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
Oceania Nauru Nauru Weightlifting Federation will send a team of six lifters to participate in the World Youth Championship to be held in Albania later this month
Europe Kosovo Embassy of Italy in Kosovo organized the "Italian Design Day" with students of the Faculty of Architecture, considered a good opportunity for creative communities to exchange experiences and good practices in the field of architecture
Africa Libya More than two tonnes of natural uranium, which the UN Nuclear Observatory had reported missing in Libya, have been found, according to forces in the east of the country
Africa Nigeria The national housing and population census, originally scheduled for this time in March, was moved to May due to the postponement of government elections
America Nicaragua The government has formally cut diplomatic relations with the Vatican in response to some recent statements made by Pope Francis on the Sandinista government comparing it to Hitler's dictatorship
Asia Nepal The government-owned Dairy Development Corporation of Lainchaur has increased the price of milk
Europe Montenegro Prosecutors in Podgorica have launched an investigation into three presidential candidates for allegedly using fake support signatures, after receiving more than 90 complaints from citizens and NGOs
Africa Rwanda With 49 women MPs making up 61% of the elected parliamentarians, Rwanda tops the ranking of women sitting in national parliaments by the Inter Parliamentary Union, a global body that unites the Parliaments in the world
Asia Bahrain e-passports featuring advances security measures have been launched; the move is part of Bahrain’s Economic Recovery and Digital Transformation Plan and aims at making passports more secure, convenient and resistant to forgery
Oceania Samoa Five restaurants in central Apia have been closed due to poor hygienic conditions and others have been advised to respect cleaning standards; the Ministry of Health is also looking at the conditions of roadside food stalls, especially barbecues
Asia Singapore Barrier-free routes for wheelchair users will be mapped out by the Singapore Land Authority for its digital resource OneMap; they will be tested by 200 to 300 wheelchair users over the next six months
America Barbados Citizens are urged to present only authentic documents to the Barbados Licensing Authorities, after a recent fraudulent episode that required the intervention of police
Europe Romania Seasonally adjusted industrial production in Romania increased by 2,0% in January, but the figure does not change the bigger picture of the country's industry being close to five years of decline