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 Somalia At least 300 goats were killed by lightning that struck their pasture in the Hiiraan region following heavy rains in the area in recent days
Asia Japan In 2531 all Japanese will be called Sato, unless the old law and tradition requiring married people to have the same surname is changed, according to Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor of economics at Tohoku University
Europe Kosovo Government plans to introduce same-sex unions this May, Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced; the measure is part of tKosovo's efforts to join the Council of Europe
Africa Libya Leaked photos of the son of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi and the tiny underground cell in which he has been held for years in Lebanon have led the Libyan authorities to ask the Lebanese ones to improve his living conditions
Africa South Africa To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid, an exhibition of high political and identity value with artworks, artefacts and objects produced during apartheid era and repatriated is open to the public at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg
America Mexico Angry farmers in drought-hit Michoacan, Mexico, are targeting water-intensive avocado orchards and berry fields, organizing teams to remove illegal pumps and breach unlicensed irrigation ponds, amid disappearing streams and lakes
Europe Moldova Beneficiaries of temporary protection working in Moldova will receive health insurance, thanks to a project approved by MPs; the persons concerned will have the same rights and obligations in the compulsory health insurance system as Moldovan citizens
Africa Republic of the Congo According to a study published by the Congolese NGO Publish What You Pay, only 2% of health projects were implemented between 2020 and 2023
Asia United Arab Emirates The UAE field hospital in Gaza began the prosthesis fitting process to distribute 61 prostheses to the wounded in different phases, with each phase housing 10 people for the fitting process, along with support for physical and psychological rehabilitation
Asia Iraq The killing of Iraqi TikTok influencer Om Fahad, shot dead in his car in Baghdad, is being investigated by the Ministry of the Interior; she had been imprisoned last year during an Iraqi government Internet clean-up campaign for offence to public decency
Asia Saudi Arabia The first female veterinary graduates in the Kingdom, coming from King Faisal University, have been honoured by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Europe Spain Europe's largest battery recycling factory for electric cars will open by the end of the year on Costa Blanca near Alicante
Africa Somalia Around 88.000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024, the UNHCR reported