the WHO North Micronesia National Liaison Office that will leverage community engagement to increase measles-mumps-rubella vaccination in the Federated States of Micronesia
America Mexico Mexico's newly president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum has promised judicial reforms, including wide consultations and replacing appointed Supreme Court judges with elected officials, despite market concerns and the peso's decline
Europe Hungary The purchase price of Budapest Airport has been announced: after more than a year of intense negotiations, the purchase agreement was signed, with the Hungarian state paying €2,48 billion for an 80% share
Europe Kosovo Kosovo's first National Observatory and Planetarium has opened to the public in the village of Rashinca; organisation Astronomy Outreach of Kosovo hopes that this will usher in a new era of scientific research
Europe Spain 23 years after Spain undertook the rescue of the Iberian lynx, in a terminal state with only 94 individuals remaining in two separate populations, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature changed its status from endangered to vulnerable