Africa eSwatini 11 000 jobs have been added in 2023-25; though it may appear as a positive development for Eswatini’s economy, economists fear that Eswatini’s labour market is expanding in low-productivity jobs rather than sectors building long-term economic security
Africa Sao Tome and Principe After more than two months of constant cuts, the Sao Tomé and Príncipe Water and Electricity Company announced the regularisation of the energy supply to the population with the doubling of production to 20 megawatts
Asia Afghanistan The Islamic Development Bank, as trustee of the Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan, signed two agreements with UNICEF to increase access to safe and sustainable water and new infrastructures for essential health services to remote rural communities
Europe Greece New Athens mayor sworn into office with a grass-roots approach to his mayorship by pledging a “return to the neighborhoods”; swearing-in ceremony of the new municipal council was held in a former public market in the downtown district of Kypseli
Asia Azerbaijan 'My Vote', a new coalition of NGOs, has been set up to monitor the extraordinary presidential elections to be held in Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament has suffered a cyber attack by hackers who tried to break into its data system, causing a temporary interruption of its services, but would not 'touch the system's data' - they declared
America Paraguay Leading leather manufacturer Pasubio is boycotting Paraguayan suppliers threatening Ayoreo Indigenous people's forests, committing to defend their ancestral territory with suppliers linked to deforestation
Europe Poland There are 3.000 trucks near the three largest checkpoints to Ukraine, according to Polish border guards, as Polish carriers began a blockade of truck traffic
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The launch of the Internet Exchange Point should strengthen the local Internet service within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, stated the Minister of Information, Communications and Technology
Asia Pakistan Few days after the Election Commission announced the long-awaited timetable for the elections, scheduled for 8 February 2024, the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party kicked off the party's election campaign by revealing a 10-point programme
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country is further extending visa-on-arrival to passport holders from Micronesian and Polynesian states and territories to strengthen relations with Pacific Island states and Pacific Forum countries
Africa Rwanda The National Basketball Association has appointed Rwanda’s Clare Akamanzi as the Chief Executive Officer of NBA Africa
America Saint Lucia There has been an increase in banana production although tropical storm Bret destroyed 75% of banana crops on 22 June, but black Sigatoka disease still poses a threat
America Mexico A massive caravan of over 6.000 migrants has begun advancing through Mexico towards the US border, just days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Mexico City to negotiate new agreements on migrant control