auto-update week 6

africa/bc.json

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria, sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS"
+        "text": "malaria, sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> on 31 August 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Botswana is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine"
     },

africa/bn.json

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "dengue fever, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B"
+        "text": "dengue fever, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "animal contact diseases": {
         "text": "rabies"

africa/cd.json

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/cm.json

@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/cn.json

@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
         "text": "last held on 19 January 2020 with a runoff on 23 February 2020 (next to be held in 2025)"
       },
       "election results": {
-        "text": "percent of vote by party in first round - CRC 60.9%, Orange Party 4.3%, independent 30.8%, other 4%; percent of vote in the second round - CRC 54.1%, Orange Party 18.9%, independent 26.1%, other 1%; seats by party in the first round -  CRC 16, Orange Party 1, independent 2; seats by party in the second round - CRC 4, Orange Party 1; note - 9 additional seats filled by the 3 island assemblies; note - main opposition parties boycotted election; composition for elected members as of 2022 - men 20, women 4, percent of women 16.7%<br> <h3> </h3>"
+        "text": "percent of vote by party in first round - CRC 60.9%, Orange Party 4.3%, independent 30.8%, other 4%; percent of vote by party in the second round - CRC 54.1%, Orange Party 18.9%, independent 26.1%, other 1%; seats by party in the first round -  CRC 16, Orange Party 1, independent 2; seats by party in the second round - CRC 4, Orange Party 1; note - 9 additional seats filled by the 3 island assemblies; note - main opposition parties boycotted election; composition for elected members as of 2022 - men 20, women 4, percent of women 16.7%<br> <h3> </h3>"
       }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {

africa/ct.json

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/dj.json

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "dengue fever"
+        "text": "dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       }
     },
     "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {

africa/ek.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Introduction": {
     "Background": {
-      "text": "<p>Equatorial Guinea consists of a continental territory and five inhabited islands; it is one of the smallest countries by area and population in Africa. The mainland region, contemporarily known as Rio Muni, was most likely predominantly inhibited by Pygmy ethnic groups prior to the migration of various Bantu-speaking ethnic groups around the second millennium BC. The island of Bioko, the largest of Equatorial Guinea’s five inhabited islands and the location of the country’s capital of Malabo, has been occupied since at least 1000 B.C. In the early 1470s, Portuguese explorers landed on Bioko Island and Portugal soon after established control of the island and other areas of modern Equatorial Guinea. In 1778, Portugal ceded its colonial hold over present-day Equatorial Guinea to Spain in the Treaty of El Pardo. The borders of modern-day Equatorial Guinea would evolve between 1778 and 1968 as the area remained under European colonial rule.<br><br>In 1968, Equatorial Guinea was granted independence from Spain and elected Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA as its first president. President MACIAS consolidated power soon after his election and ruled brutally for approximately 11 years. Under his regime, Equatorial Guinea experienced mass suppression, purges, and killings. Some estimates indicate that a third of the population either went into exile or was killed under President MACIAS’ rule. In 1979, present-day President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, then a senior military officer, deposed President MACIAS in a violent coup. President OBIANG has ruled since and has been elected in non-competitive contests several times, most recently in November 2022. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and there is nearly no space for political opposition. Equatorial Guinea experienced rapid economic growth in the early years of the 21st century due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves in 1996. Production peaked in 2004 and has declined since. The country's economic windfall from oil production resulted in massive increases in government revenue, a significant portion of which was designated for the development of infrastructure. Systemic corruption, however, has hindered socio-economic development and there have been limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy, increase foreign investment, and assume a greater role in regional and international affairs. </p> <p> </p>"
+      "text": "<p>Equatorial Guinea consists of a continental territory and five inhabited islands; it is one of the smallest countries by area and population in Africa. The mainland region was most likely predominantly inhabited by Pygmy ethnic groups prior to the migration of various Bantu-speaking ethnic groups around the second millennium BC. The island of Bioko, the largest of Equatorial Guinea’s five inhabited islands and the location of the country’s capital of Malabo, has been occupied since at least 1000 B.C. In the early 1470s, Portuguese explorers landed on Bioko Island and Portugal soon after established control of the island and other areas of modern Equatorial Guinea. In 1778, Portugal ceded its colonial hold over present-day Equatorial Guinea to Spain in the Treaty of El Pardo. The borders of modern-day Equatorial Guinea would evolve between 1778 and 1968 as the area remained under European colonial rule.<br><br>In 1968, Equatorial Guinea was granted independence from Spain and elected Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA as its first president. President MACIAS consolidated power soon after his election and ruled brutally for approximately 11 years. Under his regime, Equatorial Guinea experienced mass suppression, purges, and killings. Some estimates indicate that a third of the population either went into exile or was killed under President MACIAS’ rule. In 1979, present-day President OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, then a senior military officer, deposed President MACIAS in a violent coup. President OBIANG has ruled since and has been elected in non-competitive contests several times, most recently in November 2022. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and there is nearly no space for political opposition. Equatorial Guinea experienced rapid economic growth in the early years of the 21st century due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves in 1996. Production peaked in 2004 and has declined since. The country's economic windfall from oil production resulted in massive increases in government revenue, a significant portion of which was designated for the development of infrastructure. Systemic corruption, however, has hindered socio-economic development and there have been limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy, increase foreign investment, and assume a greater role in regional and international affairs. </p> <p> </p>"
     }
   },
   "Geography": {
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@
       }
     },
     "Ethnic groups": {
-      "text": "Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Ndowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 est.)"
+      "text": "Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Ndowe (includes Bujeba 1.1%) 4.7%, Nanguedambo 1.6%, other 1.4% (1994 est.)"
     },
     "Languages": {
       "Languages": {
-        "text": "Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes Fang, Bubi, Portuguese (official), French (official), Portuguese-based Creoles spoken in Ano Bom) 32.4% (1994 est.)"
+        "text": "Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes Fang, Bubi, Portuguese (official), French (official), Fa d'Ambo spoken in Annobon) 32.4% (1994 est.)"
       },
       "major-language sample(s)": {
         "text": "<br>La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "animal contact diseases": {
         "text": "rabies"
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
     },
     "Capital": {
       "name": {
-        "text": "Malabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; in 2017, some governmental offices began to move to a new capital of Ciudad de la Paz (formerly referred to as Oyala) on the mainland near Djibloho, but a lack of funds has halted progress on construction&nbsp;"
+        "text": "Malabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region."
       },
       "geographic coordinates": {
         "text": "3 45 N, 8 47 E"
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
         "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
       },
       "etymology": {
-        "text": "named after King MALABO (Malabo Lopelo Melaka) (1837&ndash;1937), the last king of the Bubi, the ethnic group indigenous to the island of Bioko; the name of the new capital, Ciudad de la Paz, translates to \"City of Peace\" in Spanish"
+        "text": "named after King MALABO (Malabo Lopelo Melaka) (1837&ndash;1937), the last king of the Bubi, the ethnic group indigenous to the island of Bioko"
       }
     },
     "Administrative divisions": {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
     },
     "Executive branch": {
       "chief of state": {
-        "text": "President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup); First Vice President Teodoro Nguema OBIANG Mangue (since 20 November 2022)"
+        "text": "President OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup); First Vice President Teodoro Nguema OBIANG Mangue (since 20 November 2022)"
       },
       "head of government": {
         "text": "Prime Minister Manuela ROKA Botey (since 1 February 2023); First Deputy Prime Minister Clemente Engonga NGUEMA Onguene (since 23 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Angel MESIE Mibuy (since 5 February 2018); Third Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Nsue MOKUY (since 23 June 2016)"
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
         "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 November 2022 (next to be held in 2029); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president"
       },
       "election results": {
-        "text": "<em>2022: </em>Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 95%, other 6.1%"
+        "text": "<em>2022: </em>OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 95%, other 6.1%"
       }
     },
     "Legislative branch": {
@@ -531,24 +531,24 @@
     },
     "Judicial branch": {
       "highest court(s)": {
-        "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice - who is also chief of state - and 9 judges&nbsp; organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor, administrative, and customary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 4 members)"
+        "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the President of the Supreme Court and nine judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor, administrative, and customary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 4 members)"
       },
       "judge selection and term of office": {
-        "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president, 2 of whom are nominated by the Chamber of Deputies; note - judges subject to dismissal by the president at any time"
+        "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president for five-year terms; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president, 2 of whom are nominated by the Chamber of Deputies; note - judges subject to dismissal by the president at any time"
       },
       "subordinate courts": {
         "text": "Court of Guarantees; military courts; Courts of Appeal; first instance tribunals; district and county tribunals"
       }
     },
     "Political parties and leaders": {
-      "text": "Center Right Union or UCD [Avelino MOCACHE MEHENGA]<br>Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO]<br>Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO]<br>Juntos Podemos (coalition includes CPDS, FDR, UDC)<br>National Congress of Equatorial Guinea [Agustin MASOKO ABEGUE]<br>National Democratic Party [Benedicto OBIANG MANGUE]<br>National Union for Democracy [Thomas MBA MONABANG]<br>Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE]<br>Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]<br>Social Democratic Coalition Party (PCSD)[Buenaventura MONSUY ASUMU]"
+      "text": "Center Right Union or UCD [Avelino MOCACHE Mehenga]<br>Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO]<br>Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO and Jeronimo OSA OSA Ecoro ]<br>Liberal Democratic Convention or CLD [Alfonso Nsue MOKUY]<br>Liberal Party or PL [Salvador NGUEMA MANGUE]<br>National Congress of Equatorial Guinea (CNGE) [Agustin MASOKO Abegue]<br>National Democratic Party (PNDGE) [Celestino MBOMIO AKIEME]<br>National Democratic Union or UDENA [Deogracias Dueberibe EDU]<br>National Union for Democracy PUNDGE [vacant]<br>Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Edouardo MBA BACALE]<br>Popular Union or UP [Alfredo Mitogo MITOGO ADE]<br>Progressive Democratic Alliance or ADP [Francisco Mba OLO BAHAMONDE]<br>Social and Popular Convergence Party or CSDP [Deogracias KUNG NSUE]<br>Social Democratic Coalition Party (PCSD) [Buenaventura MONSUY ASUMU]<br>Social Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea or PSDGE [Marcos NZE MABALE]<br>Social Democratic Union or UDS [Miguel MBA NZANG]<br>Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea [Jusus Pablo OYONO]<br>"
     },
     "International organization participation": {
       "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, Francophonie, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)"
     },
     "Diplomatic representation in the US": {
       "chief of mission": {
-        "text": "Ambassador Miguel Ntutumu EVUNA Andeme (since 23 February 2015)"
+        "text": "Ambassador Dr. Crisantos OBAMA ONDO (since 19 October 2023"
       },
       "chancery": {
         "text": "2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009"
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
         "text": "<br>info@egembassydc.com<br><br>https://www.egembassydc.com/"
       },
       "consulate(s) general": {
-        "text": "Houston"
+        "text": "Houston, New York"
       }
     },
     "Diplomatic representation from the US": {

