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
Asia Japan The number of people who required assistance on Japanese mountains hit a record 3.568 cases in 2023, police remind at the start of this summer season, as climbers return to Mount Fuji and other popular peaks after the full easing of COVID-19 restrictions
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
Africa Gabon Among Gabonese youth, N'Tcham has ousted the Nigerian afrobeat and the South African amapiano; in slang, N'Tcham means 'brawl' and is a dance born in prisons that expresses all the violence that exists in working-class neighbourhoods
Oceania Solomon Islands Women's political representation in the country remains low despite legislation requiring parties to include 10% female candidates; there are loopholes that limit the impact and only four of the 13 parties have reached the threshold
Oceania Papua New Guinea Wood has secured a contract worth $18 million from the Newmont mining company to upgrade the Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea, with projects focusing on maintenance and improving the condition and performance of the plant
Asia Turkey Digital maps of water bodies will be created in an attempt to better manage the country's water resources, after a project was initiated to map a total of 270 elements, including dams and artificial ponds currently under construction
America Peru Government issued Decree No. 009-2024 categorizing transgender individuals as mentally ill, aiming to expand access to mental health care across public, private, and mixed services, sparking significant controversy within Peru
Asia East Timor East Timor has been added to Thailand's list of visa-free nations under reciprocal agreement linked to the country's application to join ASEAN association
Africa Sierra Leone The Fashion Design and Textile Association was launched with the aim of unifying and strengthening the country's fragmented fashion and textile industry, creating a collaborative platform for the advancement of the sector
Africa Rwanda The country, through the Rwanda TVET Board, partnered with the Luxembourg government, represented by LuxDev, to launch a €5 million project to improve digital skills in technical and vocational education and training
Africa Botswana SafariBookings.com, the online marketplace for safaris in Africa, studied almost 3.600 reviews and announced that Botswana has been awarded the best safari country in Africa
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
Europe Moldova Moldova advanced in the world rankings of gender equality, coming 13th out of 146 countries, moving up six places from the year 2023