Africa Eritrea The Arbaete Asmara sub-zone has been declared free of female genital mutilation after authorities verification that followed years of local monitoring, community reporting systems and coordinated action by health workers and local administrations
Africa Namibia Namibia has become the first country on the continent to significantly reduce vertical mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and viral hepatitis B, a major milestone in the fight against the spread of HIV
Europe Ukraine The Ukrainian parliament passed a bill allowing the voluntary mobilisation of certain categories of prisoners; some 15-20 thousand prisoners could then join the Ukrainian defence forces
America Trinidad and Tobago The government, who announced it would soon bring home its nationals, should urgently bring home Trinidadian children and their mothers imprisoned in Iraq because of their alleged association with the Islamic State, Human Rights Watch said
Asia Syria International Organisation for Migration stated that Syria continues to be the largest source of refugees in the world at the end of 2022, with a number of 6,5 million, although down from 6,8 million in 2021
Africa Republic of the Congo An international conference on China and Africa opened in Brazzaville with experts, researchers, policy makers and development actors assessing the impact of Sino-African cooperation on the economic, social and political development of Africa
Europe Monaco The Garden Club of Monaco revealed the winners of the 55th International Bouquet Competition in the presence of Prince Albert II and the Princess of Hanover, President of the Club; this year's theme was 'Seas and Oceans'
America Guyana A Turkish power generation ship, capable of producing 36 megawatts of electricity, has arrived in Guyana to assist in addressing blackouts, working alongside recently acquired generators and transformers to boost the grid's capacity
America Paraguay President Santiago Peña celebrated the "historic visit" of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance regional integration and cooperation in areas such as education and technology
Africa South Sudan South Sudan's National Legislative Assembly set up a nine-member commission to investigate the killing of civilians and displacement in Tombura County, Western Equatoria State, ahead of renewed violence
America Nicaragua The UN tribunal has rejected Nicaragua's request to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel, ruling 15 to 1 against issuing such an order
Europe Russia 'The descendants of Napoleon and Hitler want to defeat Russia again with the help of the Anglo-Saxons,' allegedly said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on the eve of Victory Day over Nazi Germany
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The PM defended the revision of the spelling agreement of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries to make the Portuguese language more simplified and dynamic and to integrate new languages of Lusophone cultural diversity
Africa Niger An urgent vaccination campaign against meningitis was launched in Niamey; according to WHO, the country has recorded 2.012 cases and 123 deaths by mid-April