africa/er.json

@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF): Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force); Hizbawi Serawit (aka People's Army or People's Militia) (2023)",
+      "text": "Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF): Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force); People's Militia (aka People's Army or Hizbawi Serawit) (2023)",
       "note": "<strong>note: </strong>police are responsible for maintaining internal security, but the government sometimes used the armed forces, reserves, demobilized soldiers, or civilian militia to meet domestic as well as external security requirements; the armed forces have authority to arrest and detain civilians"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {

africa/ga.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Introduction": {
     "Background": {
-      "text": "<p>In the 10th century, Muslim merchants established some of The Gambia’s earliest large settlements as trans-Saharan trade hubs. These settlements eventually grew into major export centers sending slaves, gold, and ivory across the Sahara. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, European colonial powers began establishing trade with The Gambia. In 1664, the United Kingdom established a colony in The Gambia focused on exporting enslaved people across the Atlantic. During the roughly 300 years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the UK and other European powers may have exported as many as 3 million people from The Gambia.</p> <p>The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed the short-lived confederation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1994, Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup overthrowing the president and banning political activity. He subsequently won every presidential election until 2016, when he lost to Adama BARROW, who headed an opposition coalition during free and fair elections. BARROW won reelection in December 2021. The Gambia is the only member of the Economic Community of West African States that does not have presidential term limits. Since the 2016 election, The Gambia and the US have enjoyed improved relations. US assistance to the country has supported military education and training programs, capacity building, and democracy-strengthening activities.</p> <br> <p> </p> <p> </p>"
+      "text": "<p>In the 10th century, Muslim merchants established some of The Gambia’s earliest large settlements as trans-Saharan trade hubs. These settlements eventually grew into major export centers sending slaves, gold, and ivory across the Sahara. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, European colonial powers began establishing trade with The Gambia. In 1664, the United Kingdom established a colony in The Gambia focused on exporting enslaved people across the Atlantic. During the roughly 300 years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the UK and other European powers may have exported as many as 3 million people from The Gambia.</p> <p>The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed the short-lived confederation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1994, Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup overthrowing the president and banning political activity. He subsequently won every presidential election until 2016, when he lost to Adama BARROW, who headed an opposition coalition during free and fair elections. BARROW won reelection in December 2021. The Gambia is the only member of the Economic Community of West African States that does not have presidential term limits. Since the 2016 election, The Gambia and the US have enjoyed improved relations. US assistance to the country has supported democracy-strengthening activities, capacity building, economic development, and security sector education and training programs. </p> <br> <p> </p> <p> </p>"
     }
   },
   "Geography": {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@
     },
     "Executive branch": {
       "chief of state": {
-        "text": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2022); Vice President Isatou TOURAY (since 15 March 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
+        "text": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2022); Vice President Muhammed B.S. JALLOW (24 February 2023; note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
       },
       "head of government": {
-        "text": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2022); Vice President Isatou TOURAY (since 15 March 2019)"
+        "text": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2022); Vice President Muhammed B.S. JALLOW (24 February 2023)"
       },
       "cabinet": {
         "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president"
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Political parties and leaders": {
-      "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Fabakary JATTA]<br>Coalition 2016 [collective leadership] (electoral coalition includes UDP, PDOIS, NRP, GMC, GDC, PPP, and GPDP)<br>Gambia Democratic Congress or GDC [Mama KANDEH]<br>Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY]<br>Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Sarja JARJOU]<br>National Convention Party or NCP [Yaya  SANYANG and Majanko SAMUSA (both claiming leadership)]<br>National Democratic Action Movement or NDAM [Lamin Yaa JUARA]<br>National People's Party or NPP [Adama BARROW]<br>National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH]<br>People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH]<br>People's Progressive Party or PPP [Yaya CEESAY)]<br>United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]"
+      "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Fabakary JATTA]<br>Gambia Democratic Congress or GDC [Mama KANDEH]<br>Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY]<br>National People's Party or NPP [Adama BARROW]<br>People's Progressive Party or PPP [Yaya CEESAY)]<br>United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]"
     },
     "International organization participation": {
       "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Gambian Armed Forces (GAF; aka Armed Forces of the Gambia): the Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambia Navy, Gambia Air Force, Republican National Guard (2023)",
+      "text": "Gambian Armed Forces (GAF; aka Armed Forces of the Gambia): the Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambia Navy, Gambia Air Force, Republican National Guard (2024)",
       "note": "<strong>note: </strong>the National Guard is responsible for VIP protection, riot control, and presidential security; the Gambia Police Force under the Ministry of Interior maintains internal security"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@
       "text": "the GAF has a limited and obsolescent or secondhand equipment inventory originating from several suppliers, including China, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2023)"
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
-      "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (18-22 for officers); no conscription; service obligation six months (2023)"
+      "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (18-22 for officers); no conscription; service obligation six months (2024)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
       "text": "the Gambian security forces have a history of involvement in domestic politics, including multiple coups attempts and mutinies, with the latest being an attempted coup in 2022; since 2017, Gambia’s security sector has been undergoing reforms as part of a national reconstruction effort to recover from the 22 years of Yahya JAMMEH’s autocratic rule under which the security forces were severely under-resourced in terms of finances and equipment and were largely directed towards regime protection and suppressing dissent; international partners, including member states of the EU, particularly France and Germany, Turkey, and the US have provided support to military and police reforms; several members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have also provided security forces for stability, as well as assistance and training through the ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG); as of 2023, ECOMIG continued to provide about 1,000 military and gendarmerie personnel from Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal<br><br>the GAF is a lightly armed force with about five small infantry battalions, a handful of coastal patrol boats, and a few aircraft; in addition to external defense, the responsibilities of the GAF include providing maritime security, countering human trafficking, aiding civil authorities in emergencies and natural disaster relief, and engaging in activities such as engineering, education, health, and agriculture for domestic socio-economic development; the GAF also participates in peacekeeping missions, and since its first deployments in the 1990s, has been involved in more than 10 UN peacekeeping missions while contributing about 4,000 total troops <br><br>the GAF traces its origins to the Gambia Regiment of the British Army; established in 1901, the Gambia Regiment was part of the West African Frontier Force (WAFF, later Royal West African Frontier Force or RWAFF) and served in both World Wars, including the British 1944-45 military campaign in Burma; the Gambia Regiment was disbanded in 1958 and replaced by the Field Force, a police paramilitary unit; the Field Force was responsible for The Gambia’s security until the establishment of the GAF in 1985; in addition, a defense agreement signed in 1965 between The Gambia and Senegal provided mutual assistance in the face of an external threat; from 1981-1989, The Gambia and Senegal formed a Confederal Army that was made up of troops from both countries (2023)"

africa/gb.json

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/gh.json

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/gv.json

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/iv.json

@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/ke.json

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/li.json

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@
       "text": "18-35 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2023)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the AFL is responsible for external defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities if called upon, such as humanitarian assistance during natural disasters and support to law enforcement; it is a small, lightly equipped force comprised of 2 combat infantry battalions and supporting units; the infantry battalions were rebuilt with US assistance in 2007-2008 from the restructured AFL following the end of the second civil war in 2003 when military and police forces were disbanded and approximately 100,000 military, police, and rebel combatants were disarmed<br><br>the first militia unit established for defense of the colony was raised in 1832; the AFL traces its origins to the 1908 establishment of the Liberia Frontier Force, which became the Liberian National Guard in 1965; the AFL was established in 1970<br><br>the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was established in 2003 as a peacekeeping force; at its height, UNMIL was comprised of about 15,000 personnel, including more than 3,000 troops absorbed from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peacekeeping mission; Liberian forces reassumed full control of the country’s security in June of 2016, and the UNMIL mission was ended in 2018 (2023)"
+      "text": "the AFL is responsible for external defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities if called upon, such as humanitarian assistance during natural disasters and support to law enforcement; it is a small, lightly equipped force comprised of two combat infantry battalions and supporting units; the infantry battalions were rebuilt with US assistance in 2007-2008 from the restructured AFL following the end of the second civil war in 2003 when military and police forces were disbanded and approximately 100,000 military, police, and rebel combatants were disarmed<br><br>the first militia unit established for defense of the colony was raised in 1832; the AFL traces its origins to the 1908 establishment of the Liberia Frontier Force, which became the Liberian National Guard in 1965; the AFL was established in 1970<br><br>the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was established in 2003 as a peacekeeping force; at its height, UNMIL was comprised of about 15,000 personnel, including more than 3,000 troops absorbed from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peacekeeping mission; Liberian forces reassumed full control of the country’s security in June of 2016, and the UNMIL mission was ended in 2018 (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {

africa/lt.json

@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@
       "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women (women can serve in combat arms); no conscription (2023)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "Lesotho's declared policy for its military is the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; the LDF is a small force comprised of about a half dozen infantry companies; it began in 1964 as the Police Mobile Unit (PMU); the PMU was designated as the Lesotho Paramilitary Force in 1980 and became the Royal Lesotho Defense Force in 1986; it was subsequently renamed the Lesotho Defense Force in 1993 (2023)"
+      "text": "Lesotho's declared policy for its military is the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; the LDF is a small force comprised of about a half dozen infantry companies; it began in 1964 as the Police Mobile Unit (PMU); the PMU was designated as the Lesotho Paramilitary Force in 1980 and became the Royal Lesotho Defense Force in 1986; it was renamed the Lesotho Defense Force in 1993 (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {

