Africa Mauritius Genre Statistics 2025 still show men dominate the economy and retain most of the political power, but show increasing weaknesses in education, health and certain social behaviors
Asia Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had informed the US that he was against the creation of a Palestinian state as part of any post-war scenario
Africa Malawi The Catholic bishops of Malawi joined other African bishops in declaring their opposition to the Vatican's recent statement allowing the blessing of same-sex unions
Africa Seychelles The OceanXplorer, the advanced research and cinematography vessel used by OceanX to explore the ocean, departed in the afternoon from Port Victoria for the outer islands with 72 passengers, including a team of 14 scientists from Seychelles
America Trinidad and Tobago As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the Tobago Division of Education, Research and Technology has reintroduced safety protocols in all schools on the island
Oceania Samoa A total of six Samoan workers currently employed under the R.S.E. programme by Cherri Global in New Zealand completed a 10-week course last month at the Vakamesina Small Business
Europe Iceland Displaced residents of Grindavík gathered at the Laugardalshöll sports facility in Reykjavík to discuss the future of the city and demand intervention by the authorities, with government ministers, scientists and civil servants also participating
America Guyana Guyana has presented a historic GUY$1,146 trillion (US 5,84 billion) national budget for the upcoming year, a 46% increase over the previous fiscal plan
Asia Kazakhstan Approximately $171,3 million was invested in the country's professional, scientific and technical activities in January-November 2023, Finprom's financial and business analysis service reported, compared to $100 million in 2022
Africa Guinea Thierno Barry, a PhD in cybersecurity, has been included in top 25 personalities who have had a significant impact in the field of cybersecurity on the African continent in 2023 by Ciberobs, a cybersecurity specialist platform with a focus on Africa
Africa Ethiopia The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in a joint note denounced 'the severe humanitarian crisis affecting some four million people in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia'
America Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has announced a plan to "make tangible" the annexation of the disputed Esequibo territory with Guyana, expressing gratitude for the unanimous support of the December referendum by Venezuelan lawmakers
Africa Mauritania The country increased customs duties by 171% at El Guerguerat border crossing with Morocco, thus disrupting the flow of trucks and affecting Moroccan transporters of fruit and vegetables to the Nuakchot market
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Guinean League for Human Rights considers the government's presidential decision to suspend freedom of meetings and demonstrations to be 'yet another constitutional drift'