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 Libya The prime minister of Libya's national unity government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has announced the lifting of the air embargo imposed on Libyan civil aviation over Italian airspace after nearly 10 years
Africa Morocco Moroccan women's soccer is gaining ground at home and abroad, with the national team set to make its debut at the 2023 Women's World Cup, the first time Morocco's women's national team has qualified for the competition
Europe Latvia The XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival had 40.560 participants, according to information from the Latvian National Culture Centre, second highest number of participants in the history of the event
Africa Nigeria President Bola Tinubu was elected president of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS at the end of the 63rd Ordinary Session of Ecowas Heads of State and Government, held in Bissau
Asia Jordan A project to create sustainable green jobs in refugee host communities has been officially launched; funded by the Global Green Growth Institute it will generate opportunities for youth, women and refugees in green economy-related jobs
Asia Mongolia This year's Naadam national holiday, celebrated yesterday and today, marks the 2232nd anniversary of the founding of Mongolia's first state, the 817th anniversary of the Great Mongolian Empire and the 102nd anniversary of the Mongolian People's Revolution
America United States The last of the country’s declared chemical weapons stockpile has been destroyed, President Joe Biden said, thus ending a decades-long effort to eliminate the deadly weapons first used on a large scale in WWI
Europe Belgium Consumer rights organisation Test Achats has asked the Belgian Competition Authority to launch an investigation into 'greedflation' as supermarket prices remain high
Europe France A new tourism campaign will ask people to reconsider trips to France’s most famous tourist sites, as the government draws attention to the fact that 80% of visitors go to just 20% of the country, causing congestion on “overloved” spots during peak season
America Cuba The second anniversary of the widespread protests of 11 July 2021 has been followed by police manoeuvres, increasingly visible in Cuba, with surveillance carried out by uniformed policemen and trucks carrying oldiers
Asia Maldives The Environmental Protection Agency decided to file a police report after a barge, which ran aground on the reef in the city of Fuvahmulah, left before the investigation into the incident was completed
Asia India A stronger-than-expected surge in vegetable prices, particularly tomatoes, in recent weeks could push India's retail inflation towards 5,5% in the July-September quarter, according to at least several economists
Africa Ethiopia The US humanitarian agency told AP last week it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia, where hundreds of hunger deaths have been reported recently after the U.S. and the UN paused food aid for one-sixth of the country’s population over massive aid theft