africa/ly.json

@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
       "text": "not available"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "Turkey has provided military advisers to trained and assist western/GNU Libyan forces and thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, as well as ammunition, weapons, and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA; Russia has provided as many as 2,000 private military contractors; the LNA has also used fighters from other countries, including Chad, Sudan, and Syria; GNU and LNA forces are separated by a fortified line of control running roughly from the coastal city of Sirte south to the vicinity of Al Jufra and Brak (2023)"
+      "text": "Turkey has provided military advisers to train and assist western/GNU Libyan forces and sent thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, as well as ammunition, weapons, and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA; Russia has provided as many as 2,000 private military contractors; the LNA has also used fighters from other countries, including Chad, Sudan, and Syria; GNU and LNA forces are separated by a fortified line of control running roughly from the coastal city of Sirte south to the vicinity of Al Jufra and Brak (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Terrorism": {

africa/ma.json

@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "31,640 km (2018)"
+        "text": "31,640 km (2017)"
       }
     },
     "Waterways": {

africa/mi.json

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@
       "text": "750 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)  (2023)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the MDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it is also tasked as necessary with providing support to civilian authorities during emergencies, supporting the Police Service, protecting national forest reserves, and participating in regional peacekeeping missions, as well as assisting with infrastructure development; it is generally considered to be a professional and effective service, although most of its equipment is aging and obsolescent; Malawi contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations; the Army is the dominant service and has 3 infantry brigades while its subordinate maritime force has a few patrol boats for monitoring Lake Malawi <br><br>the MDF was established in 1964 from elements of the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Great Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during the World Wars (2023)"
+      "text": "the MDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it is also tasked as necessary with providing support to civilian authorities during emergencies, supporting the Police Service, protecting national forest reserves, and participating in regional peacekeeping missions, as well as assisting with infrastructure development; it is generally considered to be a professional and effective service, although most of its equipment is aging and obsolescent; Malawi contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations; the Army is the dominant service and has three infantry brigades while its subordinate maritime force has a few patrol boats for monitoring Lake Malawi <br><br>the MDF was established in 1964 from elements of the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Great Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during the World Wars (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {

africa/ml.json

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/mo.json

@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@
       "text": "775 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 925 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2023)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are responsible for defending Morocco’s territorial integrity; key areas of concern for the FAR include regional challenges such as the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and Algeria; Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the territory that it controls; the Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), an organization that seeks the territory’s independence, disputes Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the territory; Moroccan and Polisario forces fought intermittently from 1975, when Spain relinquished colonial authority over the territory, until a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping mission; the Polisario withdrew from the cease-fire in November 2020, and since then there have been reports of intermittent indirect fire between the FAR and Polisario fighters across the 2,500-kilometer-long berm built in 1987 that separates the two sides; Algeria is considered a regional rival and has openly backed the Polisario Front<br><br>the FAR is a professional military and has experience in counterinsurgency, desert warfare, and international peacekeeping and security operations; it participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises and has relations with a variety of partners including the militaries of France, Spain, and the US, as well as NATO, the Arab League, and the African Union; the FAR provided fighter aircraft to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen from 2015-2019; Morocco has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation<br><br>the Royal Army has considerable artillery, armored, mechanized infantry, and motorized infantry forces formed as brigades, regiments, and independent battalions that are mostly deployed in two geographic commands focused on Western Sahara in the south and Algeria in the east and north; its armored forces include some 400 modern US-made tanks purchased since 2012; the Army also has brigades of airborne and security troops; the Navy's warships include about 6 frigates and more than 20 offshore patrol craft of varying size and capabilities; it also has a small force of naval infantry; the Air Force has approximately 100 French- and US-made combat aircraft<br> <br>the FAR was created in May 1956; large numbers of Moroccans were recruited for service in the Spahi and Tirailleur regiments of the French Army of Africa during the period of the French protectorate (1912-1956); many Moroccans fought under the French Army during both World Wars; after World War II, Moroccans formed part of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps during the First Indochina War (1946-1954); the Spanish Army recruited Moroccans from the Spanish Protectorate during both the Rif War (1921-26) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39)<br><br>the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 in April 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in August 1988 by Morocco and the Polisario Front; MINURSO was unable to carry out all the original settlement proposals, but as of 2022 continued to monitor the cease-fire and reduce the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and has provided logistic support to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with personnel and air and ground assets (2023)"
+      "text": "the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are responsible for defending Morocco’s territorial integrity; key areas of concern for the FAR include regional challenges such as the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and Algeria; Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the territory that it controls; the Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), an organization that seeks the territory’s independence, disputes Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the territory; Moroccan and Polisario forces fought intermittently from 1975, when Spain relinquished colonial authority over the territory, until a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping mission; the Polisario withdrew from the cease-fire in November 2020, and since then there have been reports of intermittent indirect fire between the FAR and Polisario fighters across the 2,500-kilometer-long berm built in 1987 that separates the two sides; Algeria is considered a regional rival and has openly backed the Polisario Front<br><br>the FAR has experience in counterinsurgency, desert warfare, and international peacekeeping and security operations; it participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises and has relations with a variety of partners including the militaries of France, Spain, and the US, as well as NATO, the Arab League, and the African Union; the FAR provided fighter aircraft to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen from 2015-2019; Morocco has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation<br><br>the Royal Army has considerable artillery, armored, mechanized infantry, and motorized infantry forces formed as brigades, regiments, and independent battalions that are mostly deployed in two geographic commands focused on Western Sahara in the south and Algeria in the east and north; its armored forces include some 400 modern US-made tanks purchased since 2012; the Army also has brigades of airborne and security troops; the Navy's warships include about six frigates and more than 20 offshore patrol craft of varying size and capabilities; it also has a small force of naval infantry; the Air Force has approximately 100 French- and US-made combat aircraft<br> <br>the FAR was created in May 1956; large numbers of Moroccans were recruited for service in the Spahi and Tirailleur regiments of the French Army of Africa during the period of the French protectorate (1912-1956); many Moroccans fought under the French Army during both World Wars; after World War II, Moroccans formed part of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps during the First Indochina War (1946-1954); the Spanish Army recruited Moroccans from the Spanish Protectorate during both the Rif War (1921-26) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39)<br><br>the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 in April 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in August 1988 by Morocco and the Polisario Front; MINURSO was unable to carry out all the original settlement proposals, but continues to monitor the cease-fire and reduce the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and has provided logistic support to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with personnel and air and ground assets (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Space": {

