Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Europe Estonia Estonian real estate market transactions have fallen by a third year-on-year, back to levels of 10 years ago; European Central Bank is refraining from raising interest rates, but experts do not expect the Estonian real estate market to improve soon
Asia Bahrain Bahrain's lower house of parliament announced the severing of economic ties with Israel and the return of ambassadors from both sides
America Antigua and Barbuda About a dozen inmates of Her Majesty's Prison celebrated their graduation, successfully completing several courses, through the "Seeds of Hope" programme, launched in 2022 to help rehabilitate inmates
Africa Cameroon 1,4 million children are in need of educational assistance in the far north, northwest and southwest due to insecurity and climate change disasters, according to UN report, with over 2000 schools forced to close for non-state armed groups
Asia Maldives The Office of the President-elect said it is making arrangements for 1.000 members of the public to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Mohamed Muizzu
Oceania Fiji The ITaukei Trust Fund Board stated that the tender for the construction of the Great Council of Chiefs' main building is under evaluation; the redevelopment of the complex will take place in two phases and work is expected to be completed by June 2024
Africa Rwanda Theofrida Muginga, a student at the University of Rwanda, is creating 'Mkulima GPT', a chatbot in Swahili led by ChatGPT, to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally sensitive agricultural advice
Asia Georgia SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite has been launched in Georgia, as SpaceX founder Elon Musk wrote on his X social network page; in mid-July, the Georgian Communications Commission had granted the company permission to begin operations in the country
Africa Benin Deforestation is threatening the sacred forests of the voodoo worshippers; between 2005 and 2015, more than 20% of Benin's forests declined and the deforestation rate continues to exceed 2% per year, according to the World Bank
America Belize Belize is advancing towards universal access to quality healthcare by approving the elimination of all fees in public hospitals, aiming to eradicate financial barriers, enhance accessibility, and reduce administrative burdens
Europe Czech Republic The National Gallery in Prague will commemorate 100th anniversary of the acquisition of collection of French art, with works by Braque, Cézanne, van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso, with an international conference on 2 and 3 November at Convent of St. Agnes
America Haiti The Haiti women's football team beat St. Kitts and Nevis 13-0 in a qualifying match for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, remaining undefeated
Europe Malta The inflation subsidy introduced last year for vulnerable households will reach 95.000 households this year, more than double the number of beneficiaries in 2022