Africa Uganda Uber has ended its operations in Uganda after having been a commodity in the local urban transport for over a decade; the exit takes immediate effect and follows extensive review of Uber's business priorities across Africa
Africa Nigeria Early and forced marriages are still widely spread, with very high rates compared to the continent, as federal and state governments do not enforce existing laws to prevent them, as Human Rights Watch recalled in a recent press release
Africa Senegal Senegal football national team goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been crowned the best goalkeeper of the year at the Fifa The Best awards, ahead of Italy's Donnarumma and Germany's Neuer
Africa Benin The Glo-Djigbé industrial zone will hire 1.000 young Beninese people in textile units aged between 18 and 30 and with at least a secondary education; they will then receive training in textile trades for eight months
America Argentina For the first time in history, the country can directly invest on the US stock market’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
America Uruguay The nation changed its regulations so residents and citizens that are Covid-19 positive can still enter the country in order to freely get back to their homes
America United States As climate change pushes states to cut their use of fossil fuels, many are doubting whether solar, wind and other renewables are enough to feed the power hunger; not considering a more virtuous use of power, they are turning to nuclear as best option
America Suriname The IMF approved a US$68 million program for the country that aims at rebuilding the state’s foreign reserves and strengthen the economy’s resilience to external shocks
Asia China Plans to sell tickets to the public for the Olympics are cancelled as the number of Covid-19 cases has reached its highest point since March 2020; although international spectators had long since been ruled out, the option was left open for nationals
Africa Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Maada Bio has been appointed for a two-year term as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for Multilateral Diplomacy
Oceania Australia The country's largest renewable energy hub will to be operational in 2024; the billion-dollar plant will bring the renewable energy portfolio to more than 2500MW, over 1/8 of the country's current solar, wind and battery capacity
Africa Botswana The country has launched voter registration ahead of the 2024 polls, as the Independent Electoral Commission will conduct a supplementary voter registration exercise for the next three months
Africa Eritrea The Ministry of Agriculture is promoting palm plantations, having distributed more than 20.000 seedlings to date, but also offering training and awareness-raising campaigns; the project hopes to reach a satisfactory level of production within five years
Asia Myanmar Unresolved differences over engagement with the country's military rulers are causing discord among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), diplomats and government officials say, as a meeting of ministers set for this week has been postponed