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 Guinea While the increase in the number of fires in Conakry and surrounding areas worries the population, the civil defence services lack adequate means to deal with disasters
America Cuba FAO and EU will help strengthen the capacity of institutions and companies involved in seed production and certification in Cuba through a project implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in 8 municipalities aimed at increasing local production
Africa Equatorial Guinea Miyobo, a village council located in one of the most remote areas of Niefang, has now become a small urbanized town in government-sponsored social project establishing 50 urban neighborhoods to bring the administration closer to the people
America Ecuador Ecuador has approved a referendum to enhance security measures against organized crime, proposing military street patrols, criminal extradition, and increased prison terms
America Colombia Tens of thousands of Colombians protested in multiple cities against President Gustavo Petro's proposed reforms; protesters are concerned about the health reform aimed at decreasing power from insurers and expanding access to public healthcare
America Jamaica 20 young people were honored with the Prime Minister's National Youth Excellence Awards 2023 for their achievements in various fields such as sports, agriculture, arts and culture, leadership, journalism/social media influencers and entrepreneurship
Europe Monaco A group of philanthropic organizations, including Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, have come together under the banner of the Med Donors' Roundtable to commit €57 million to marine conservation efforts in the Mediterranean Sea over the next 5 years
America Dominican Republic Military spending of the Dominican Republic rose by 14% in response to increased violence in neighboring Haiti, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Europe Iceland Iceland's Minister of Health will meet with the president of the Icelandic Association of Family Physicians to discuss doctors' criticism of excessive bureaucracy that reduces their time with patients
Europe Hungary The Balaton Shipping Company has started its 178th shipping season with four new ships; in addition to the two new ferries designed for Lake Balaton, two new catamarans have arrived, one of which will operate in the western basin
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo, the UN human rights chief said as he visited the region and called for peace and support for millions of displaced people
Africa Ethiopia Researchers from the US have discovered the genome of the Arabica coffee species and traced its origins to a natural mating between two other coffee species, estimated to have occurred between 610.000 and one million years ago in the forests of Ethiopia
Europe Czech Republic A Holocaust Memorial for Roma and Sinti will be unveiled today at the site of a former concentration camp in Lety, South Bohemia; between 1942 and 1943, some 1.300 Roma passed through the camp and more than 300 died there, mostly women and children