Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Africa Algeria Stellantis fulfilled its commitment made in November 2022 by announcing the start of production at its plant in Tafraoui, a move to support the development of country's automotive sector and to strengthen market share in Middle East and Africa region
Asia Azerbaijan 'My Vote', a new coalition of NGOs, has been set up to monitor the extraordinary presidential elections to be held in Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024
America Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, under whose auspices the annual Boxing Day Street Jam was being held in the Point community, ordered a halt to the event and called on the authorities to act quickly to prevent an escalation of violence among young teenagers
Africa Burundi Six of the ten handball players of the Burundi team, who fled from Rijeka, Croatia on 9 August while participating in the U-19 World Cup, had to return to Croatia after Belgium, where the youngsters had sought asylum, expelled them last week
Africa Sierra Leone In a resolute stance to strengthen democratic values in Sierra Leone, ECOWAS President Umar Touray emphasised the regional bloc's unwavering commitment to uphold democracy within the nation
Asia Singapore The global project focused on digital identity and finance, Worldcoin, recently introduced World ID 2.0 in Singapore
America Nicaragua Restrictions on the Catholic Church have been intensified, as the government extended the prohibition to traditional "Posadas" and living Nativity scenes held in the streets
Asia Bahrain The country exported BD 299 million ($792,42 million) worth of domestically sourced products in November, down 15% from BD 350 million in November 2022
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament has suffered a cyber attack by hackers who tried to break into its data system, causing a temporary interruption of its services, but would not 'touch the system's data' - they declared
Asia East Timor A ban on the individual use of artificial rockets and other pyrotechnic devices throughout national territory has been issued in consequence of recent incidents in various areas; to safeguard the safety of all citizens, searches will be conducted
America Bahamas The Shell Saxons Superstars dominated by winning the Boxing Day 2023 Junkanoo Parade in categories Best Choreography, Best Music, Best Performance, Best Leading Costume, Best Banner and many more
Asia Armenia A court in Yerevan put an end to the marathon trial of former President Robert Kocharyan, who agreed to the statute of limitations despite strongly denying the corruption charges against him
Asia Bangladesh Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked her party's men to go from door to door with their election manifesto to convince people to vote, as only her party can continue the country's journey towards progress and prosperity