Africa eSwatini 11 000 jobs have been added in 2023-25; though it may appear as a positive development for Eswatini’s economy, economists fear that Eswatini’s labour market is expanding in low-productivity jobs rather than sectors building long-term economic security
Africa Sudan The ongoing war has been also threatening priceless remnants of an ancient kingdom, as the conflict has reportedly spread to UNESCO World Heritage sites, those of the Meroitic temples of Musawwarat and Naqaa
Africa Mali In Bamako, the cultural festival 'Les Praticables' was recently staged by young teenage girls to bring a new artistic and civic perspective to the community through theatrical performances on topics such as the fight against forced marriages and terrorism
Asia Bangladesh Only 47.773 citizens registered for the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, out of a quota of 127.000, marking the lowest turnout of registrations ever; despite government efforts to reduce the price of packages, most people cannot afford the trip
America Uruguay The Uruguayan Meteorological Institute has reportedly announced that the country’s drought is over from a climatic viewpoint
Asia North Korea The arch of unification, built in 2001 to celebrate his father's dream of seeing the peninsula united again, could now be destroyed by Kim Jong-un, who does not consider peaceful reunification with the South a viable goal
America Panama The country’s severe drought has caused shippings in the Panama Canal to drop by approximately 36%
Africa Ghana More than 16.000 teachers sought education jobs in the UK in 2023; Professor Quartey, Director of the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research, urges the government to create more job opportunities for teachers to reduce the drop-out rate
America Peru Over 200 ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts ranging from ceramics to important works of Indigenous art have been successfully reclaimed by Peru from collectors and institutions around the world
Africa Tunisia A further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law was recorded during 2023, in the absence of real checks and balances against the power of President Kais Saied, as the NGO Human Rights Watch states in its World Report 2024
Asia Tajikistan The heads of ministries, agencies, provinces and cities will start holding press conferences on the results of the last six months' work on 29 January; on 4 March 2005, President Rahmon had signed a decree obliging them to hold quarterly press conferences
Africa Senegal A recently concluded seminar in Dakar addressed the possibility of defining a strategy for better management of labour and remittances from the diaspora to African countries in an initiative of the UN Economic Commission for Africa
Europe Germany An estimated one hundred thousand people took to the streets in dozens of large and small cities to express their indignation against the rise of the parliamentary ultra-right AFD and its alleged secret plots with neo-Nazis
Asia Israel Thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv demanding Netanyahu's resignation, the dissolution of the Knesset and new elections; one of the mottos is 'those who divide will not unite, those who destroy will not build, those who destroy will not create'