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 Mauritania New Fortress Energy has announced the execution of a memorandum of understanding to develop a multi-source energy hub that will include natural gas, power, liquefied natural gas and blue ammonia
Africa Burundi Thanks to the Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) association, Burundi will have this year the nation's first paediatric surgeon, Dr. Niyukuri
America Suriname An increase in the price of bread is expected, since the government will no longer subsidize the cost of flour imports
Europe Serbia 150 Indian migrant workers hired in 2019 to work on mega construction and infrastructure projects in the country are continuing to fight for their wages
Africa Sierra Leone Together with Liberia, the country has called for a mini summit of the Mano River Union to address human trafficking issues in the sub-region
Africa Liberia Varney Alieu Jarsey, the country's former national student leader, was elected president of the All-African Students Union (AASU), the continental organisation founded in 1972 to defend the interests of African students
Africa Botswana Tourism in the country is already starting to recover from the negative effects of the travel bans that followed the new Omicron variant; the tourism industry is the country's second largest employer after diamond mining
Oceania Tuvalu The country is looking for legal ways to retain ownership of its maritime areas and recognition as a state even if the nation were to be completely submerged due to climate change and the population had to relocate
Africa Madagascar The 'unprecedented' fires of recent months in Ankarafantsika National Park are threatening livelihoods and lemurs; they are also drying up the landscape and reducing harvests in neighbouring communities, with knock-on effects for nearby forests
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Secretary of State for Youth and Sport signed a contract with four federations - Wrestling, Athletics, Handball, Volleyball - to attract new national talents for the 2021-2022 season, part of the strategic plan for the development of sport
Oceania Marshall Islands The Asian Development Bank has signed a $7 million grant with the government to support the Marshalls Energy Company to improve its performance, to enhance resilience to power grid disasters and to prepare for the transition to renewable energy
Asia Israel 5200 cranes have been killed by bird flu in Lake Hula, resulting in the deadliest wildlife disaster in the country's history
America Guyana Since the Indigenous Carib language is slowing dying out, the remote village of Kwebana is working with women as part of an empowerment program to try an preserve the language and root it in the lives of younger generations