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 Mauritius For the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the cultural landscape of Le Morne on the World Heritage List, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the International Slave Route Monument, in front of the public beach of Le Morne
Africa Guinea-Bissau President of the Republic defended that there is an urgent need for ECOWAS to address other forms of mobilisation of financial means at the level of each member state and with strategic partners to implement Plan of Action to Combat Terrorism 2020-2024
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
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
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 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
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
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
America Paraguay The country has presented a framework for protecting critical technological infrastructures in the state as part of the National Cybersecurity Plan
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
Asia Azerbaijan IndiGo, Indian low-cost airline, added Baku to its route network, starting a Delhi-Baku flight on 11 August 2023, responding to growing demand for travel from India to Azerbaijan, while promoting cultural exchanges and fostering stronger bilateral ties
Africa Djibouti The President of the Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh, paid tribute to the memory of the late Aden Farah Samatar, a leading figure on the national art scene and a well-known and much-loved figure in Djibouti
Africa Cameroon Specialists in sports business issues will meet in Yaounde from 16-17 September 2023 as part of the Africa sports marketing summit