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
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
Africa Morocco Total cement exports fell by 14,4% year-on-year in June; construction companies recorded a 30,6% year-on-year decline
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
Africa Cameroon Specialists in sports business issues will meet in Yaounde from 16-17 September 2023 as part of the Africa sports marketing summit
America Nicaragua Nicaragua's "La League" project is empowering over 300 girls and young women through football, promoting autonomy, challenging gender norms, and raising awareness about health and reproductive rights, fostering leadership and dreams of professional career
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
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
Asia Bhutan Nine new plant species from different climatic zones that join Bhutan's flora have been found by researchers from the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forest Research and Training and the Department of Forests and Park Services
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 El Salvador Horse back rider Juan Manuel Bolaños has secured the country’s first ever double gold medal in equestrian events at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador 2023, winning both the individual and overall competitions
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 Eritrea Eritrean community festival took place in Giessen, Germany; opened by the governors of the 6 regions of Eritrea, it offered cultural and artistic performances, children's programme and programmes illustrating the unity in diversity of Eritrean people
America Cuba Thanks to the Martiana Association of Cuban Residents in Panama, with the National Co-ordinator of Solidarity with Cuba and contributions from businesspeople who supported the Cuban Revolution, the country will receive an important medical lot