Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Europe Norway The ban on cars with Russian license plate will come into effect at midnight on Monday; the provision taken by Norway has been shared with a number of European countries
Africa Burkina Faso A total of 191.937 Internally Displaced People have returned to their respective localities in the different regions of Burkina Faso as of August 31
Africa South Africa Aziz Pahad, a veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died at the age of 82; his family describes him as a patriot and freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the Africa National Congress and the service of South Africans
Africa Togo The teaching of English as early as kindergarten and elementary school has been announced by the Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education and will come into effect from the next school year throughout the country
Africa Libya The floods that hit the eastern part of the country a fortnight ago have brought to light archaeological remains previously unknown of
Oceania Palau The proposed national budget for the year 2024 foresees a delay in funding for the Compact Review Agreement, signed in April this year
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PM James Marape told US government officials and the business sector that Pacific island nations are not there to seek aid, but to negotiate better business opportunities
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Women in São Tomé account for more than 80% of the cases of domestic violence recorded this year by the Domestic Violence Counselling Centre, which requires human and financial resources to monitor victims
Europe Poland Poland's inflation rate slowed to 8,2% year-on-year in September, below analysts' expectations of 8,5%: the first time the figure has fallen below 10% since February 2022
Europe Andorra The exceptional revision of the Parish Planning and Urban Development Plan that the municipality of Ordino is working on envisages a maximum population of 16.465 inhabitants, three times as many as at present
America Suriname The Surinamese government, led by President Chan Santokhi, met with trade unions and health unions, to address concerns regarding the new increase in VAT tax law set to take effect on October 1, with the aim of finding solutions and evaluating proposals
Europe Switzerland Over nine million people lived in Switzerland for the first time in history at the end of June, exactly 9.006.664, including permanent residents and non-permanent foreign resident population, such as asylum seekers
Oceania Samoa The US Navy ship USS Jackson left Samoa on Wednesday after a week-long mission, delivering aid and providing development assistance to communities in the country