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
Asia Mongolia As of the first half of 2023, 12 legal entities are registered as virtual asset service providers with the Financial Regulatory Commission, with 912.238 registered users; there are 211 registered virtual assets, of which 41 are domestic and 170 foreign
Europe United Kingdom The British Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats to Labour, another setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party ahead of next year's general election
Africa Ethiopia The country listed ports in Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland as facilities that could be peacefully obtained; with the cession of Eritrea in 1993, the country has no access to the sea and it is dependent on Djibouti for 85% of imports and exports
Asia Philippines New users of social networks X in the Philippines will have to pay around $0,75 per year to access the basic functions, while the 'read' function will be free
Africa Central African Republic The International Criminal Court has released Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader in the Central African Republic, dismissing the case against him for war crimes, after the prosecutor dropped all charges
Asia Cyprus Secret service agents will be exempt from speed limits under certain conditions, under a law passed by parliament on 19 October
Europe Latvia The level of producer prices in Latvian industry fell by 7,7% in September 2023 compared to September 2022, according to data by the Central Statistical Office of Latvia
Asia Maldives Maldivians held a second large demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinians in Rasfannu area in Malé on Friday night 20 October
Africa Seychelles Hilton Seychelles hosted a career fair for secondary school students with the aim of raising awareness of the various career opportunities that exist in the tourism and hospitality industry
Asia Cyprus Goat and Sheep Breeders revoked the strike planned, but spoke out against the decree which sets the goat and sheep milk quota in traditional halloumi cheese at 19%, asking the Minister to consult with all relevant parties before making a final decision
Africa Lesotho The main opposition party, the Democratic Congress, has initiated a no-confidence vote against Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane
Europe San Marino An initiative to make San Marino the seat of international trade and investment arbitration has been launched by Industry Secretary Fabio Righi
Europe Slovakia US Steel Košice, subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, will receive €300 million from the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan to decarbonise its steel production; the company stressed that the whole process is expected to exceed €1 billion