Wikinews:Country of the Week/Results log

Total articles so far as a result of Country of the Week: 28

Week 12: Antarctica (0)

 * None

Week 11: Fiji (3)

 * Fiji "running out of patience" with Vanuatu over ban on Fijian biscuits
 * Fiji's War of the Ribbons
 * Fiji girls missing; feared dead

Week 10: Belarus (2)
The two articles were submitted a bit late, but I hope nobody will complain too much ;)


 * 28th June: Lukashenko accuses foreign donators of ideological expansion
 * 28th June: Norway and Denmark conducting observation flights over Belarus and Russia

Week 9: Rwanda (11)
Note: Due to overwelling support for Rwanda (4 votes) and a special circumstance (Clare's trip to Rwanda), Rwanda was COTW for two weeks.

Rwanda has been our most successful COTW so far, with 11 articles written.


 * 18th June: Hotel Rwanda hero tours USA
 * 18th June: Youth forum to submit suggestions to UN
 * 16th June: World Bank president addresses global youth forum on genocide
 * 14th June: UN reports Rwandan refugees repatriated by force
 * 14th June: Aid group 'denied access' to Rwandan refugee camp in Burundi
 * 14th June: UNHCR criticises Rwanda's and Burundi's decision to re-label refugees as illegal immigrants
 * 11th June: G8 finance ministers agree deal to relieve debts of 18 nations Countries include Rwanda
 * 9th June: Thousands of Rwandan refugees living in overcrowded Burundi transit centre
 * 8th June: 30 travellers from Rwanda die in Ugandan bus crash
 * 8th June: Rwandan genocide investigations to be completed by end of July
 * 8th June: Half of Ugandan Presidential convoy blocked at Uganda-Rwanda border

Week 8: Papua New Guinea (0)

 * None

Week 7: Luxembourg (0)

 * None

Week 6: Moldova (2)

 * May 10: Soviet rockets on sale in Moldovan breakoff region
 * May 9: Moldovan Prosecutor General’s Office finishes investigation regarding Valeriu Pasat

Week 5: Switzerland (5)

 * May 5th: Former Russian nuclear energy minister arrested by Swiss authorities on the behalf of the US
 * May 3rd: UBS sees net income jump 15 percent
 * May 2nd: Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd sees net profits jump 67%
 * May 1st: Swiss finish drilling world's longest overland tunnel
 * May 1st: May Day protests occur throughout Switzerland

Week 4: Bhutan (2)

 * April 26: India appoints new envoy to Bhutan
 * April 29: INTOSAI meets in Paro, Bhutan

Week 3: Norway (3)

 * April 22: Work begins on world's longest underwater pipeline
 * April 20: Norwegian whaling season starts with highest quota in a decade
 * April 20: New version of Opera web browser released Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway

Week 2: Eritrea (1)

 * April 12: Eritrea plans to vaccinate 500,000 children

Week 1: Nigeria (4)

 * April 6: Nigeria destroys illegal small arms
 * April 4: Talks held to avert Nigerian oil production strike
 * April 4: Desmond Tutu calls for election of African pope
 * April 3: Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for African Pope