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
America Colombia Israel's vital security partnership with Colombia is at risk due to tensions following President Gustavo Petro's comparisons of Israel's actions to Nazis; Israel has suspended security exports, impacting existing multi-million-dollar agreements
Africa Mauritania The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office has requested a 20-year prison sentence against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is on trial at the criminal court specialising in corruption cases, in what is called 'trial of the decade'
Africa Zambia The Lusaka Hospital for Oncological Diseases is undergoing rehabilitation, replacing old radiotherapy equipment and introducing new advanced diagnostic equipment
Africa Algeria Algeria is in talks with Germany to become one of its key suppliers of green hydrogen and to upgrade its pipeline connections to reach a wider swathe of Europe
Africa Mali Trials of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, recently authorised and approved by the World Health Organisation, are about to begin in the country
America Belize Belize plans to initiate a pilot project aimed at converting clogging seaweed and solid waste in its coastlines into biofuel; this US$50 million venture is established through a public-private partnership with German firm Variodin
Europe Montenegro Hundreds braved the rain and joined the 11th annual LGBT pride parade in Montenegro's capital last Saturday, also attended by cabinet members, party leaders and ambassadors
Oceania Solomon Islands Plans have been revealed to organise an Iumi Wan Festival to celebrate local talent during this year's Pacific Games in the capital Honiara
America Antigua and Barbuda Mosquito coils have been banned by the Pesticides Toxic and Chemical Control Board of Antigua and Barbuda due to health concerns over the harmful pollutants they release
Africa Madagascar A collective of opposition candidates participating in Madagascar's presidential elections held a large demonstration in Antananarivo, denouncing what they called "an illegitimate electoral process"
Asia Vietnam The HCM City Young Workers' Support Centre organised a mass wedding ceremony for 82 couples to help less well-off workers have a proper ceremony
Africa Comoros A project was launched to promote civic education for women and young people to increase their participation in public and political life in 6 pilot municipalities, supported by UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Elections and USAID
Asia Armenia The Armenian government has awarded a $215 million contract to a consortium of two Iranian companies for the modernisation of a 32-kilometre section of the main highway connecting Armenia to Iran via the Syunik region