America Canada Canada Strong Fund, the first ever national sovereign wealth fund will be launched with an initial endowment of $25-billion (€15,5 billion); PM says the investment will ensure all Canadians reap the rewards of government support for major new projects
Europe Croatia After over 70 years, one of the largest raptors of prey, the golden eagle, has been spotted again in the Plitvice Lakes National Park; the last sighting of this species dates back to 1 August 1953
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Head of the Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations confirmed that the final draft of the Resolution 'International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide' had been agreed upon
Asia East Timor Oxfam Aotearoa launched the new HAMRIIK project in Oé-Cusse that aims to strengthen the climate change adaptation capacities of rural households and communities and effectively address the intersections of gender, disability and climate change
Africa Equatorial Guinea The first Equatorial Guinea Athletes' Forum opened, bringing together athletes from different federations at the Malabo Sports Club to discuss and raise issues in the federations and improve the quality of life for athletes
Asia Cyprus The fire brigade were called out to 120 fires across Cyprus on Easter Saturday night; a large proportion of the 120 fires were linked to the Easter “lambradjia” bonfire tradition
Africa Cameroon Cocoa farmers are trying to find suitable treatments for pod diseases that are weakening the crops; as many local producers sell in Nigeria rather than on the local market, competition among buyers had already driven up the price for chocolate producers
Asia Yemen Tens of thousands of Yemenis joined the recurring Friday demonstration in Sanaa in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip; Houthi rebels threatened to expand their campaign against ships travelling to Israel
Africa Mali The main Touareg separatist groups confronting government forces in northern Mali announced the formation of a new coalition, called the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defence of the Azawad People, chaired by Bilal Ag Acherif
Oceania Australia Women are calling on the government to intervene on the epidemic of violence against women in the country, which has now become an emergency spread throughout the country
Africa Tanzania Heavy rain and strong winds caused damage and new flooding as Cyclone Hidaya hit the country over the weekend; ferry services between Tanzania's commercial centre, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar island - an international tourist destination - were suspended
America Grenada A weapons amnesty is now in place with lawmakers in Parliament voting in favour of a motion to give people on the island three months to surrender illegal firearms and ammunition
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is escalating his rhetoric against Indian Muslims, in a controversial move to mobilise his most radical Hindu electorate that eventually resorted to conspiracy theories and allegedly even fake news
Africa Tunisia Over 1.300 migrants died or disappeared in 2023 in shipwrecks close to the Tunisian coast, reports the NGO Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights; Tunisians accounted for the second highest number of irregular migrant arrivals into Italy