Asia Kazakhstan 16th Astana Mining & Metallurgy AMM Congress and Exhibition is closing today; the event brought together global industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the future of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector.
Africa eSwatini In the heart of the Jilobi Forest, a biodiversity hotspot in the eastern Lubombo region, the three chiefdoms that inhabit the land, with long-standing disputes, have abandoned tensions and strains for the need to preserve shared land
Asia Kyrgyzstan A three-storey medical unit was inaugurated at the Republican Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases after a major renovation in Bishkek; the building modernization was financed through the WB's Emergency Response to COVID-19 project
Africa Guinea The Guinean justice system is a 'big sick body', admitted current Justice Minister Yaya Kairaba Kaba, claiming that it has never been independent and impartial since 1958
Europe Iceland With increased energy efficiency and the use of new sources, available electricity in Iceland could increase by 3.800 gigawatt hours, which would mean a 20% increase in available energy by 2040
Asia Pakistan An IMF mission will arrive this month to discuss a new 'longer-term, larger' loan programme aimed at helping the government repay billions in debt maturing this year
Europe Netherlands The 'coronavirus pass', a digital certificate introduced in September 2021 that allowed people vaccinated or cured of Covid to access museums and events, did not violate fundamental rights, the Hague judges stated
America Canada 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an international legally binding document on plastic pollution, also in the marine environment, closed in Ottawa with 176 countries participating and a draft text available in all UN languages
Europe Latvia The draft 'Law on Crypto-asset Services', which will designate the Bank of Latvia as the competent supervisory authority for issuing operating licences to crypto-asset market participants, is being examined by the government
Africa Angola The USAID administrator in a recent visit to the country promoted investment in the Lobito corridor, a vital component of the Global Partnership for Infrastructure and Investment
Africa Mauritius The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency and the Digital Lab on the Go project have been launched by the Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation
Europe Estonia As of 1 May, the Narva border is closed overnight due to the decrease in traffic; Russia closed the border to car traffic in February
America Venezuela Venezuela has been reportedly breaking its promise to provide free drugs for Human Papillomavirus (HPV), coupled with inadequate sexual education in public schools, leading to a concerning lack of awareness among young women about HPV and its vaccines
America Paraguay Local workshops have been taking place in Paraguay to lay out out a roadmap to safeguard elections, focusing on strategic communication, civic education, and collaboration among state institutions to ensure a fair electoral process