Africa Zambia To support formalized and safe gold mining in Chitambo district, government pledged to provide equipment to registered cooperatives, enabling small scale miners enhance their operations, and to build a district hospital with mortuary services
Europe United Kingdom Medicines are becoming more and more unavailable in the country, with the President of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies stating that the 'situation is the worst ever'; shortage includes drugs to combat cancer and depression
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
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 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
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
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
Asia Palestine On average, two mothers have lost their lives every hour since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza, UN Women said
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
America Uruguay The Uruguayan Meteorological Institute has reportedly announced that the country’s drought is over from a climatic viewpoint
America Paraguay The recent heat wave has brought Paraguay to break its highest temperature ever recorded, hitting 45,5 degrees celsius
Africa Ivory Coast A bill to protect the elephants, the country's symbol, has been adopted; compared to about 3.000 in the 1970s and 1980s, there are now only about 500, thus wildlife sanctuaries will be created in national parks and reserves
America Panama The country’s severe drought has caused shippings in the Panama Canal to drop by approximately 36%
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