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
America Belize The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture are working together to further deepen bilateral relations with the neighbouring countries of Guatemala and Mexico, thus improving Belize’s growing trade and investment agenda
Africa eSwatini US President Biden has issued a presidential proclamation lifting travel restrictions to the country
America Grenada The Grenada National Commission for UNESCO invites ministries, departments, agencies, NGOs and youth organisations to submit funding applications for projects under the 2022-2023 Participation Program regarding education, science, information and more
Asia Iraq The Supreme Court has ratified the results of October's parliamentary elections; protests against the vote result had been allegedly staged by Iranian-backed factions
Africa Gambia As the country is strongly committed to curbing the rapid growth of HIV infection, the National AIDS Secretariat has decentralised its structures by establishing municipal and regional AIDS coordinators in all six regions of the country
Asia Saudi Arabia Riyadh Season 2021, which opened on 20 October with its wide offer of entertainment, recorded over six million visits, with more open access areas continued to receive people every day
America Uruguay The government presented its first ever long-term climate strategy this week - it aims for the country to be carbon neutral by 2050, and one of its first steps will be making all public transport and cargo vehicles electric
Europe France First lady Brigitte Macron decided to take legal action over an internet conspiracy theory that she is a transgender woman and was born male
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The Rector of the University of Kinshasa and the country's plenipotentiary ambassador to China discussed the possibilities of re-establishing bilateral cooperation with Chinese universities and develop support in the field of environmental rehabilitation
Africa Guinea The country has relaunched its vaccination campaign against Covid-19, in the face of a 700% increase in cases in the last four weeks
Asia India Antidumping duties have been imposed for five years on five Chinese products - from aluminium to silicone sealant - all used in key industry production, to guard local manufacturers from cheap imports from the neighboring country
Africa Gabon The Constitutional Court annulled the government's decree that established the entry into force of new prevention, control and response measures against Covid-19, which included compulsory vaccination and an end to free PCR tests
Africa Tunisia The start-up TrustiT Sharek Initiative has collected, refurbished and distributed more than 1000 electronic devices from e-waste to pupils and students since the start of the pandemic, with the support of civil society and international organisations