Africa Cameroon In an unprecedented disruption to academic calendar, the Ministry ordered the immediate rescheduling of all remaining papers for the ongoing 2026 examination session after a severe security breach compromised confidential materials across digital networks
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The Electoral Commission wrote off 82 candidates for fraud in December elections for national, provincial and municipal assemblies, the results of which have not yet been published; it did not concern the presidential vote, that took place on the same day
Africa Burkina Faso The Consulate General of Burkina Faso in Niger will become a resident embassy, in line with the dynamic brought about by the new Alliance of Sahel States; an estimated 800.000 Burkinabe citizens reside in Niger
Africa Botswana Giyani Metals Corp, developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana, has received the Environmental Authorisation and submitted its Mining Licence application
America Bahamas Four Seasons will open a new 67-bed facility in the Bahamas in 2027, to be designed by SB Architects and Champalimaud Design of New York, USA
America Honduras Próspera ZEDE, the Honduras special economic zone, has officially recognized Bitcoin as a unit of account: this move effectively acknowledges the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency in diverse commercial, tax, and financial transactions
America Barbados The Ministry of Education has announced that the resumption of classes at Princess Margaret Secondary School will be delayed by one week, due to 'newly identified renovation works'
Asia China iPhone sales in China fell more than 30% year-on-year in the first week of January, while competitors such as Xiaomi and Huawei 'remained much stronger' with flat sales, according to a note from analysts at Jefferies
Africa Central African Republic The government has worked hard to ensure that free healthcare is not just a slogan, but a reality, as President of the Republic emphasised in his end-of-year address to the nation; the number of doctors in hinterland is at 122 in 2023, up from 27 in 2016
Oceania Samoa The outgoing Australian High Commissioner to Samoa, Emily Luck, emphasised that Australia is always ready to support Samoa in any solution to combat everyday ongoing problems such as children selling on the streets
Europe Bulgaria Following the traditional Christmas campaign of the Agriculture and Food Ministry for the purchase of Christmas trees, 62.000 saplings will be planted in Bulgarian forests
America Trinidad and Tobago The preliminary rounds of the national Junior Panorama competition are taking place, with eighteen steel orchestras in three regions to be judged between 8 and 10 January
Asia Cambodia To ensure a fair and transparent Senate election, comprehensive guidelines for regional election commissions and political parties have been issued by the National Election Committee
Oceania Australia Nazi salutes and the display or sale of symbols associated with designated 'terrorist' groups have been criminalised with the enactment of legislation drafted last summer, government's response to the increase in hate incidents in recent months