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 Somalia Premier Bank Limited Somalia has acquired 62,5% of the shares of Kenyan iconic First Community Bank Limited, following approval from the Central Bank of Kenya
Africa Mozambique The Mozambique Women's Organisation will organise sporting events, literary competitions and traditional dances, with the exclusive participation of women, to celebrate the organisation's 50 years of existence
Europe Greece Veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade
Europe Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in northern Macedonia to meet Kosovo PM Albin Kurti for a new round of talks with EU officials on the implementation of an agreement to normalise ties
Asia Tajikistan The Committee to Protect Journalists took position saying that Tajik authorities should release journalist Khurshed Fozilov and stop prosecuting journalists in retaliation for their work
Oceania Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. is seeking to appoint a non-Palauan as Director of the Office of Public Security
Asia Turkmenistan Iranian truck traffic to Turkmenistan has resumed after three years at the Bajgiran border crossing in the city of Ghuchan; the break was due to pandemic restrictions
Oceania Tonga Miss Tonga, Vesalua Tupou, has been crowned the Continental Queen for Oceania at the 2023 Face of Beauty International preliminary competition in the Philippines
Africa Sierra Leone Presidential candidate 2023 of the main opposition All People's Congress party - Samura Kamara - has nominated MP Chernor Ramadan Maju-Bah as his running mate for the upcoming elections, to be held on 24 June 2023
Asia Mongolia Parliament approved the President's veto of the Social Media Human Rights Protection Act and the four accompanying laws, as it would violate some articles of the Constitution
Asia Palestine Hyundai Construction Equipment must take immediate action to prevent its products from being involved in demolitions in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, Amnesty International said in a recent report
Oceania New Zealand After the US and the UK, New Zealand became the latest country to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on 'government devices' over security concerns
America Uruguay The country’s hydroelectric plants usually produce 45% of national energy during the local rainy period, but due to its drought, this year they only produced 15% of national energy, resulting in a significant increase of energy imports