Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Africa Uganda Environmental activist Stephen Kwikiriza opposing a huge oil drilling project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been detained by soldiers, NGOs denounce; the project is having disastrous consequences for local communities and the environment
Africa Lesotho Farmers in the Berea district have expressed their happiness at the first snowfalls, saying they provide the necessary moisture for crops, an opportunity to maximise their production
Africa Tanzania The Information and Communication Technology Commission has signed agreements with six regions to establish ICT incubation centres to help the country become a digital economy
Africa Sierra Leone The project Boosting Agriculture and Food Security in Sierra Leone concluded with a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the country's first modern cashew processing plant, which will focus on employing women and young people
Europe North Macedonia In a session that lasted until 3am, the North Macedonian Assembly passed a law paving the way for the restructuring of the government, providing for 20 ministries as opposed to the previous 16
Asia Syria The collapsed Syrian health system has been forgotten by the world, said a senior WHO official, urging new and creative thinking to stop the exodus of medical personnel abroad
Africa South Sudan The Kenyan-led negotiating team presented a 75-page document to the parties involved in the ongoing peace talks in Nairobi, said South Sudan's Minister of Information, Michael Makuei
Europe Albania The National Library of Albania, within the framework of the national year of the 80th anniversary of the country's Liberation, is displaying collections evoking the period of the War of National Liberation
America Canada Proposed changes to the capital gains inclusion rate, announced in the 2024 federal budget, have been billed as an effort to improve “tax fairness” in Canada; the bill is putting pressure on the Conservative Party ahead of today's vote on the proposal
Africa Liberia Security agencies, including the National Police, Immigration Services, the Anti-Drug Agency and the National Fire Brigade, concluded an analysis of the joint security operations implemented during the presidential and legislative 2023 elections
Africa Mauritania Study by oceanographers revealed a significant shift in sardine populations with a northward migration from Mauritania and Senegal to the Moroccan coast, attributed to rising ocean temperatures in the region
Asia Uzbekistan The implementation of the Innovative Social Protection System for Inclusion of Vulnerable People project will be supported by a $100 million soft loan from the World Bank
Asia Iran The main coalition of reformists in Iran has declared that it will only participate in this month's presidential elections if at least one of its candidates is approved to run