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
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
America Suriname Along with Trinidad and Tobago, the country has signed a preliminary energy agreement aiming to enhance energy cooperation, potentially including the transportation of natural gas from Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago through an underwater pipeline
Africa Botswana Diamond mining giant De Beers has signed a 10-year sales agreement and a new 25-year lease agreement with Botswana to supply natural rough for the next 30 years
Europe Luxembourg Students and teachers at a high school in Mersch will have to leave their mobile phones at home: use is banned during lessons after a school study showed the negative impact on education
America Uruguay In drought-hit region Olivera, a rural school tackled their water issue by having students monitore the water chlorine levels, gaining international recognition and highlighting the importance of valuing and preserving water resources
Africa Chad Chad's National Transitional Council (NTC) adopted the draft Basic Law proposed by the government and the text will be put to a referendum in November
Africa Gabon If re-elected in the 26 August elections, President Ali Bongo would succeed in extending his family's 55-year rule over the nation
America Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David Collado has called on the opposition not to politicise tourism, stressing that the sector currently accounts for 60% of the country's economic growth, with a target of attracting almost 10 million tourists by the end of the year
Asia Lebanon Lebanese army broke up a human smuggling network in northern city of Bebnine, arresting all seven of its members, seizing military weapons and a quantity of ammunition in network's possession that worked to smuggle illegal immigrants by sea
Africa Equatorial Guinea Participating for the first time in the Global Eco Forum 2023 in Guiyang, China, EG was the second state on the African continent, after Zimbabwe, to join the more than 400 delegations gathered to discuss how to modernise the coexistence of man and nature
America Paraguay The country has presented a framework for protecting critical technological infrastructures in the state as part of the National Cybersecurity Plan
Africa Burundi After seven years of isolation and closure, borders were reopened by the new president in October 2022, a gradual economic recovery is taking place with international partners returning
America Panama The state has ratified the UN Water Convention, thus becoming the first Latin American country to join, and reinforcing its leadership in environmental protection and responsible water management