Africa Ghana Tradional chief of Berekum area has warned against data leaks by bank staff, reminding that releasing private information is highly discouraging and affects rural areas where it is most important to create and support trust to advance financial inclusion
Asia Brunei The Brunei national soccer team arrived home to a heroes' welcome and roaring applause after their heroic 3-2 victory over Vanuatu in an international match of the FIFA Series 2024
Africa Gabon The West Virginia National Guard has been selected to partner with Gabon under the National Guard Bureau's state partnership program, making Gabon the third country, after Qatar and Peru, to partner with W.Va. National Guard
Europe Croatia Croatia has been named world's most difficult country to pass a driving test, after Zutobi compiled a ranking analyzing the cost of exams, their difficulty and the age at which it is possible to drive
Africa eSwatini Traditional medicine, muti, is an important part of Eswatini culture; however, the growing demand has put some of kingdom's animal species at risk of extinction, with conservationists and molecular biologists working to protect the animals from poachers
America Guatemala Guatemala has pledged to the US to take actions to deter migration, as a new migrant caravan progresses from Tapachula, with migrants on the route criticizing the "criminalization" implicit in Texas' 'SB4' law, which allows US police to detain migrants
Africa Burundi African Trade and Investment Development Insurance provided political risk insurance coverage for Songa Energy's $7.7 million Ruvyironza hydropower project in Burundi
Africa Lesotho The Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority said it approved an increase of 9,6286% for the "energy and maximum demand" tariff and 5% for the "basic tariff"
Africa Comoros Fish sellers have resumed their activities at the Volo-flight market after tension over discontent with the relocation to Kalaweni, deemed not favourable to the conduct of business
Europe Denmark TotalEnergies' new multibillion-dollar gas project in the Danish North Sea, partly funded by the government, is denting Denmark's green reputation as a vanguard of the green transition
Europe Liechtenstein More than 270 students participated in a school competition on the theme "Liechtenstein and the Council of Europe - common values, common future," and the winners were awarded their prizes
America El Salvador This week El Salvador marks two years under a state of exception, initiated after an extortion-motivated massacre of 87 people in March 2022; to date, the government has captured 78.175 alleged gang members
America Venezuela Venezuela has approved the creation of a state in the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region across the border in Guyana, sparking a "violation" of Guyana's sovereignty, with tensions escalated as the area has been administered by Guyana for over a century
America Dominica Dominica contracts with China have reached half a billion dollars as of 2020, China’s news network CGTN has reported as the two countries celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations; as of 2023, trade volume between the two countries topped $70-million