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
Europe Iceland With increased energy efficiency and the use of new sources, available electricity in Iceland could increase by 3.800 gigawatt hours, which would mean a 20% increase in available energy by 2040
America Canada 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an international legally binding document on plastic pollution, also in the marine environment, closed in Ottawa with 176 countries participating and a draft text available in all UN languages
Africa Mozambique A team from MSF provided initial psychological care to the families of the victims of the shipwreck that claimed around 100 lives on 7 April in Nampula province, in the north of the country; training on health promotion was offered to 15 community leaders
Africa Guinea The Guinean justice system is a 'big sick body', admitted current Justice Minister Yaya Kairaba Kaba, claiming that it has never been independent and impartial since 1958
Europe Netherlands The 'coronavirus pass', a digital certificate introduced in September 2021 that allowed people vaccinated or cured of Covid to access museums and events, did not violate fundamental rights, the Hague judges stated
Africa eSwatini In the heart of the Jilobi Forest, a biodiversity hotspot in the eastern Lubombo region, the three chiefdoms that inhabit the land, with long-standing disputes, have abandoned tensions and strains for the need to preserve shared land
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The double elimination of mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been officially certified by WHO
Europe Portugal Madeira flower festival opens today 2 May and will run to 26; the celebration will combine festival traditions and much-loved attractions as the flower carpets along Avenida Arriaga with an array of kiosks selling flowers, food and typical embroidery
America Haiti Haiti's newly installed Transitional Council chose a little-known former sports minister as prime minister as part of its task of trying to establish a new stable government amidst suffocating violence
Oceania Fiji Police and Land Transport Authority will crack down on unruly behaviour outside the Coca Cola Games, a very participated athletic event being held 2-4 March, said the Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association
Africa Central African Republic A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic has issued an international arrest warrant for the country's exiled former president François Bozizé, wanted for human rights violations
Europe Estonia As of 1 May, the Narva border is closed overnight due to the decrease in traffic; Russia closed the border to car traffic in February
America Venezuela Venezuela has been reportedly breaking its promise to provide free drugs for Human Papillomavirus (HPV), coupled with inadequate sexual education in public schools, leading to a concerning lack of awareness among young women about HPV and its vaccines