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 eSwatini The National Maize Corporation, in collaboration with United Nations' FAO, delivered over €2,7 million worth of inputs to 22 agricultural organisations
Africa Comoros Over 800 tourists are expected to land in Moroni in the coming months; a total of 7.000 entered in 2020 generating 1,4% percent of Comoros GDP
America Ecuador Minister of Agriculture Bernardo Manzano has officially resigned from his position, after his department has been allegedly linked to a corruption scandal and drug trafficking that involves people close to President Guillermo Lasso
Europe Czech Republic Buying an electric car in the near future is completely unimaginable for most Czechs, who are still sceptical about e-mobility due to the high cost of cars and misunderstandings about emission standards, said expert Helena Truchlá
America Grenada Local fishermen in Grand Mal area fear they could lose thousands of dollars from a shipment sent to the US, as Grenada is blacklisted due to government's failure to pay membership fees to International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
America Mexico To prevent further harm to sharks and their habitats, the government has implemented an indefinite ban on tourism activities related to sharks in specific areas
Africa Eritrea President Afwerki accused the US of supporting Tigrinya rebels during the civil war in northern Ethiopia, saying the peace agreement was wanted and accelerated by the US to prevent the rebels from losing on the battlefield
America Haiti The Cap-Haitien carnival will go on with its activities despite police protests, which contrast with the festive atmosphere, under the theme Let's Help Cap-Haitien Keep Haiti Alive' from 19 to 21 February
Europe Hungary Production has started from the first well of the Nyekpuszta unconventional gas field in the south-east of the country
Europe Malta Malta's population is almost 90% Caucasian and 83% Catholic, according to new census data revealed by the National Statistics Office; this is the first time that Malta's ethnic and religious diversity has been formally captured in national statistics
Asia Jordan Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating library, left the port of Aqaba on Thursday 16th after a 20-day stopover; over 25.000 book enthusiasts boarded the vessel during its stay
Africa Cameroon A group of women demonstrated in Ekona, a locality in the English-speaking region of the South West, to denounce repeated and unjustified arrests of their sons by defence and security forces
America Bahamas The Opposition is calling on the Davis administration to “move with a sense of urgency” to address the country’s immigration ‘crisis’ and the proliferation of shanty towns