africa/mr.json

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "animal contact diseases": {
         "text": "rabies"
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
       "text": "450 (plus about 320 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2023)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "founded in 1960, the Mauritanian military is responsible for territorial defense and internal security; it also assists in economic development projects, humanitarian missions, and disaster response; securing the border and countering terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, particularly from Mali, are key operational priorities; since a spate of deadly terrorist attacks on civilian and military targets in the 2005-2011 timeframe, the Mauritanian Government has increased the defense budget (up 40% between 2008 and 2018) and military equipment acquisitions, enhanced military training, heightened security cooperation with its neighbors and the international community, and built up the military’s counterinsurgency and counterterrorism forces and capabilities; equipment acquisitions have prioritized mobility, flexibility, and intelligence collection, including light ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft, assault helicopters, patrol vessels, light trucks, and surveillance radars; Mauritania has received foreign security assistance from France, NATO, and the US in areas such as commando/special forces operations, counterterrorism, and professional military education<br><br>the Army has sought to create lighter, more nimble units capable of operating in the harsh environment of the Sahel; since 2009, for example, it has enhanced existing camel-mounted nomad patrol units and created up to 8 Special Intervention Groups (GSI), 200-man French-trained Army commando/counterterrorism units that are mounted on light vehicles, carry their own supplies, and operate in remote desert border areas for extended periods of time; in addition to the GSI and camel-mounted forces, the Army has multiple motorized infantry battalions, plus individual battalions of tanks, light armored reconnaissance, presidential guards, and airborne/commando forces to supplement garrison units stationed throughout the country in 6 military regions; the Gendarmerie has territorial-based, mobile, and specialized units such rapid reaction forces (Rapid Action Group – Surveillance and Intervention Group or GAR-SI) that conduct counterterrorism missions and work with the regular military services; the Air Force has acquired a few light attack combat aircraft in recent years, but remains small with a total inventory of about 20 patrol, transport, and trainer airplanes and helicopters; in addition to 2 offshore patrol vessels acquired from China in 2016, the Navy has a small force of coastal patrol craft and inshore patrol boats to monitor the country’s 750km-long coastline and Economic Exclusion Zone, plus a unit of marines (Fusiliers Marins); it has conducted joint patrols with the Senegalese Navy along their shared maritime border (2023)"
+      "text": "founded in 1960, the Mauritanian military is responsible for territorial defense and internal security; it also assists in economic development projects, humanitarian missions, and disaster response; securing the border and countering terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, particularly from Mali, are key operational priorities; since a spate of deadly terrorist attacks on civilian and military targets in the 2005-2011 timeframe, the Mauritanian Government has increased the defense budget (up 40% between 2008 and 2018) and military equipment acquisitions, enhanced military training, heightened security cooperation with its neighbors and the international community, and built up the military’s counterinsurgency and counterterrorism forces and capabilities; equipment acquisitions have prioritized mobility, flexibility, and intelligence collection, including light ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft, assault helicopters, patrol vessels, light trucks, and surveillance radars; Mauritania has received foreign security assistance from France, NATO, and the US in areas such as commando/special forces operations, counterterrorism, and professional military education<br><br>the Army has sought to create lighter, more nimble units capable of operating in the harsh environment of the Sahel; since 2009, for example, it has enhanced existing camel-mounted nomad patrol units and created up to eight Special Intervention Groups (GSI), 200-man French-trained Army commando/counterterrorism units that are mounted on light vehicles, carry their own supplies, and operate in remote desert border areas for extended periods of time; in addition to the GSI and camel-mounted forces, the Army has multiple motorized infantry battalions, plus individual battalions of tanks, light armored reconnaissance, presidential guards, and airborne/commando forces to supplement garrison units stationed throughout the country in six military regions; the Gendarmerie has territorial-based, mobile, and specialized units such rapid reaction forces (Rapid Action Group – Surveillance and Intervention Group or GAR-SI) that conduct counterterrorism missions and work with the regular military services; the Air Force has acquired a few light attack combat aircraft in recent years, but remains small with a total inventory of about 20 patrol, transport, and trainer airplanes and helicopters; in addition to two offshore patrol vessels acquired from China in 2016, the Navy has a small force of coastal and inshore patrol craft and boats to monitor the country’s 750km-long coastline and Economic Exclusion Zone, plus a unit of marines (Fusiliers Marins); it has conducted joint patrols with the Senegalese Navy along their shared maritime border (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Terrorism": {

africa/mz.json

@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army (Ramo do Exercito), Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM)<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Mozambique National Police (PRM), the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR; police special forces), Border Security Force; other security forces include the Presidential Guard and the Force for the Protection of High-Level Individuals (2023)",
+      "text": "Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army (Ramo do Exercito), Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM)<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Mozambique National Police (PRM), the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR; police special forces), Border Security Force; other security forces include the Presidential Guard and the Force for the Protection of High-Level Individuals (2024)",
       "note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the FADM and other security forces are referred to collectively as the Defense and Security Forces (DFS)<br><strong><br>note 2:</strong> the PRM, SERNIC, and the UIR are responsible for law enforcement and internal security; the Border Security Force is responsible for protecting the country’s international borders and for carrying out police duties within 24 miles of borders<br><strong><br>note 3</strong>: the Presidential Guard provides security for the president, and the Force for the Protection of High-level Individuals provides security for senior-level officials at the national and provincial levels"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
       "text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 24-month service obligation (2023)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and the fighting has left over 4,000 estimated dead and nearly 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while some EU member states and the US have provided training assistance<br><br>the FADM’s Army is comprised largely of light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters<br><br>in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM (2023)"
+      "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and the fighting has left over 4,000 estimated dead and nearly 1 million displaced;  several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance to the FADM; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while some EU member states and the US have provided training assistance<br><br>the FADM’s Army is comprised largely of light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters<br><br>in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Terrorism": {

