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 Angola The three pay-TV operators in the market lost 276.000 subscribers between the end of 2020 and the end of the 3rd quarter of 2021; the causes are the economic crisis and the availability of illegal pay-TV services at six times lower prices
Europe Ireland A group of experts will be commissioned by the government to examine whether there should be a mechanism for individual complaints about online content in a draft law on online safety and media regulation
America Guatemala The National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) disclosed data that unfortunately demonstrates how femicides in the country increased by 28,5% in 2021
Asia Bhutan The Ministry of Health has received 12 ambulance units from Japan to strengthen access to emergency medical needs, in line with the government's vision to reduce the gap and ensure the equitable distribution of health services
Oceania Tonga The undersea volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupted, causing rogue waves and generating large quantities of ash, which reached a height of 20km; a state of alert was also issued to neighbouring countries
Asia Indonesia Real estate company PT Jakarta Propertindo has decided to open Jakarta International Stadium to the public until March 2022 to allow visitors to enjoy a first-hand experience of the new stadium in North Jakarta
Africa Gabon The minister of the public service announced the regularization of the administrative situations of 11.475 agents of public and private media by the end of December 2021, with 2.200 situations that will be taken into account during 2022
America Bahamas Abaco is looking to form an economic development council, run by the private investors and companies, to attract investment to the island, forming an important bridge between government and the private sector
Africa Malawi An innovative UNICEF project is increasing vaccine access and confidence in rural Malawi through the use of mobile vaccination vans that deliver vaccines to hard-to-reach communities, particularly among pregnant women
Africa Mali The Malian and African community in Belgium organized a demonstration in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels today to support the country against the "illegal, irresponsible and inhuman sanctions" imposed by the ECOWAS
Africa Morocco The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MmVI) in Rabat has switched to solar power, becoming the first museum in Africa to integrate a solar solution with an intelligent energy storage and management system
Africa Guinea-Bissau Eusébio Mango Fernandes won the award for football entrepreneur of the year in the country, at the eighth edition of the "Blue Fashion" Gala, held for the first time in Bissau