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
Asia Yemen "Our military operations will not stop," declared the Houthis of Yemen, saying they will not cease attacks on ships in the Red Sea, despite the US announcing a new maritime protection force to counter them
America Suriname Detainees at the Nieuwe Haven bureau in Suriname are protesting by mass-throwing government-provided food, expressing dissatisfaction with its taste and demanding better food quality
Oceania Marshall Islands Unofficial final election results have been published by the Electoral Administration, confirming that 13 seats in Nitijela will change hands; most absentee postal votes did not arrive in time or were rejected for technical reasons
Africa Guinea The NGO Reporters Without Borders called on the military-dominated Guinean authorities to 'urgently' end the series of restrictive measures taken against some private media, denouncing 'attacks on press freedom on a considerable scale'
Europe Moldova CinemaHora, the first international forum dedicated to the film industry, with filmmakers from 20 European countries, for the first time in Moldova, was hosted by Parliament
Africa South Africa The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is seeking bids for the development of 3.200 MW of wind power under the long-awaited and delayed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program
Africa Mauritius The 15th anniversary of the Seafarers' Welfare Fund was celebrated during a special event held at the Domaine de Rose Belle, in Rose Belle
America Venezuela Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has appealed her disqualification from running in the 2024 presidential elections; challenging the decision, Machado asserted her legitimacy based on a strong victory in the opposition primaries
Africa Burundi The joint Tanzania-Burundi-DRC standard gauge railway project has received the necessary funding to begin the next phase of its development, with the African Development Bank approving several financing means worth $696,41 million
Africa Rwanda The Rwanda International Students Film Festival, open to students and emerging filmmakers from local and international educational institutions, will organise screenings and workshops, to use the film as medium to promote awareness on human rights issues
America Uruguay Ancap, Uruguay's state energy company, has signed offshore hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation contracts, marking a historic phase of exploration across the country's entire territorial sea
Asia Mongolia Farmers will be able to buy fodder from the State Reserve at a 50% discount; governors have been instructed to monitor the proper distribution of fodder and to prevent its misuse and sale
Oceania Micronesia Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8, the deployed salvage force of the US 7th Fleet, completed the disposal at sea of an abandoned cargo ship in Pohnpei as part of Pacific Partnership 24-1