africa/ng.json

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2023)",
+      "text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2024)",
       "note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN in past years was known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security and the Republican Guard<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
       "text": "<strong>note: </strong>Niger also has committed about 1,000 troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own country territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "while the FAN is responsible for ensuring external security, much of its focus is internal, particularly counterinsurgency/counterterrorism operations against terrorist groups operating in the areas bordering Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria, as well as much of northern Niger and the Diffa and Lake Chad regions; these groups include the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) in the Greater Sahara, Boko Haram, ISIS-West Africa, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); up to 70% of the security forces are assigned to fighting militants and protecting borders<br><br>the FAN is a lightly armed, but experienced military; it has conducted training and combat operations with foreign partners, including the French and US; the EU has also provided security assistance, particularly to the GN, GNN, and the National Police; the FAN also conducts counterterrorism operations with the G4 Sahel Group and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which coordinates the Lake Chad states’ operations against Boko Haram; it conducted counterinsurgency operations against Taureg rebels during the periods of 1990-95 and 2007-09<br><br>in recent years, Niger has focused on making its security services more mobile to improve their effectiveness in countering terrorism and protecting the country’s borders; with training support and material assistance from the US and the EU, each security service has created new units or reconfigured existing units with an emphasis on mobility, hybridization, and specialized training; since the 2010s, the Army has created a special operations command, several special intervention battalions, and an anti-terrorism unit known as the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN); the GN has created mobile units modeled on European gendarmerie forces known as the Rapid Action Group—Surveillance and Response in the Sahel (Groupe d'action Rapides—Surveillance et Intervention au Sahel or GAR-SI Sahel); the GNN has developed mobile Multipurpose Squadrons (Escadrons Polyvalentes de la Garde Nationale de Niger or EP-GNN), while the National Police have created Mobile Border Control Companies (Compagnie Mobile de Contrôle des Frontières or CMCF); Niger has also established training centers for special forces in Tillia and peacekeeping in Ouallam; meanwhile, the Air Force has received a few armed UAVs from Turkey<br><br>the Army was established in 1960 from French colonial forces, while the Air Force was formed as the Niger National Escadrille in 1961; the GN received its first Nigerien commander in 1962; since its establishment, Niger’s military has played a significant role in the country’s politics, conducting successful coups in 1974, 1996, 1999, and 2010, and ruling Niger for much of the period before 1999; it seized control of the government again in 2023 (2023)"
+      "text": "while the FAN is responsible for ensuring external security, much of its focus is internal, particularly counterinsurgency/counterterrorism operations against terrorist groups operating in the areas bordering Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria, as well as much of northern Niger and the Diffa and Lake Chad regions; these groups include the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) in the Greater Sahara, Boko Haram, ISIS-West Africa, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); up to 70% of the security forces are assigned to fighting militants and protecting borders<br><br>the FAN is a lightly armed, but experienced military; it has conducted training and combat operations with foreign partners, including the French and US; the EU has also provided security assistance, particularly to the GN, GNN, and the National Police; the FAN also conducts counterterrorism operations with the G5 Sahel Group and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which coordinates the Lake Chad states’ operations against Boko Haram; it conducted counterinsurgency operations against Taureg rebels during the periods of 1990-95 and 2007-09<br><br>in recent years, Niger has focused on making its security services more mobile to improve their effectiveness in countering terrorism and protecting the country’s borders; with training support and material assistance from the US and the EU, each security service has created new units or reconfigured existing units with an emphasis on mobility, hybridization, and specialized training; since the 2010s, the Army has created a special operations command, several special intervention battalions, and an anti-terrorism unit known as the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN); the GN has created mobile units modeled on European gendarmerie forces known as the Rapid Action Group—Surveillance and Response in the Sahel (Groupe d'action Rapides—Surveillance et Intervention au Sahel or GAR-SI Sahel); the GNN has developed mobile Multipurpose Squadrons (Escadrons Polyvalentes de la Garde Nationale de Niger or EP-GNN), while the National Police have created Mobile Border Control Companies (Compagnie Mobile de Contrôle des Frontières or CMCF); Niger has also established training centers for special forces in Tillia and peacekeeping in Ouallam; meanwhile, the Air Force has received a few armed UAVs from Turkey<br><br>the Army was established in 1960 from French colonial forces, while the Air Force was formed as the Niger National Escadrille in 1961; the GN received its first Nigerien commander in 1962; since its establishment, Niger’s military has played a significant role in the country’s politics, conducting successful coups in 1974, 1996, 1999, and 2010, and ruling Niger for much of the period before 1999; it seized control of the government again in 2023 (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Terrorism": {

africa/ni.json

@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@
         "text": "very high (2023)"
       },
       "food or waterborne diseases": {
-        "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
+        "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1192,13 +1192,13 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "195,000 km (2017)"
+        "text": "195,000 km (2019)"
       },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "60,000 km (2017)"
+        "text": "60,000 km (2019)"
       },
       "unpaved": {
-        "text": "135,000 km (2017)"
+        "text": "135,000 km (2019)"
       }
     },
     "Waterways": {
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
   },
   "Military and Security": {
     "Military and security forces": {
-      "text": "Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF) (2023)",
+      "text": "Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF) (2024)",
       "note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the NSCDC is a paramilitary agency commissioned to assist the military in the management of threats to internal security, including attacks and natural disasters<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the Office of the National Security Advisor is responsible for coordinating all security and enforcement agencies, including the Department of State Security (DSS), the NSCDC, the Ministry of Justice, and the NPF; border security responsibilities are shared among the NPF, the DSS, the NSCDC, Customs, Immigration, and the Nigerian military<br><br><strong>note 3: </strong>some states have created local security forces in response to increased violence, insecurity, and criminality that have exceeded the response capacity of government security forces"
