Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Asia Iran Three satellites were successfully launched for the first time using the carrier rocket developed by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics and will be used to test communication and geopositioning technologies
Africa Ivory Coast A government-sponsored agricultural initiative aims on the one hand to supply school canteens, and on the other hand contributes to improving the lives of villagers by empowering women
Asia Oman His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued royal orders to allocate an annual budget for the Ministry of Health to help supply electronic sensor devices to be used to measure glucose levels in diabetic children
Africa Guinea-Bissau The National Union of Teachers and Employees of Schools of Higher Education has asked the government to carry out inspections in all the units that make up the School of Higher Education in Guinea-Bissau
Asia Lebanon Britain would be organising a plan to de-escalate tensions on the Lebanese-Israeli border; the plan would involve Britain training Lebanese army forces to do more security work in the border region
Europe Poland Controls at the border with Slovakia were extended until 2 March to try to stop illegal migrants entering through Slovakian territory, a transit point for migrants trying to reach Western Europe mostly from the Middle East and Afghanistan
Asia Mongolia Vatican Radio - Vatican News now also speaks the language of Mongolia, visited by Pope Francis last September: the idiom is the 52nd in addition to the others already present, both written and spoken, thanks to a collaboration with the local Church
Africa Madagascar The Africa Mercy, Mercy Ships' newly refurbished hospital ship, has arrived in Madagascar and will stay in the country from February to December 2024; it last visited the country in 2015
America Saint Lucia Saint Lucia's Director of Consumer Affairs, Wendy Frederick, confirmed that the island, experiencing a sugar shortage, has received supplies, though acknowledging that it had not received the required quantity
Oceania Palau Palau's livestock sector experienced significant growth in 2023, in terms of both the number of animals and revenue generated, according to the annual report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment
Asia Laos Bodybuilding and e-sports will feature in the Laos National Games in 2025, after they were officially included in a decision that comes on the heels of Laos hosting the 18th ASEAN Bodybuilding Championships later this year
Europe Ukraine EU leaders agreed on a €50bn aid package for Ukraine, overcoming weeks of opposition from Hungary