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
Asia Kyrgyzstan With the beginning of 2022 the country bans the production, import and circulation of non-smoking tobacco and non-smoking products containing nicotine; it will also be prohibited to store, wholesale and retail trade, and export these products
Asia Kazakhstan The number of foreign students from the United States, Africa, Russia and Middle Eastern countries studying at Kazakh universities has increased to 30.000, the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science reports
Asia Oman The Telecommunications Authority is formulating regulations to ensure that the Internet of Things and its networks are safe from security and cyber threats
Europe Luxembourg Anyone wishing to enlist in the Luxembourg army from today will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19; at the moment there are no plans to impose the requirement in other public roles or government ministries
Africa Guinea PM Béavogui presented the government's roadmap for the transition to President Doumbouya, focusing on 5 areas: institutional rectification, macroeconomic, legal framework, social action and employment, infrastructure and rehabilitation
Africa Libya Over the next two years, some two million Egyptian workers are expected to travel to the country to help with reconstruction, of which one million by the end of 2022
Africa Egypt The world's largest museum of Egyptian civilization will open in the second half of 2022 near the iconic pyramids of Giz
Africa Mozambique This year will see the start of discussions that could lead to the country obtaining its first IMF loan in five years, after being suspended in 2016; the credit will aim to stimulate the economic recovery, poverty reduction, equity growth
Asia Israel New Year's Day is the world's most widely observed public holiday, being observed in all countries that use the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Africa South Africa The Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda ordered Shell to immediately cease seismic exploration activities along the Wild Coast, obliging Shell and the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to pay the costs of the application for an interim ban
Africa Angola This year, farming families in the province of Bié will benefit from the donation of 30.000 breeding and rearing chicks, with the aim of directly contrasting hunger and poverty in the local communities
America Dominican Republic The Ministry of Public Health has ordered that from today persons will have to present their vaccination card with three doses applied to enter establishments open to the public
Africa Angola Angolan News Agency ANGOP won the award for Best Digital Platform 2021 at the first edition of the Marketing and Publicity Fair held in Luanda