Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Africa Central African Republic For the first time in the past five years, the humanitarian situation improved significantly in 2023, said the UN System Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic
America Jamaica The Ministry of Agriculture has announced a J$20 million (€118000) relief fund to support fishermen who have been affected by rising sea waves along the Jamaican coast
Africa Egypt Suez Canal revenues are down 40-50% this year to date due to attacks on shipping by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Africa Zimbabwe 62 people sentenced to the death penalty in the country will see their sentences commuted to life imprisonment as a result of the abolition of capital punishment, decided by the Harare government, which gave its assent to a parliamentary initiative
Asia North Korea In defiance of UN resolutions, Vladimir Putin paid homage to Marshal Kim Jong-un with a luxury limousine made in Russia, 'as a demonstration of their special relationship', as the North Korean state media writes
Europe Slovakia Malnutrition affects almost two-thirds of Slovakian hospitalised patients; despite additional costs of malnutrition entails for healthcare system, interventions remain minimal, according to research by Slovakian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Africa Somalia The Somali authorities banned, for security reasons, the wearing of masks in the capital Mogadishu, as the use of masks would be used to conceal identity and facilitate criminal activities
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia said Israel's actions in the Palestinian Territories are 'legally indefensible' at the second day of the International Court of Justice hearing
Africa Cameroon Cameroonian plastic artist Hako Hankson has been invited to represent Cameroon at the next Venice Art Biennale; born in 1968 in Bafang, in the west, he now lives and works in the economic capital Douala
Africa Morocco Initially scheduled for January-February 2025, a new speculation suggests that the African Cup of Nations 2025 could be held in the summer, with the Confederation of African Football agreeing to hold the competition in July-August 2025 in Morocco
Europe Netherlands Persons subject to integration obligations must integrate within three years and if they do not obtain the integration certificate the government can fine them; the European Court of Justice will assess whether this is contrary to European standards
Africa Rwanda The local office of the Mechanism in charge of the last files of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the special court in charge of trying those responsible for the Rwandan genocide and other human rights violations, is about to close its doors
Oceania Palau In a rally echoing his campaign slogan 'Palauans First', President Surangel Whipps Jr. officially launched his re-election bid, becoming the first candidate to declare for the November 2024 general election