     },
     "Military expenditures": {
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> Nigeria has committed an Army combat brigade (approximately 3,000 troops) to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), a regional counter-terrorism force comprised of troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger; MNJTF conducts operations against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own country territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the Nigerian military is sub-Saharan Africa’s largest and regarded as one of its most capable forces; the Army is organized into 8 divisions comprised of a diverse mix of more than 20 combat brigades, including airborne infantry, amphibious infantry, armor, artillery, light infantry, mechanized and motorized infantry, and special operations forces; there is also a presidential guard brigade; the Army typically organizes into battalion- and brigade-sized task forces for operations; the Air Force has a few squadrons of fighters, ground attack fighters, armed UAVs, and attack helicopter squadrons primarily for supporting the Army<br><br>the Army and Air Force are focused largely on internal security and face a number of challenges that have stretched their resources; the Army is deployed in all 36 of the country's states; in the northeast, it is conducting counterinsurgency/counterterrorist operations against the Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in West Africa (ISIS-WA) terrorist groups, where it has deployed as many as 70,000 troops at times and jihadist-related violence has killed an estimated 35-40,000 people, mostly civilians, since 2009; in the northwest, it faces growing threats from criminal gangs--locally referred to as bandits--and violence associated with long-standing farmer-herder conflicts, as well as BH and ISIS-WA terrorists; bandits in the northwestern Nigeria are estimated to number in the low 10,000s and violence there has killed more than 10,000 people since the mid-2010s; the military also continues to protect the oil industry in the Niger Delta region against militants and criminal activity, although the levels of violence there have decreased in recent years; since 2021, additional troops and security forces have been deployed to eastern Nigeria to quell renewed agitation for a state of Biafra (Biafra seceded from Nigeria in the late 1960s, sparking a civil war that caused more than 1 million deaths)<br><br>meanwhile, the Navy is focused on security in the Gulf of Guinea; since 2016, it has developed a maritime strategy, boosted naval training and its naval presence in the Gulf, increased participation in regional maritime security efforts, and acquired a considerable number of new naval platforms, including offshore and coastal patrol craft, fast attack boats, and air assets; its principal surface ships currently include a frigate and a few corvettes or offshore patrol ships<br><br>the Nigerian military traces its origins to the Nigeria Regiment of the West African Frontier Force (WAFF), a multi-regiment force formed by the British colonial office in 1900 to garrison the West African colonies of Nigeria (Lagos and the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria), Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Gambia; the WAFF served with distinction in both East and West Africa during World War I; in 1928, it received royal recognition and was re-named the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF); the RWAFF went on to serve in World War II as part of the British 81st and 82nd (West African) divisions in the East Africa and Burma campaigns; in 1956, the Nigeria Regiment of the RWAFF was renamed the Nigerian Military Forces (NMF) and in 1958, the colonial government of Nigeria took over control of the NMF from the British War Office; the Nigerian Armed Forces were established following independence in 1960 (2023)"
+      "text": "the Nigerian military is sub-Saharan Africa’s largest and regarded as one of its most capable forces; the Army is organized into eight divisions comprised of a diverse mix of more than 20 combat brigades, including airborne infantry, amphibious infantry, armor, artillery, light infantry, mechanized and motorized infantry, and special operations forces; there is also a presidential guard brigade; the Army typically organizes into battalion- and brigade-sized task forces for operations; the Air Force has a few squadrons of fighters, ground attack fighters, armed UAVs, and attack helicopter squadrons primarily for supporting the Army<br><br>the Army and Air Force are focused largely on internal security and face a number of challenges that have stretched their resources; the Army is deployed in all 36 of the country's states; in the northeast, it is conducting counterinsurgency/counterterrorist operations against the Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in West Africa (ISIS-WA) terrorist groups, where it has deployed as many as 70,000 troops at times and jihadist-related violence has killed an estimated 35-40,000 people, mostly civilians, since 2009; in the northwest, it faces growing threats from criminal gangs--locally referred to as bandits--and violence associated with long-standing farmer-herder conflicts, as well as BH and ISIS-WA terrorists; bandits in the northwestern Nigeria are estimated to number in the low 10,000s and violence there has killed more than 10,000 people since the mid-2010s; the military also continues to protect the oil industry in the Niger Delta region against militants and criminal activity, although the levels of violence there have decreased in recent years; since 2021, additional troops and security forces have been deployed to eastern Nigeria to quell renewed agitation for a state of Biafra (Biafra seceded from Nigeria in the late 1960s, sparking a civil war that caused more than 1 million deaths)<br><br>meanwhile, the Navy is focused on security in the Gulf of Guinea; since 2016, it has developed a maritime strategy, boosted naval training and its naval presence in the Gulf, increased participation in regional maritime security efforts, and acquired a number of new naval platforms, including offshore and coastal patrol craft, fast attack boats, and air assets; its principal surface ships currently include a frigate and a few corvettes or offshore patrol ships<br><br>the Nigerian military traces its origins to the Nigeria Regiment of the West African Frontier Force (WAFF), a multi-regiment force formed by the British colonial office in 1900 to garrison the West African colonies of Nigeria (Lagos and the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria), Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Gambia; the WAFF served with distinction in both East and West Africa during World War I; in 1928, it received royal recognition and was re-named the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF); the RWAFF went on to serve in World War II as part of the British 81st and 82nd (West African) divisions in the East Africa and Burma campaigns; in 1956, the Nigeria Regiment of the RWAFF was renamed the Nigerian Military Forces (NMF) and in 1958, the colonial government of Nigeria took over control of the NMF from the British War Office; the Nigerian Armed Forces were established following independence in 1960 (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Space": {

