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
Asia Yemen Residents of Sanaa have found a 2.000-year-old mummified body in the rubbish; the discovery has triggered the fury of archaeologists who have long struggled to protect and preserve historical artefacts during the country's long war
Africa Cape Verde The Atlantic Technical University, based in Mindelo, will have all organic units, research centres and services fully functional by 2025
America Canada Prime Minister Trudeau said he will appoint a special rapporteur to investigate China's alleged interference in the 2021 elections
Africa Tunisia More than 100 puppeteers from 15 countries are expected at the fourth edition of the Carthage Puppet Arts Days, scheduled from 11 to 18 March, in Tunis and other regions
Europe Portugal Average price of essential foodstuffs has increased by almost 30% since 2022: according to Portuguese Food Safety Authority, a basket of foodstuffs has risen from €74,90 at the beginning of 2022 to €96,44 today
Africa Algeria The number of women small business owners has increased by almost 18% over the past five years, reaching almost 182.000 female self-employed workers at beginning of March, according to the Algerian National Trade Register
Asia Syria Aleppo airport reopens after Israeli airstrike: damage caused by Tuesday's raid had forced the diversion of all flights, including aid deliveries to war and earthquake zones, to Latakia and Damascus airports
Africa Botswana The government of Botswana has launched its national health services digitisation project with the hashtag "Go Digital Health"
Africa Uganda A bill just tabled in the Ugandan parliament that criminalises same-sex relationships and sexual and gender identity could soon be adopted and become law, violating many fundamental rights as Human rights watch says
Europe Finland The share of foreign workers almost doubled in the last ten years, reports a survey by ETLA Economic Research, which positively assessed the effects of this trend
Europe Spain The government has put forward a proposal for a gender equality law according to which at least 40% of government ministers and managers of large companies and professional associations must be of the 'lesser represented sex'
Europe United Kingdom UNHCR called 'very worrying' the proposed asylum bill to stop cross-Channel migrants: those who enter illegally must be deported within 28 days without being able to apply for asylum losing right to return the country legally
America Uruguay As classes have started, several teacher organisations held a 24-hour strike to protest against budget cuts and the lack of academic support, claiming that the government is not investing in education