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
Europe Moldova 53 teachers of Romanian language and other school subjects from Gagauzia, Dubasari, Taraclia, Cahul, Balti will travel to Romania for courses in Romanian language, literature and civilisation, the presidential press service reported
America Ecuador An Ecuadorian court recognised the legal rights of a river in the country, the Machángara, ruling that the municipality of Quito violated them by allowing it to be heavily polluted and must clean it up
Europe Luxembourg All employees in the Luxembourg banking sector will receive a €500 bonus starting next year, according to a new collective agreement signed by the trade unions and the country's banking association
Africa Ethiopia Coffee exports generated a record turnover of $1,43 billion in fiscal year 2023/24; according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, the country exported 298.500 tonnes of coffee in the fiscal year ending 7 July 2024
Asia North Korea Pyongyang has not yet given any indication as to when it will allow Chinese tourists to return, despite previously contributing nearly $200 million in foreign currency annually
Europe Poland Last year, Poland's population decreased by 133.000, the largest percentage drop among all EU member states
Africa Niger Search units are on high alert after inmates escaped from the Koutoukale maximum security prison, which houses Islamist militants from the Niger conflict with armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State as well as suspected Boko Haram insurgents
Africa Mauritania Mauritanian security forces are believed to have played a role in the post-election violence and at least three deaths after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's presidential election victory last week
Africa Eritrea Biniam Girmay said he hopes to encourage more diversity in elite cycling after the Eritrean won the third stage of this year's Tour de France
Europe Finland 63% of Finns believe that violations of international human rights would be acceptable in the context of the enactment of the Border Security Act, according to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat
Asia Kazakhstan Alageum Electric became the general sponsor of the Fifth World Nomad Games; the president expressed pride in supporting Kazakhstan's cultural and sporting traditions and commitment to promoting traditional sports on an international stage
Asia Kuwait Electricity consumption rose on Thursday to the highest level in the country's history due to soaring summer temperatures, reaching a record high of 17.120 megawatts, 180 megawatts more than the previous record in the summer of last year