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 Angola Four hundred and six people, constituting 293 families in the Humpata municipality, who used to roam the streets of Lubango town, Huila, begging for alms, have been resettled by the government in their areas of origin
Asia Pakistan Former army chief and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf’s funeral was held at Polo Ground in Karachi’s Malir Cantonment, with thousands of worshippers present and many political leaders absent
America Suriname The government has announced that it will no longer provide most of its subsidies for gas, electricity and fuel, as it seeks to reduce expenditures and keep within the guidelines of its financial deal with the IMF
Africa Mozambique Analysts said TotalEnergies' decision to ask a human rights expert to carry out an assessment on Cabo Delgado is aimed at taking the French oil company off the hook over the future of its presence in Mozambique
America Belize In response to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration initiative, the country has formally committed to the restoration of over 380.000 hectares of its degraded land, implementing new reforestation practices that will ultimately bring it back to life
Oceania Tuvalu The country is expected to hold parliamentary elections this year, probably in September
Africa South Africa A report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime GITOC, released in 2022, claims that South Africa has increasingly become a centre of organised crime, transcending national borders
Europe Czech Republic Heineken will start a new pub franchise across the country, planning to open nine locations in 2023 and 2024
America Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Marine Affairs Director and wetland ecologist, Rahanna Juman, reminded that wetlands are a critical system, essential for the maintenance of life on earth and reminded that "it is time to restore our degraded wetlands"
America Bahamas Noting that historically the government collects less than 40% of the property tax billed annually to Bahamian property owners, PM Philip Davis said his administration aims to increase the collection rate to 75% over the next four years
America Cuba The building of the new oxygen plant for Cuba's eastern region is currently 33% complete and works are steadily proceeding
Asia Tajikistan The salaries of military and law enforcement personnel will be increased by 25% from 1 March 2023 by decree signed by President Emomali Rahmon
Europe Germany Real earnings in Germany fell by 4,1% year-on-year in 2022 due to rising consumer prices; according to preliminary data published by the Federal Statistical Office, this is the steepest decline since the start of the time series in 2008