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 Cape Verde For the 25 years of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) its president Osvaldo Borges pointed to the modernization of legislation and the production and dissemination of quality statistics as its major gains
Europe Albania The country's leaders met with those of North Macedonia and Serbia in Tirana to discuss and agree on the promotion of the Open Balkan initiative, launched to foster political and economic ties between the Balkan countries
America Bahamas The Central Bank of The Bahamas has released its draft Recovery Planning Guidelines which will serve as a general guide for the implementation of a Supervised Financial Institution's SFI recovery plan
Africa Benin The Miokpehou project has been created to enable young women to improve not only their football skills but overall life chances through sport, by playing for their country at international level
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso celebrated the country’s economic revival with Colombia alongside Colombian President Ivan Duque; their meeting also was a sign of Colombia’s support towards the ongoing Ecuadorian prison crisis
Asia Mongolia To celebrate the 100th anniversary of cooperative development in the country, the Made in Mongolia 2021 trade fair took place to support cooperatives and small and medium businesses; with 140 companies and 30 cooperatives it raised MNT120 million, €37000
Asia Thailand Carabao Tawandang Group, leading producer of local energy drink, won the Thailand Corporate Excellence Award 2021 for its commitment to developing every aspect of competitiveness, focusing on management, staff and rapidly changing global trends
Asia Bhutan Kiwi saplings grown in Ilam are being exported to the country from Kakadvitta checkpoint in Jhapa district in increasing numbers lately after the country encouraged farmers to engage in cultivation of the product
Europe Czech Republic A new LGBT+ community centre has just opened on Železná Street in the centre of Prague; open all year round and the first in the city, it is run by Prague Pride, organisers of the country's largest festival for sexual minorities
Asia Bahrain More than 4.500 Bahrainis have been hired into the government since 2019 until last month as part of plans to Bahrainise the country's ministries
Europe Bulgaria Exactly one year after the first person was inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine in the country, Bulgaria still has the lowest immunization rate in the EU, with a 32,4% coverage compared to the EU average of 79,1%
Europe Croatia The Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board has presented 52 thematic trails in Split-Dalmatia County for a total length of 327 kilometers on the coast, islands and Zagora
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