Africa Zambia Following statements circulating on social media, some politicians reminded that any individual’s citizenship or immigration status are matters of law, not tribe, and no tribe in Zambia must ever associated with foreignness or unequal citizenship
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Reporters Without Borders turns the spotlight on the situation suffered by the local media: at least 14 radio stations are now inactive, six have been looted, five are now broadcasting under the control of the M23 rebels
Africa Mauritania Fifty thousand fishermen in Nouadhibou depend on the country's octopus trade; in the first quarter of 2023, Mauritanian octopus accounted for almost 40% of Japan's total imports of this delicacy
Europe Liechtenstein Apprenticeships are still popular in the country, with around two-thirds of young people completing secondary school in the country choosing the dual training route
Europe Denmark Greenlandic police arrested prominent Canadian-American environmental activist Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace, in the capital Nuuk, on the basis of an international arrest warrant issued by the Japanese authorities
Africa Ethiopia At least 229 people died as a result of two landslides in Kencho-Shacha; people who were swept away by the second landslide, who are the majority of the victims, had gathered to rescue the inhabitants of a house buried by the first one
Asia Maldives Next year's budget will include an allocation to facilitate additional training opportunities for athletes, as part of the government's priority to develop the sports sector
Europe Luxembourg This year marks 100 years since Luxembourg women first participated in the Olympics
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A field hospital has been opened on Union Island to meet medical needs; 90% of the houses on the island in the southern Grenadines have been seriously damage or destroyed by Hurricane Beryl
Africa Burundi 5.000 people in Burundi have been provided dental care performed by a Turkish medical team thanks to a collaboration between the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency and the Friends of All Africa Association
Asia Uzbekistan Advertising structures on the streets of Tashkent that hadn't been legalised before 1 June will be dismantled upon order by the Council of Ministers
Africa Madagascar The Port of Mahajanga, currently undergoing emergency works, needs rehabilitation and expansion, said the World Bank after a visit on site with Malagasy authorities; works should be undertaken urgently in parallel with the rehabilitation of RN4
Oceania Samoa In an effort to strengthen emergency medical capabilities throughout Samoa, the Emergency Life Support course recently concluded a series of intensive training sessions in both Savaii and Upolu
Oceania Vanuatu The Municipality of Port Vila has initiated the installation of solar street lights along the city's main street to improve the visibility, safety and comfort of residents and visitors