africa/od.json

@@ -988,13 +988,13 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "90,200 km (2019)"
+        "text": "90,200 km"
       },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "300 km (2019)"
+        "text": "300 km"
       },
       "unpaved": {
-        "text": "89,900 km (2019)"
+        "text": "89,900 km (2015)"
       },
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> most of the road network is unpaved and much of it is in disrepair; the Juba-Nimule highway connecting Juba to the border with Uganda is the main paved road in South Sudan "
     },

africa/pu.json

@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1056,13 +1056,13 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "4,400 km (2018)"
+        "text": "4,400 km (2016)"
       },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "453 km (2018)"
+        "text": "453 km (2016)"
       },
       "unpaved": {
-        "text": "3,947 km (2018)"
+        "text": "3,947 km (2016)"
       }
     },
     "Waterways": {

africa/rw.json

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "animal contact diseases": {
         "text": "rabies"

africa/sf.json

@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@
     },
     "Ethnic groups": {
       "text": "Black African 81.4%, Coloured 8.2%, White 7.3%, Indian/Asian 2.7%, other 0.4% (2022 est.)",
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> coloured is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry who developed a distinct cultural identity over several hundred years"
+      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> Coloured is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry who developed a distinct cultural identity over several hundred years"
     },
     "Languages": {
       "Languages": {
-        "text": "isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi of Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2%; note - data represent language spoken most often at home (2018 est.)"
+        "text": "isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi or Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2%; note - data represent language spoken most often at home (2018 est.)"
       },
       "major-language sample(s)": {
         "text": "<br>Die Wereld Feite Boek, n’ onontbeerlike bron vir basiese informasie. (Afrikaans)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)"
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@
       "food or waterborne diseases": {
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
+      "vectorborne diseases": {
+        "text": "sexually transmitted diseases:&nbsp; HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (2024)"
+      },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
       }

africa/sg.json

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
         "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
       },
       "elections/appointments": {
-        "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single, renewable 5-year term; election last held on 24 February 2019 (next to be held on 25 February 2024)"
+        "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single, renewable 5-year term; election last held on 24 February 2019 (next to be held on 15 December 2024)"
       },
       "election results": {
         "text": "<br><em><em>2019:</em></em> Macky SALL reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Macky SALL (APR) 58.3%, Idrissa SECK (Rewmi) 20.5%, Ousmane SONKO (PASTEF) 15.7%, other 5.5% <p><em>2012:</em> Macky SALL elected president in second round; percent of vote - Macky SALL (APR) 65.8%, Abdoulaye WADE (PDS) 34.2% </p>"

africa/sl.json

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue feve, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis Br (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/so.json

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever"
+        "text": "dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "15,000 km (2018)"
+        "text": "15,000 km (2013)"
       }
     },
     "Merchant marine": {

africa/su.json

@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1144,13 +1144,13 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "31,000 km (2019)"
+        "text": "30,000 km"
       },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "8,000 km (2019)"
+        "text": "8,000 km"
       },
       "unpaved": {
-        "text": "23,000 km (2019)"
+        "text": "22,000 km"
       },
       "urban": {
         "text": "1,000 km (2019)"

africa/to.json

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/tp.json

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/ts.json

@@ -1141,8 +1141,14 @@
       }
     },
     "Roadways": {
+      "total": {
+        "text": "32,332 km"
+      },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "20,000 km (2015)"
+        "text": "12,264 km"
+      },
+      "unpaved": {
+        "text": "20,068 km (2020)"
       }
     },
     "Merchant marine": {

africa/tz.json

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/ug.json

@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@
         "text": "very high (2023)"
       },
       "food or waterborne diseases": {
-        "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
+        "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness), and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/uv.json

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "dengue fever and malaria"
+        "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and sexually transmitted diseases: hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/wa.json

