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 Democratic Republic of the Congo Lawyers representing victims of atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have organised a three-day seminar to document testimonies and bring them to the attention of the public
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 Central African Republic The departure of hundreds of Russian Wagner troops from the Central African Republic is part of a rotation of forces and not a withdrawal, a spokesman for the CAR presidency said on Saturday
Africa Mozambique Sweco, a leading European engineering and architecture consultancy, will develop national energy system preparation and disaster management processes to protect infrastructure and energy supplies from extreme weather events and sea level rise
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
Asia Bangladesh The country was unanimously elected as a member of the Food and Agriculture Organisation Council for the second consecutive term by the Asia Region for three years, from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027
Oceania Nauru The government has initiated a programme of alternative routes to assist employees who will be affected by the recession of the Regional Processing Centre sites on the island
Africa Zambia The Chamber of Mines has welcomed recent developments on the Konkola Copper Mines and Mopani Copper Mines investment roadmaps announced by the government
Africa Namibia The sea lion hunting season has opened in Namibia; an estimated 86.000 fur seals will be slaughtered, despite a decline in demand for their fur and the growing opposition of environmentalists
America Bahamas Bahamasair's charter flights will reach Barbados via Fort Lauderdale beginning in mid-July, as confirmed by Director of Aviation and Deputy General Manager of Tourism, Kenneth Romer
Asia Bahrain Children who turn six in the same calendar year will be unconditionally admitted to the first grade of all public schools from September, in a decision that lightens the age rules in force
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The African Development Bank plans to increase its financial aid to the country to over €55 million over the next three years to support macroeconomic stabilisation reforms, increase revenues, and ensure energy transition
Africa eSwatini An inclusive financing model for SMEs was developed with the technical assistance of the Economic Commission for Africa to ease access to finance