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
Africa Chad One year has passed since the bloody repression of the demonstration of 22 October 2022 for President Mahamat Déby decision of extending his government for another two years, the culmination of a crisis that shook the country with mass protests
Africa Zimbabwe A significant exodus of teachers is taking place with about 300 educators leaving the country every month, according to the Zimbabwe Teachers Association, due to Zimbabwe's relatively low salaries compared to those in other southern African countries
Africa Niger Niger's transitional military government has expressed its disagreement with some attempts to want to introduce LGBT+ rights in the country's education system
Europe Romania The Romanian competition authority is investigating Apple for a possible abuse of a dominant position, as the company does not allow any app store other than its own, limiting access to user data for advertising purposes
Europe Monaco The National Council referred the draft budget for 2024 back to the government with the request to propose a new bill "that meets the real needs of the Principality"
Europe Finland The new high-speed tram line 15 will be fully operative today 21 October; it will offer customers a completely new, comfortable and environmentally friendly transport
Africa Cameroon On 16 October, university teachers went on strike to demand better working conditions and payment of a bonus, which had been promised by the state but has not yet been paid in full; before them, primary and secondary school teachers had gone on strike
Europe Italy S&P agency confirmed Italy's BBB rating with a stable outlook, predicting it will consolidate its budget more slowly than it should, also due to the weight of interest rates, but the stimulus of European funds, especially the NRP, will limit the damage
America Canada As the war in Gaza goes on, concern about safety is rising, including on college and university campuses and many people feel freedom of speech is also being threatened
Europe Poland The zloty has gained 2,4% against the US dollar since Sunday's vote, beating all 30 major currencies in the world, as Poland’s assets have met the highest expectation of new pro-European administration after 8 years of populism
Africa Somalia Somali music has not had its own national orchestra for years; young musicians are trying for the first time to bring the Somali musical tradition to television broadcasts and online to pass on its roots to the next generation
Oceania Australia The Australian government has granted citizenship to three athletes, one Russian, one South African and one American, to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Asia Japan A program to grant asylum seekers long-term residence permits that will allow them to work will be launched on December 1, part of the revision of the asylum law approved by parliament in May