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
America Bahamas Although a new bill allows Bahamas Power and Light to set its own tariffs, the Minister of Energy and Transport has assured it won't result in 'unnecessary and extreme costs' for citizens, and will instead seek to provide relief for the most vulnerable
Europe Andorra Nine young people have escaped from the Centre Residencial d'Educació Intensiva since its inception in 2022, stated the Minister of Social Affairs and the Civil Service
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Anti-Terrorism Bill is ready for parliamentary debate, confirmed the Commissioner of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, after a drafting process to ensure alignment with existing laws and the national Constitution
Europe Sweden A 2030 net zero emissions target for the shipping industry has been set by Swedish bank SEB, in line with its commitment to the Net Zero Banking Alliance
Africa Comoros A training seminar has been organised in Retaj to raise awareness and train healthcare personnel on pharmacovigilance, the science of examining the adverse effects of drugs, upon initiative of the National Agency for Medicines and Medical Evacuations
Asia Qatar The sighting of a group of long-beaked common dolphins is the first documented record of the dolphins in Qatari waters
Africa Ivory Coast Health workers riding bicycles and medical equipment, are making great strides in the fight against malaria by travelling between remote villages, reducing malaria cases by up to 70% in some areas
Africa Central African Republic Central African authorities and WFP leaders are getting organised in the framework of the implementation of the school canteen programme
Africa Gambia The National Water and Electronic Company, with funding from the World Bank, laid the foundation stone of a $66 million electricity project called ECOREAP, which will electrify over 298 communities
Europe Ukraine Over the past week, the Ukrainian army has reportedly carried out a number of attacks against Russian military targets using a new long-range missile system that the US would have secretly shipped in recent weeks
Europe Belarus The Belarusian publishing house received a first-class diploma in the Culture and Art category for the book 'National Parks - Gems of Belarus' at the Eurasian International Book Fair held in Astana, Kazakhstan,
Africa Seychelles Greenpeace's ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Port Victoria after a week-long expedition with a team of scientists and students from the University of Seychelles that explored the seagrass beds around Owen Bank
Europe Slovakia Whooping cough is on the rise in the country, with more cases in the first two months of the year than in a whole year in past years; a lack of vaccines against whooping cough, especially those used for revaccination, is reported