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
Asia Iran Cement sales in Iran decreased in June compared to the previous month, but still registered a remarkable 24% year-on-year increase
Africa Namibia The Namibia Agronomic Board initiated awareness-raising sessions to promote investment in the fruit sector, with a focus on production and export by local farmers
America Guatemala President Bernardo Arevalo has openly published his tax return, detailing all his assets to fulfill his administration's promise of transparency and demonstrate his commitment to fighting corruption
Africa Ghana Data from COCOBOD, Ghana's cocoa regulator, revealed that the country's cocoa production has so far reached 429.323 tonnes in the 2023/2024 season, less than 55% of the seasonal average production, with the harvest almost completed
Oceania New Zealand A study of dental care equity in the Ōtautahi/Christchurch emergency room found that Maoris are more than three times as likely as non-Maoris to need emergency dental care and to be admitted to hospital highlighting significant inequalities in oral health
Oceania Micronesia Chinese Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia Wu Wei attended the handover ceremony for Chinese humanitarian drought assistance
Africa Mali The socio-political situation is relatively tense, with the risk of social unrest in a context of shrinking democratic space and an economic and energy crisis, the latest UNICEF report on the humanitarian situation in the country states
America Peru Survival International released rare images of the recently-discovered, uncontacted tribe Mashco Piro tribe in Peru's Amazon, frequently emerging from the rainforest in search of food and dangerously close to new logging concessions
Asia Singapore All active combat and combat support units will be equipped and trained on a new light machine gun by the end of July; the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940E-SG is manufactured by US-based Colt's Manufacturing
Africa Rwanda Rwandan President Kagame broke his own record by winning Monday's election with over 99% of the vote, compared to 98,63% in the 2017 election, 93% in 2010 and 95% in 2003
America Bolivia A major natural gas field containing 1,7 trillion cubic feet was discovered, the largest since 2005, with President Luis Arce acknowledging past declines due to halted exploration
America Honduras A New York court officially sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the US; Hernandez is planning to appeal
Africa Liberia Roberts International Airport is ready to embark on a transformation path, resolved to solve the compliance problems of recent years, in a project resulting from collaboration between the Liberian Airport Authority and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority