Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
America Brazil Brazil is racing to regulate AI and curb deepfake technology ahead of municipal polls, banning its use in electoral campaigns, requiring public notices for AI usage and threatening consequences
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopia's largest bank, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, is reportedly trying to recover more than $40 million after a technical glitch allowed customers to withdraw more than they had in their accounts
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The government announced the end of the 2003 moratorium on the death penalty, paving the way for the resumption of executions
Africa Burkina Faso Only a third of the funds needed to cover the most urgent humanitarian needs in Burkina Faso were allocated last year, said director of the forum of international humanitarian NGOs in the country
Europe Kosovo Kosovo's Central Election Commission set the voting date for the dismissal of four mayors of northern municipalities in one month, on 21 April; the European Union welcomed the decision and will assist the process
Africa Tanzania Tanzania is the happiest country in Africa, the third happiest in the world, behind only Sri Lanka and the Dominican Republic, a report by the Global mind project conducted among 500,000 people in 71 countries reveals
Africa Togo Ayele Jessica Kouevi is Togo's first and youngest female pilot, and works at Asky regional airline
Asia Saudi Arabia The government plans to create a fund of about $40 billion to invest in artificial intelligence
Europe Slovakia Only one Slovak company made it onto the list of Europe's 1.000 fastest-growing companies compiled by the Financial Times: Gardeon, a supplier of garages and garden sheds based in Turčiansky Ďur, northern Slovakia, came in 510th place
Oceania Kiribati At the 68th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women, Kiribati's Minister of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs Mr. Martin Moretti declared the island nation's dedication to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
Europe Ireland Foreign Minister suggested that the threat to exclude countries from the EU and "constructive abstention" could be "creative ways" as deadlock situations in key votes have long plagued the EU because they require unanimous consent
Africa Senegal Senegal's only female presidential candidate has little or no chance of winning in Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decades-long campaign to achieve gender equality
Europe Romania Romania's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by two opposition parties seeking constitutional annulment of legislation decriminalising tax evasion of less than €1 million