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 Uzbekistan Russian airline Pobeda will launch a direct Moscow-Tashkent charter flight from 21 April and a twice-weekly Moscow-Samarkand flight, Uzbekistan Airports said
Oceania Vanuatu Residents of Vanuatu have been hit by two cyclones in three days, Cyclone Kevin and Cyclone Judy, and the country needs urgent support to help the population
Africa Morocco Out of a total of 23.411 foreign students in Morocco in 2021, 19.256, almost 83%, were of African origin, reports Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Abdellatif Miraoui
America Mexico Ovidio Guzmán, a son of the drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, currently suspected of leading the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel which his father founded, is the object of a formal extradition request by the USA
America Colombia A group of 79 police officers and oilfield workers were taken hostage by residents blocking an oil exploration, and have now been freed in exchange of government negotiations to suspend the operation
Africa Cape Verde An open conversation to make students aware of the importance of energy transition has been promoted by the Multisectoral Regulatory Agency for the Economy in cooperation with the Centre for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance
Africa South Sudan South Sudan, the youngest nation recognized by the UN and established in 2011, qualified for the Basketball World Cup 2023 to be held in Philippines, Japan and Indonesia starting August 25th: a historic achievement
Asia Cyprus The new government has put on hold a budget request of around €3 million earmarked for the purchase of state vehicles, including 35 limos for officials
Asia Thailand According to the Department of Health, one in 10 Thai children is clinically obese; the head of the DOH emphasised the crucial role parents have to play in cultivating a healthier environment
Africa Zambia The Zambian government has agreed to offer Kenyan farmers land for large scale cultivation in Zambia
Europe Estonia In yesterday's elections to elect a new prime minister and renew the 101 seats in the unicameral parliament, one of the most talked-about topics of the campaign has been support for Ukraine
Asia Qatar The Second Qatar Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium, with over 500 participants, has been organised and sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with the Qatar Metabolic Institute and the Hamad Medical Corporation
Europe United Kingdom British intelligence (MI5) could have foiled the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing says a public enquiry after three years of research and testimony from 267 people