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
Oceania Micronesia The Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Senior Military Official of the US Indo-Pacific Command in Guam and Micronesia, and US Ambassador hosted a new bilateral meeting between the FSM and the Joint Committee
Oceania Tuvalu Australia has earmarked more than $110 million in a development package for Tuvalu, as the two nations agreed that a treaty will not hinder the Pacific island nation's ability to conclude agreements with other countries
Europe Bulgaria The country has updated its vaccination calendar, granting general practitioners permission to administer the pertussis vaccine to infants two weeks earlier than before, starting six weeks after birth
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's Airports Authority recorded a +42% increase in passenger traffic in Q1 of 2024 with 3,1 million passengers
Asia China Over the past year, China and its companies expanded their position in South America in the political, security, information and logistics sectors, among the others, raising strategic concerns due to the region's proximity and ties to the United States
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The PM defended the revision of the spelling agreement of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries to make the Portuguese language more simplified and dynamic and to integrate new languages of Lusophone cultural diversity
Africa Morocco 16.171 ne Companies were created in Morocco within the end of February 2024, reported the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office
America Nicaragua The UN tribunal has rejected Nicaragua's request to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel, ruling 15 to 1 against issuing such an order
Oceania Solomon Islands The US Embassy in Honiara has labelled recent allegations of alleged interference in the Solomon Islands elections as 'questionable' and 'misinformation'
America Trinidad and Tobago The government, who announced it would soon bring home its nationals, should urgently bring home Trinidadian children and their mothers imprisoned in Iraq because of their alleged association with the Islamic State, Human Rights Watch said
Africa South Sudan South Sudan's National Legislative Assembly set up a nine-member commission to investigate the killing of civilians and displacement in Tombura County, Western Equatoria State, ahead of renewed violence
Oceania New Zealand The newly formed Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa sent an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, signed by national and international organisations and drug policy specialists, calling for the legal regulation of all drugs
Africa Uganda Uganda was named the best investment destination in Africa at the Annual Investment Meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates