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 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 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
Asia Cambodia More than 95% of the farmers in southeast Kampot who are part of NGO NatureLife's Crane Rice project will be part of a scheme in which the NGO buys part of the unharvested rice crop at above-market prices and then leaves it to the sarus cranes to feast on
Oceania Fiji At last week's ceremony where 39 students graduated, Principal Remesio Rogovakalali said Corpus Christi Teachers College has graduated a total of 1520 Fijians with a primary education degree in the last 61 years
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 Kosovo An electricity crisis has been declared, following difficulties with local energy production and rising consumption amidst sub-zero temperatures in the country
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