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
Europe Spain An unusual collection of bison, wild bull, deer and rhinoceros craniums have been found in a cave near Madrid; researchers say they may have served ceremonial purposes and reveal Neanderthal rituals
Europe Portugal The so-called ‘More Housing’ measures launched by PM Costa to address housing shortage and unaffordable prices will be under public consultations until 16 March; many think they will be declared unconstitutional
Europe Belgium The country has launched an emergency plan to combat drug trafficking, with the appointment of a national drugs commissioner and the doubling of the number of port police in Antwerp
Africa Chad Approximately 1,8 million children under five will be affected by acute malnutrition between October 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest Ipc analysis
Africa Ivory Coast The Ivorian government spokesman announced the construction of a biomass thermal power plant in Ayébo with an installed capacity of 2×23 Megawatts
America Costa Rica The country has eliminated a previously obligatory 10% tax on imported beers, which had been deemed discriminatory towards foreign beers, creating an unequal market that rendered them more costly in comparison to locally-produced beers
Europe Poland The European Commission will take Poland to the European Court of Justice over challenges to the primacy of EU law made by the country's Constitutional Tribunal in two rulings in 2021
America Bahamas The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority URCA will undertake a review of its Consumer Protection Regulations this year to determine where the decade-old document is still ‘fit for purpose’
Africa Malawi The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi said the electricity situation in Malawi is still in emergency mode with only 193 Megawatts (MW) of hydropower capacity available against a system demand of 300 MW
Asia Cyprus The Bank of Cyprus released its preliminary financial results for 2022, posting a profit after tax of €71 million for the entire year; after-tax profit generated in 2021 was €30 million
Africa Ghana A $6,3 million project to minimise the use of mercury in mining has been launched in Accra by the government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Industrial Organisation
Europe Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani reassured that the country's security forces are ready to face "any threat" from Serbia and also regionally, as the nation celebrated the 15th anniversary of independence in the weekend
Asia Jordan The World Bank financed a USD23,6 million project to help 30.000 Jordanian farming families adopt climate-friendly and water-saving agricultural practices; 12.000 job opportunities are expected to be created, particularly for women and young people