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
Asia Turkey The recent incident involving a primary school student in the capital Ankara who suffered serious injuries after an attack by stray dogs has reignited the debate on the issue of stray animals, raising concerns about escalating attacks in various cities
Africa Tunisia A giant sculpture of a Palestinian woman symbolising resistance has been installed in Tunis, in front of the embassy of the State of Palestine; measuring 4,5 by 4 metres , is the work of artist Hassine Mokdadi and sculptor Chokri Toujani
Europe Belgium As part of a national action plan to combat sepsis, the country is mobilising a specialised team; a recent Belgian TV programme on this potentially lethal disease caused a stir in parliament
Oceania Micronesia Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8, the deployed salvage force of the US 7th Fleet, completed the disposal at sea of an abandoned cargo ship in Pohnpei as part of Pacific Partnership 24-1
Oceania Solomon Islands The global scabies programme of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute completed the first round of mass distribution of an anti-parasitic drug in the Solomon Islands and Fiji, helping to protect millions of people from the disease
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda International Students Film Festival, open to students and emerging filmmakers from local and international educational institutions, will organise screenings and workshops, to use the film as medium to promote awareness on human rights issues
Africa Somalia Somalia has formally joined the East African Community as the 8th member state; President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed the bloc's accession treaty three weeks after being approved at a leaders' summit in Arusha, Tanzania
Africa Mauritius The 15th anniversary of the Seafarers' Welfare Fund was celebrated during a special event held at the Domaine de Rose Belle, in Rose Belle
America Uruguay Ancap, Uruguay's state energy company, has signed offshore hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation contracts, marking a historic phase of exploration across the country's entire territorial sea
Asia Yemen "Our military operations will not stop," declared the Houthis of Yemen, saying they will not cease attacks on ships in the Red Sea, despite the US announcing a new maritime protection force to counter them
Oceania Marshall Islands Unofficial final election results have been published by the Electoral Administration, confirming that 13 seats in Nitijela will change hands; most absentee postal votes did not arrive in time or were rejected for technical reasons
Europe Malta The country recorded the highest employment growth in the whole of the EU in the third quarter of this year, according to Eurostat, with an increase of just over one percentage point, more than double tham Belgium, which came second with half a point
Africa Mauritania $302,9m loan has been approved by African Development Fund to co-finance the Mauritania-Mali solar power and interconnection project with the construction of a high-voltage electricity interconnection and installation of a solar farm in Kiffa, Mauritania