Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu, a nation where athletes train on the airport runway, will manage to send a one-man team to the Paris Olympics, with Karalo Maibuca, flag-bearer three years ago in Tokyo, competing for the country in the men's 100 metres
Africa Equatorial Guinea The new format of the National Games has been presented and explained by the Equatorial Guinea Olympic Committee; the Games will begin with preliminary stages at the end of August
America Suriname The FAO and Suriname's Ministry of Agriculture met to advance the "South-South Cooperation Project" aiming to enhance rural livelihoods through digital data collection and management, with plans for scaling the initiative to improve small-scale producers
America Antigua and Barbuda Nominations are now open for the country's first customer service awards, the WOW Factor Awards, to recognise outstanding customer service across a wide range of sectors, including education, sports, tourism, marketing, finance, IT, media and energy
Europe Lithuania The Lithuanian government has decided to go to European Union Court over the European Commission's decision to keep frozen €8,7 million of the €26 million Recovery and Resilience Facility grant for Lithuania
Europe Russia Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed an agreement in which they pledge to help each other in the event of aggression against either country, a pact cementing a rapidly expanding partnership that has worried a number of neighboring countries and the West
Asia Bahrain The Bahrain Bourse, stock exchange licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, participated in the HSBC GCC Exchanges London Conference 2024
Europe Andorra Tobacco taxes will be raised by 6% aiming to reduce the differential with neighbouring countries and to curb smuggling
America Bahamas New standards for the upcoming Junkanoo 2024/2025 season have been announced, requiring leaders to submit detailed reports on expenses and licences to register, after corruptions have been reported for years
Africa Guinea Guinea Alumina Corporation SA reaffirmed its commitment to gender diversity and inclusion in the mining sector to increase the representation of women in its traditionally male-dominated supply chain
Africa Mali Mali's goal is to promptly increase its military capabilities with the assistance of Russia and the countries are discussing the military equipment procurement programme
Africa Ethiopia UNICEF is leading efforts to ensure education for all children in Ethiopia: according to recent estimates, around 17 million children between pre-primary, primary and secondary level are currently out of school and almost half of them are girls
America Nicaragua Over 20 evangelical churches are facing closure and confiscation upon arbitrary fines over 20.000 córdobas; church representatives, threatened with property confiscation and legal action if fines are unpaid, view this as a violation of religious freedom