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria"
+        "text": "malaria, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -555,16 +555,16 @@
     },
     "Executive branch": {
       "chief of state": {
-        "text": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Vice President Nangolo MBUMBA (since 8 February 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
+        "text": "Acting President Nangolo MBUMBA (since 4 February 2024); Acting Vice President Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAHNOTE (since 4 February 2024); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; President Hage GEINGOB died on 4 February 2024, and Vice President MBUMBA was sworn in to run the government until the next presidential election in November 2024"
       },
       "head of government": {
-        "text": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Vice President Nangolo MBUMBA (since 8 February 2018); Prime Minister Saara KUUGONGELWA-AMADHILA (since 21 March 2015); note - the Prime Minister is appointed by the president to coordinate the work of the cabinet, advise the president, and is second in line of succession if the president is unable to serve.     <p class=\"xmsonormal\"> </p>"
+        "text": "Acting President Nangolo MBUMBA (since 4 February 2024); Acting Vice President Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAHNOTE (since 4 February 2024); Prime Minister Saara KUUGONGELWA-AMADHILA (since 21 March 2015); note - the prime minister is appointed by the president to coordinate the work of the cabinet, advise the president, and is second in line of succession if the president is unable to serve; note - President Hage GEINGOB died on 4 February 2024, and the Vice President MBUMBA was sworn in to run the government until the next presidential election in November 2024<br> <p class=\"xmsonormal\"> </p>"
       },
       "cabinet": {
         "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly"
       },
       "elections/appointments": {
-        "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2019 (next to be held in 2024)"
+        "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2019 (next to be held in November 2024)"
       },
       "election results": {
         "text": "<br><em>2019:</em> Hage GEINGOB reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 56.3%, Panduleni ITULA (independent) 29.4%, McHenry VENAANI (PDM) 5.3%, other .9% <p><em>2014:</em> Hage GEINGOB elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 86.7%, McHenry VENAANI (DTA) 5%, Hidipo HAMUTENYA (RDP) 3.4%, Asser MBAI (NUDO)1.9%, Henk MUDGE (RP) 1%, other 2%</p>"
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
       "note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2018, women comprised more than 20% of the active duty military"
     },
     "Military - note": {
-      "text": "the NDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it has participated in UN and regional peacekeeping and security missions and provides assistance to civil authorities as needed; it is a small and professional force that participates in multinational training exercises; the Army fields a largely mobile force centered on 3 small motorized infantry brigades and a reconnaissance regiment; the Navy has a Chinese-built multipurpose offshore patrol ship equipped with a helicopter landing platform and supported by several coastal patrol vessels, while the Air Force has a small inventory of aircraft, including a few Chinese-made fighters and Soviet-era attack helicopters <br><br>the NDF was created in 1990, largely from demobilized former members of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and the South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF); PLAN was the armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), while SWATF was an auxiliary of the South African Defense Force and comprised the armed forces of the former South West Africa, 1977-1989; from 1990-1995, the British military assisted with the forming and training the NDF (2023)"
+      "text": "the NDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it has participated in UN and regional peacekeeping and security missions and provides assistance to civil authorities as needed; it participates in multinational training exercises; the Army fields a largely mobile force centered on three small motorized infantry brigades and a reconnaissance regiment; the Navy has a Chinese-built multipurpose offshore patrol ship equipped with a helicopter landing platform and supported by several coastal patrol vessels, while the Air Force has a small inventory of aircraft, including a few Chinese-made fighters and Soviet-era attack helicopters <br><br>the NDF was created in 1990, largely from demobilized former members of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and the South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF); PLAN was the armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), while SWATF was an auxiliary of the South African Defense Force and comprised the armed forces of the former South West Africa, 1977-1989; from 1990-1995, the British military assisted with the forming and training the NDF (2023)"
     }
   },
   "Transnational Issues": {

africa/wz.json

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria"
+        "text": "sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/ADIS, hepatitis B (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"

africa/za.json

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -1152,13 +1152,13 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "67,671 km (2018)"
+        "text": "67,671 km"
       },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "14,888 km (2018)"
+        "text": "10,150 km"
       },
       "unpaved": {
-        "text": "52,783 km (2018)"
+        "text": "57,520 km (2021)"
       }
     },
     "Waterways": {

africa/zi.json

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
         "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever"
       },
       "vectorborne diseases": {
-        "text": "malaria and dengue fever"
+        "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and sexually transmitted diseases: HIV/AIDS (2024)"
       },
       "water contact diseases": {
         "text": "schistosomiasis"
@@ -583,10 +583,10 @@
         "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:<br>Senate (80 seats; 60 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - 6 seats in each of the 10 provinces - by proportional representation vote, 16 indirectly elected by the regional governing councils, 18 reserved for the National Council Chiefs, and 2 reserved for members with disabilities; members serve 5-year terms)<br><br>National Assembly (280 seats; 210 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 seats reserved for women directly elected by proportional representation vote and 10 additional seats reserved for candidates aged between 21 and 35 directly elected by proportional representation, members serve 5-year terms)"
       },
       "elections": {
-        "text": "<p>Senate - last held for elected member on 23 August 2023 (next to be held in 2028)<br><br>National Assembly - last held on 23 August 2023 (next to be held in 2028) note: a by election was held on 11 November 2023 due to the death of a candidate during the August general election; a special by election was held on 9 December 2023 after nine opposition lawmakers were removed from their seats and disqualified from running again; another by election is set for 3 February 2024 </p>"
+        "text": "<p>Senate - last held for elected member on 23 August 2023 (next to be held in 2028)<br><br>National Assembly - last held on 23 August 2023 (next to be held in 2028) note: a by election was held on 11 November 2023 due to the death of a candidate during the August general election; a special by election was held on 9 December 2023 after nine opposition lawmakers were removed from their seats and disqualified from running again; another by election was held 3 February 2024 for six open seats</p>"
       },
       "election results": {
-        "text": "<p>Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 33, CCC- 27, Chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; composition - men 44, women 36, percent of women 45%<br><br>National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 177, CCC-93; composition - men 194, women 86, percent of women 30.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 34.3%</p>"
+        "text": "<p>Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 33, CCC- 27, Chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; composition - men 44, women 36, percent of women 45%<br><br>National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 190, CCC-93; composition - men 194, women 86, percent of women 30.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 34.3%</p>"
       }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Political parties and leaders": {
-      "text": "Citizens Coalition for Change [vacant] <br>Movement for Democratic Change - MDC-T [Douglas MWONZORA]<br>National People's Congress- NPC- [Wilbert MUBAIWA] <br>Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA]<br>Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Michael NKOMO]"
+      "text": "Citizens Coalition for Change (vacant) <br>Movement for Democratic Change - MDC-T [Douglas MWONZORA]<br>National People's Congress- NPC- [Wilbert MUBAIWA] <br>Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA]<br>Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Michael NKOMO]"
     },
     "International organization participation": {
       "text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@@ -1141,13 +1141,13 @@
     },
     "Roadways": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "97,267 km (2019)"
+        "text": "97,267 km"
       },
       "paved": {
-        "text": "18,481 km (2019)"
+        "text": "18,481 km"
       },
       "unpaved": {
-        "text": "78,786 km (2019)"
+        "text": "78,786 km (2023)"
       }
     },
     "Waterways": {