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 Italy The northern province of Bolzano intends to track down dog owners who do not clean up after their animals, using DNA testing on waste: a database will be created to record the DNA of dogs for street cleaners and health officers
Europe Andorra The first meeting of Desir, Cross-Border Cooperation Project with Spain and France for Sustainable Economic Development, focused on strengthening and improving connection, booking and accommodation management and knowledge of protected refuges in Pyrenees
Asia Vietnam Over 12.500 people were dissatisfied with the quality of service offered by medical control departments of Ho Chi Minh City's public hospitals in 2023, almost +18,5% compared to 2022, according to the survey conducted by the city's Department of Health
Asia Sri Lanka The economic reform programme implemented by the authorities is showing the first signs of recovery according to the IMF mission to Sri Lanka led by Peter Breuer
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina's well known referee, Irfan Peljto, is on the list of referees for the 2027 World Cup, to be played in North America
Africa Sudan East African regional leaders called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, where clashes have claimed thousands of lives since April last year
Africa South Sudan South Sudan and Uganda are ready to harmonise grain sampling, testing methods and certification processes to improve bilateral trade, especially for products from the two countries
Africa Sierra Leone Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has been granted permission by a Freetown high court to travel abroad on medical grounds, while being charged with treason and other offences for the failed November coup
Asia Armenia Armenia held 13th Human Rights Dialogue in Yerevan with EU, focusing this year on gender equality and non-discrimination, freedom of assembly, expression and information, electoral and constitutional reform, refugee rights and strengthening labour rights
Asia Taiwan The Taipei 101 Observatory recorded 1,29 million visitors in 2023, with international tourists accounting for 80% of visitors
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The package of good governance laws passed in 2023 by the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis was highly rated by Adlai Smith, Director of Public Prosecutions, being the strongest in the Caribbean
Asia China The country reported that it had achieved its target of at least 5% GDP growth, exceeding previous expectations, but it still faces economic headwinds: poor export demand, a critic property market and high youth unemployment
Africa Tunisia The Office of Tunisians Abroad has identified 250.000 families around the world; the Tunisian diaspora, which numbers two million Tunisians, is made up of 68% young people, 38% women, 34% dual nationals and around 16% first-generation immigrants