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 Romania The American magazine Forbes has included seven Romanians in its European list of successful young people - Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2023
Asia Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. emphasised the need to use new and emerging technologies to improve the management of the country's water resources
Europe Serbia Artist Luke Black has been confirmed to represent the country at the London Eurovision Party 2023
Africa Seychelles A new association, 'Telegraf', was created to bring poets together and to transmit messages, knowledge and cultural know-how with children
Asia Laos Passengers travelling on the China-Laos Railway can now easily book and manage their journeys on smartphones thanks to a new mobile ticketing application
Africa Sudan Traditional yellow taxis in Khartoum, which have been operating since the 1970s, are facing the growing threats of more modern transport services, with customers booking their rides through apps on their smartphones
Europe Sweden A nearly century-old regulation, originally applied to agricultural vehicles, allows teenagers aged 15 and over to drive without a proper licence, provided the vehicle has been modified to have a maximum speed of 30 km/h
America Chile President Boric announced that he will intensify diplomatic efforts with Bolivia and Venezuela to get them to accept irregular immigrants expelled from Chile, as the country is reaching a breaking point accepting irregular migrants
Africa Chad Over 400 members of the Front for Alternation and Concord, arrested after the death of former president Idriss Déby Isno in 2021, have been sentenced to life imprisonment
Asia India Across the country, the use of CCTV and facial recognition cameras is increasing in schools, airports, train stations, prisons and streets; authorities are implementing a nationwide system to reduce crime and identify missing children
Europe Bulgaria In 2022, pensions were increased on two occasions: on 1 July and 1 October; as a result, the average monthly pension per pensioner increased by 17,5% compared to 2021, reports the National Institute for Social Security
Africa Burundi East African Community is once again calling for lower intra-regional roaming for data, voice calls and SMS within the One Area Network; the country charges the highest rates and is under pressure to join regional call network
America Argentina IMF technicians have agreed to soften the agreed targets with the country for 2023 within its refinancing program for a debt of US$45 billion, due to the impact of drought on export products, the main source of the state’s foreign currency