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 Bangladesh For the second consecutive quarter, the US became the main source of remittances for Bangladesh, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in second place
Asia Armenia Armenia and Azerbaijan held the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October, amid rising tensions over the Karabakh region
Europe Germany Nearly 90.000 Ukrainians have found work in Germany; German Federal Employment Agency believes Ukrainian refugees have helped reduce the burden on the local labour market
America Suriname Dozens of protesters forced their way into the country’s parliament as hundreds more protested through the Paramaribo capital to complain against government austerity measures, including the elimination of subsidies, against a backdrop of high inflation
Asia Afghanistan According to Saturday's Guardian report, the governemnt banned the sale of all contraceptive drugs and devices to women in Afghanistan
America El Salvador The country is planning to open a “Bitcoin Embassy” in the US, aiming to establish a Salvadorian Bitcoin representative office to work on new joint projects that promote the adoption of Bitcoin
Africa Mauritius Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth said that his recent trip to the UK included discussions about Chagos island residents who were forced to leave decades ago, and said that all Chagossians worldwide are welcome to resettle
Europe Albania Concern is growing in Albania over the privacy of a 'virtual community' app offered by the ruling Socialist Party and, with local elections approaching, over whether it is actually 'voluntary' as the party claims
Europe Belarus The country is ready to launch production of Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 17 February
Africa Libya Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can kick-start the progress needed to address the myriad crises in the country, the UN chief said at a high-level African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Asia Myanmar USAID will provide additional humanitarian aid to the population with USD 50 million; in 2023, more than 17 million people, almost one in three, will need humanitarian assistance, compared to less than one million in 2020
Oceania Nauru Digicel Nauru donated a recharge voucher worth $5.000 to the Covid Task Force at its Aiwo headquarters
America Guyana This week, the state marked the 57th anniversary of the Geneva Agreement, which settled the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, however, Venezuela publicly rejected the agreement, claiming that Guyanese territory belongs to Venezuela