Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Africa Benin Beninese citizenship will be opened 'to all Afro-descendants who wish to do so', announced President Patrice Talon giving details of the process to obtain it
Africa Ivory Coast After gold, of which Ivory Coast is an established producer, bauxite and manganese, the country opens a new mining era with the discovery of a large deposit of Coltan (columbo-tantalite) in the centre west of the country
Africa Kenya The ban imposed in some parts of the country on muguka, an alkaline plant variety of the popular stimulant known as khat, or miraa, has been lifted by President Ruto
Africa Nigeria Old national anthem, abandoned by the military government in 1978, has been reinstated by President Tinibu, sparking heated debate with many complaining that the country has more pressing problems such as insecurity, rising inflation and a currency crisis
Europe France A state of emergency in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been lifted, though maintaining a curfew and sending hundreds of paramilitary reinforcements after two weeks of unrest in which seven people died and hundreds were injured
Asia Lebanon Adam Afana, aged five, is the first Palestinian child injured in the Israeli war in Gaza to land in Lebanon, where he has been receiving treatment at Medical Centre of the American University of Beirut
Africa Sudan Of the 7 million people - and more - displaced in Sudan by the ongoing conflict since April 2023, "more than half are children," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Africa Togo A new satisfaction survey will come from the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority to assess consumers' perceptions of telecommunications operators, including mobile and fixed Internet services
Asia Yemen Yemeni Houti rebels claimed an attack on the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea, a response to the latest joint British-US air raids in Yemen against the same rebels, in which at least 16 people died
America Suriname Operation 'Sparimakka' just launched in Suriname to combat illegal activities at sea, involving the Suriname Police Corps, Coast Guard, and Navy to thoroughly inspect local ships
America Venezuela Venezuela has become the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers, with the Humboldt Glacier, the last in the Sierra Nevada, declared too small to be classified as a glacier due to ongoing erosion and climate change
America Uruguay Uruguay declared an agricultural emergency due to excessive rainfall in Rocha and Treinta y Tres, displacing over 2.800 people, affecting 1,2 million hectares of farmland, and causing significant damage to crops and livestock
Asia Japan The first survey on how much foreign residents are paying in health insurance and pension premiums will be conducted to analyze their impact on Japan’s social security system; currently the country has no data specifically regarding foreign nationals