Africa Morocco “Genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty constitutes the only realistic and viable solution” to the Sahara conflict according to latest UN Security Council resolution, a turning point in the diplomatic and geostrategic reshaping of the Maghreb region
Asia Bahrain 500 road surveillance cameras will be installed in the Kingdom to support enforcing of traffic laws, foster drivers' discipline and ultimately improve road safety
America Bahamas One week into crawfish season, the legal harvesting period for spiny lobster running from 1 August to 31 March, has yielded poor returns, probably due to widespread poaching on southern banks, frequently reported
Africa Nigeria Three Nigerian students have become champions at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Round competition in London; Nafisa Aminu is overall best in English Language, Rukayya Fema best in debate, and Hadiza Kalli clinched the outstanding talent award and a gold medal
America United States Columbia University’s unprecedented $200 million agreement with Trump’s administration put and end to months-long tug-of-war; academics warn it may be the start of broad-ranging concessions and of increased government oversight on higher education
Africa Ghana Defense and environment ministers are among eight people killed yesterday as a military helicopter crashed in in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti region, Al Jazeera reported; it had disappeared from radar earlier in the day
Asia Iran 'Illegitimate' geopolitical changes in South Caucasus will face Iran’s firm response, reportedly said senior advisor to the Supreme Leader on international affairs speaking of renewed Azeri narrative of extraterritorial project called Zangezur Corridor
Europe San Marino Immigration authorities have once again confirmed that there are no border formalities to enter San Marino, open to all those bearing a valid visa for Italy, its only border; tourist visas can be obtained at the tourism office at a cost of 5 Euros
Africa Cameroon A report by CRTV, Cameroon’s national broadcaster, shed light on a growing trend of human bone trafficking in the North West: alarming practice reportedly involves exhuming of corpses, often by young people hit by crisis, drug abuse and lure of fast money
Africa Mozambique Education Minister Samaria Tovela acknowledged that the government owes some teachers money for overtime worked accumulated since 2022, explaining that the delay is to serious communication failures as sector lacks consolidated data across Mozambique
Africa Eswatini National Gospel Music Awards saw an overwhelming response from Eswatini’s music community, with over 500 entries from 110 artists within one week of opening nominations; it aim to providing a key platform to talents and reshape the local music industry
Africa Malawi Central Poultry, Malawi’s leading poultry company, provided chicks, vaccines, feed, support to 150 farmers in a pilot project to improve local production; beneficiaries can then sell the chickens to CP or at market price to repay the non-interest loan
Europe Malta Times of Malta received a court injunction preventing it from publishing an article about an e-money firm just one day after sending questions to the company; union of journalists and Institute for Maltese Journalists are concerned about press freedom
Asia Brunei Houselisting was launched by Department of Economic Planning and Statistics; lasting to 24 August, it will build a comprehensive database to support the Labour Force Survey 2025, scheduled for 3 to 30 November and crucial for policy makers