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
Africa Senegal In a surprising twist, Senegalese President Macky Sall officially announced the date of 24 March for the next presidential elections, triggering reactions across the country and evoking a mixture of relief and uncertainty among citizens
Africa Sierra Leone Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, 56, Mayor of Freetown, famous for her commitment to the environment, has taken on an additional important role as a female leader "seeing me in this role today helps many women realize that there is nothing they cannot do" she said
Asia Afghanistan 10 million doses of bivalent oral polio vaccine have been donated to Afghanistan by the Indonesian Agency for International Development
Europe Albania After years of negotiations, Albania and Italy signed the long-awaited agreement on the recognition of reciprocal social security contributions, which will benefit over 500.000 Albanians living in Italy and all Italians who have worked in Albania
Europe Ukraine The Secretary of the Ukrainian Council for Security and National Defence admitted the possibility of the West starting to help Ukraine not only with weapons, but also sending troops, Ukrainska Pravda reported
Oceania Papua New Guinea The International Monetary Fund re-established a resident mission in Papua New Guinea, ending an absence of more than two decades from a Pacific island country with which it has had stormy relations
Europe Lithuania The country would risk violating international agreements by unilaterally imposing a ban on the import or transit of Russian wheat, said Agriculture Minister Kestutis Navickas
Asia Kazakhstan The country is preparing to introduce broadband internet in 171 rural schools in the East Kazakhstan region using SpaceX Starlink technology; last month, the first batch of 500 pieces of SpaceX Starlink equipment had arrived in the country
Asia Indonesia Minister of Youth and Sports Dito Ariotedjo expressed optimism that the Indonesian para badminton and para athletics teams could win gold at the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games
Asia Israel Israel is blocking 1.500 trucks of humanitarian aid at Rafah crossing and preventing them from entering Gaza; the goods are officially being rejected for 'security reasons' and include oxygen, incubators, refrigerators, tents, solar panels
Asia Kyrgyzstan Bishkek has officially become larger after the deputies at the last session of the City Council have approved the annexation of surrounding territories determined by presidential decree
Africa Lesotho The Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel is preparing for a six-month closure for planned maintenance, undertaken jointly by the Lesotho Highlands Development Agency and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority
Africa Mozambique Of the 99.000 and more people who fled their homes because of the severe violence in the North, 61.492 are children, Save the Children reported