America Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Road Naming and Village & Locality Boundaries Project has been implemented to formally name roads and define locality limits to improve emergency response times, mail delivery, utility operations, and navigation across the island
Africa Burundi The Qatar-Burundi Business Forum was recently hosted by the Qatar Chamber; the meeting intended to explore ways to improve trade and economic cooperation between the private sectors of the two countries
Africa Niger The court of first instance in Niamey has ordered the release of Salem Mohamed Bazoum, son of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, within two weeks from Friday 6 October, the date of the verdict
America Jamaica Jamaicans, particularly business owners, have been urged to adopt good computer security practices to protect themselves from botnet attacks
Africa Gabon General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's leader, has appointed members of the new national assembly and senate for a transitional period, ahead of promised elections at an unknown date
Europe Portugal Nuvem, a new transatlantic subsea cable system to connect Portugal, Bermuda and the US, has been announced; named after the Portuguese word for “cloud,” it will improve network resiliency across the Atlantic
America Cuba More rheumatoid arthritis patients across the country are now benefiting from the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of the drug Jusvinza, which is in phase III clinical trials
Africa Central African Republic Bangui's Institut Pasteur plans to increase the number of biologists employed from 5 to 25 by 2030
Africa Comoros 6th dialogue with EU focused on monitoring cooperation programmes for Comoros Plan, preparations for elections and signing of a cooperation agreement on Green and Blue Pact and support for women, youth and civil society
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Rival armed groups clashed in the east of the country killing five civilians and forcing more than 50.000 people to flee, the United Nations said, after a six-month pause in the fighting
America Dominica The Dominica Red Cross Society has teamed up with the Loubiere Village Council to strengthen disaster preparedness in the area, with 9 danger signs strategically placed throughout the community
Asia China China intends to increase the country's aggregate computing power by more than 50% by 2025, with Beijing focusing on innovations in supercomputing and artificial intelligence
America Venezuela Venezuela has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Juan Guaido, accusing him of multiple charges including treason, money laundering, and misuse of public resources, while Guaido denounces these actions as an attack on the Venezuelan opposition
Asia Cambodia The country ranks 6th in terms of access to mobile broadband services, among the 14 emerging and developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific, according to the World Bank