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 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 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
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
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
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
America Haiti FOKAL has opened applications for Haiti's Emerging Photography Fund, which will select two winners for a scholarship in January 2022, supporting them to produce photographic projects with journalistic, documentary or artistic lenses
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
America Honduras The Electoral Council stated that the recent elections were one of the most transparent in the country’s history;, with 69% of the population voting, a mass participation, they have been called a “historical process"
Africa Comoros With a population of less than one million, the country are preparing to rewrite the history books of African football by becoming the smallest country to participate in next year's Africa Cup of Nations