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 Cameroon The mayor of Bangangté has given away 100 tickets and as many coach tickets to go to the Senegal-Guinea football match as part of the African Cup of Nations to avoid another day of almost total emptiness in stadiums
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
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
America Antigua and Barbuda The Upper Renfrew residential area of St John's is home to Indies Greens, the island's only aquaponics farm and training centre, which combines aquaculture and hydroponics to produce fish and vegetables at the same time
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
Asia Israel The country is facing high fertility problems with an already dense population, expected to almost double by 2050, having an average reproduction rate of 3 children per woman; local demographers denounced politicians for doing nothing about it
Oceania Nauru The Government does not longer have to buy water tanks from abroad as there is now a machine owned and operated by a local business man for this purpose
Asia Laos The country has said it will increase production of its drug Molacovir used to treat Covid-19, in response to growing demand which is expected to triple in 2022
Europe Liechtenstein Yesterday authorities from the countries of the Bodenseeknferenz celebrated with a reunion at the Gipfel des Säntis, in Switzerland, 50 years since the conference foundation, which aims at promoting the attractiveness of the Bodensee area
Europe France Teachers went on strike again this week, in a mobilisation described by the unions as "unprecedented in decades", over the government's handling of the health crisis and the health protocols, the last of which is considered unsustainable
Oceania Marshall Islands The National Telecommunications Authority is currently installing a new mobile phone tower in the Batkan area of Majuro, which is expected to end the area's reputation as a "dead zone" for cellular calls
Europe Greece The Ministry of Labour will seek to lower the youth unemployment rate, which reached 39% in November, the highest in the eurozone, by introducing a subsidised net salary of €570 for the first six months of full-time work for young people aged 18-29