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
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
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 South Africa The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is seeking bids for the development of 3.200 MW of wind power under the long-awaited and delayed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program
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
Africa Burundi The joint Tanzania-Burundi-DRC standard gauge railway project has received the necessary funding to begin the next phase of its development, with the African Development Bank approving several financing means worth $696,41 million
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
Asia Mongolia Farmers will be able to buy fodder from the State Reserve at a 50% discount; governors have been instructed to monitor the proper distribution of fodder and to prevent its misuse and sale
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
Asia Sri Lanka The police have launched a new system to simplify the process of identifying criminals arrested for drug-related activities, with a specialised data system linking all police stations
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
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
America Venezuela Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has appealed her disqualification from running in the 2024 presidential elections; challenging the decision, Machado asserted her legitimacy based on a strong victory in the opposition primaries
Europe Moldova CinemaHora, the first international forum dedicated to the film industry, with filmmakers from 20 European countries, for the first time in Moldova, was hosted by Parliament