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 Madagascar Ornithologists are celebrating the rediscovery of the dusky tetraka, an olive-coloured, yellow-throated songbird native to Madagascar, last seen in 1999 and feared extinct, now found in remote rainforests of north-eastern Madagascar
Asia Laos Prudential Laos launched digital life insurance, a tool designed to narrow the protection gap
Europe Luxembourg The project for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that would make it easier to reach EU institutions and businesses in Kirchberg has received permission to begin construction from Ministry of Environment and is expected to start by the end of the year
Oceania Palau Australia-Palau connecting flight landed at Palau International Airport on 28/02, welcomed by local dancers, Vice President Uduch Sengebau-Senior, Australian Ambassador Ritchelle Turner to commemorate this historic occasion
America Saint Lucia An "overwhelming response" from the public to the offer of free surgical and dental procedures and drugs by the United States Military Medical Mission has been reported by Saint Lucia's Ministry of Health, Welfare and Elderly Affairs
Asia Kuwait The Domestic Workers Recruitment Department of the Public Manpower Authority is working hard to expand the domestic workers recruitment markets, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
America Dominica In the coming days, several international workers from countries such as the People's Republic of China, the United States, Spain and other parts of the world will arrive on the island to work on the construction of the international airport
Africa Comoros To better tackle the problem of rubbish in Mutsamudu, Fomboni and Moroni, Comoros main cities, the Japanese government has granted the Union of the Comoros a donation of $2.270.497
Africa Somalia The US is increasing military assistance to Somalia against al-Shabab as the country sees success in the fight against what the US calls 'the largest and deadliest al-Qaeda network in the world'
Africa Seychelles Trade business operators can now access a new platform to facilitate the resolution of trade obstacles, with the launch of the Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM) Seychelles
Oceania Kiribati The island of Nonouti, in the South Gilbert Group of Kiribati, confirmed its readiness to welcome international travellers, presenting community tourism products to senior government officials and industry professionals
Europe Belarus Internal troops and riot police squads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are now armed with attack drones
Asia Philippines Authorities are trying to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that could threaten the rich biodiversity of more than 20 marine protected areas