Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
Asia Georgia The single-chamber parliament approved in its 3rd and final reading the law on so-called foreign agents, modeled on a similar law in force for years in Russia, used to shut down independent media, NGOs and civil society associations
Africa Mali A longer transition and a military presidential candidacy to arrive at the longed-for elections are among the almost 300 recommendations contained in the final document resulting from the Inter-Malian Dialogue
Asia Taiwan Uber Technologies, the parent company of the Uber Eats delivery platform, has reached an agreement with Delivery Hero SE to acquire its foodpanda delivery service in Taiwan
America Bolivia Bolivia sent 90 tons of humanitarian aid, food, water, and medicine, to Gaza via maritime route and delivered to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, following President Luis Arce's decree denouncing Israel's blockade hindering humanitarian operations
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Sport for All Federation has stated that its 2024 summer campaign, 'Move Your World', aims to help people engage in physical activity; through a survey, it identified various obstacles and difficulties that people face on a daily basis
Africa Seychelles The International Labour Organisation held a validation workshop with the National Labour Migration Policy Committee to advance plans for the Skills Mobility Framework
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The country is facing a severe drought: in St. Vincent the rivers and reservoirs are low, resulting in water rationing, and in the Grenadines, where there are no streams, rivers or springs, the reservoirs are empty; the issue has been raised in Parliament
America Saint Lucia Students from the Commonwealth of Dominica and Saint Lucia won first places in the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's Young Creative 2024 Competition
America Brazil Madonna concluded her "Celebration" tour with a record-breaking performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, drawing an estimated 1,6 million fans, marking the largest live audience of her career
America Argentina Argentina is addressing inflation by introducing 10.000-peso bills, five times the previous largest, aiming to ease the burden of carrying large amounts of cash amid an annual inflation rate of 287%, with plans to introduce 20.000-peso bills later on
Europe Sweden Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson said he would be open to allowing US nuclear weapons on Swedish soil in wartime; parliament is expected to vote in June on the government's bill on a military cooperation agreement with the US
Africa Togo The country reiterated its call for a 'new Africa' during the fourth African Integration Day in Lomé; Foreign Minister Robert Dussey emphasised the vision of an independent and sovereign Africa on the global stage
Africa Somalia The country asked the UN to end its political mission, which assisted the government to bring peace and stability after attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group al-Shabab, a decision that followed 'a thorough consideration of strategic priorities'