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
Africa Seychelles Seychelles has gone down three places on the World Press Freedom Index, from 34th in 2023 to 37th in 2024; in 2022 was ranked 13th out of 180 countries and was the highest ranking in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's anti-drug campaign has led to the arrest of more than 50.000 people and the seizure of over US$20 million worth of drugs, but has drawn criticism for accusations of human rights violations from UN and other rights groups
Oceania Tonga The aviation community has received a yellow ACC alert to be vigilant, while magmatic activity continues on the Tofua volcano, where a total of 13 events have been recorded in the last 24 hours, adding to the seven in the previous report
Europe Albania Experts say that legislation is needed to tackle toxic social media content that too often turns into offline violence in Albania, amid fears that the authorities will once again exploit the issue for political gain
Asia Bangladesh The average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, the lowest in the country in 43 years, since 1981; the average rainfall in April is 134 mm
Africa Senegal After two weeks of negotiations, the State managed to acquire the library of Leopold Sedar Senghor, containing several hundred signed works, in Verson, Normandy, where the former president and poet owned a mansion
Asia Palestine On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists from Gaza received the UNESCO World Press Freedom Award
Asia Singapore Sport Singapore will launch a new booking platform in June to contrast the use of bots and multiple accounts to book its sports facilities after reports emerged that slots were being booked by accounts using bots or scripted programmes
Africa Egypt Hala Consulting and Tourism Services, a company owned by prominent Egyptian businessman ally of President, is allegedly collecting around $2 million per day from Palestinians fleeing the Gaza Strip, demanding a minimum of $5.000 per person
Asia Turkey Annual traffic congestion in Istanbul causes a loss of 288 hours per person, adding that 'the annual economic loss due to traffic congestion in Istanbul amounts to an incredible $10 billion'
Africa Togo The number of French volunteers in Togo reached a record 2.113 in 2023 according to the France Volontaires 2023 report; numbers include 1.988 short-term missions, 72 civil service assignments and 53 international solidarity volunteers
Africa Malawi The Center For Community Empowerment Initiative is conducting Free Dog Vaccination and Castration Week in Mzuzu to promote responsible dog ownership, control dog population and guarantee owned dogs are free of rabies
Africa Kenya The reopening of schools planned for next week has been postponed until further notice by President Ruto, due to the heavy rains and flooding that killed at least 200 people and displaced over 190.000