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 Kenya The second edition of the acceleration programme aimed at agribusiness start-ups promoted by O-Farms, in collaboration with the Nairobi-based E4Impact Foundation accelerator, has started, with 10 Kenyan start-ups that will have access to funding
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 Burkina Faso The 28th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou closes today with 15 fiction features competing to win the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, Fespaco's highest award
Europe Denmark For the first time in the country, an electric ambulance left Falck's headquarters in Sydhavn, Copenhagen, described as "a milestone in the green transition"
Europe Slovenia Returning to its full format, the 24th feminist and queer festival Red Dawns opened with a performance by visual artist Tatiana Kocmur at the Alkatraz Gallery in Ljubljana, which will be dedicated to all victims of sexual violence
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
Asia Saudi Arabia Several agreements will be signed with leading universities in Saudi Arabia in the coming months to support and promote yoga, according to Saudi Yoga Committee Chairman Nouf Al-Marwaai
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
Asia Malaysia The government would be considering targeted fuel subsidies, which could exclude the rich from benefiting, according to Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan
Europe Bulgaria A draft EU regulation on essential oils has revived fears of yet another 'European conspiracy' against a sensitive Bulgarian product: rose oil, with the country believing that 'the Commission wants to ban the Bulgarian rose'
Africa Ethiopia Drought in the Borana area of the Oromia region has forced more than 7.800 students to drop out of school; 174.000 students enrolled in 490 schools in the area are suffering from the drought with a significant drop in their results
America Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association kept its promise to provide a grant of up to $25.000 to each member clubs to raise standard of football; SKNFA 4.0. grant is $650.000, largest solidarity grant given by a national sports association to its members
Africa Guinea The Forces Vives de Guinée, composed of several opposition political parties and forums, has decided to organise a peaceful march on Thursday 9 March 2023