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 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
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
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 Denmark Improving wastewater cleanliness, reducing nitrogen and phosphorus emissions and restoring lakes and waterways are among the initiatives the country is funding for the local ailing of water environment
Africa South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Anglican cleric, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as he led the fight to end apartheid in his country, has died at the age of 90
Africa Egypt The Administrative Judicial Court of the Council of State rejected a lawsuit filed by two lawyers to block the "TikTok" application in the country on the grounds that it incites immorality, pornography, bullying, and violence among teenagers
Africa Mozambique A lion has been spotted in Zinave National Park, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, for the first time in several decades, according to a press release from the Peace Parks Foundation
Europe Monaco The Nouveau Musée National de Monaco is hosting at Villa Sauber the exhibition "Monaco - Alexandria, The Great Detour." that explores the link between the two seemingly different cities
Africa Djibouti With over 100 containers shipped weekly, the new direct transport service connecting the country with port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, is a great opportunity for local trade
America Nicaragua Since the country is on the US human trafficking blacklist, the US announced that during 2021 they will no longer provide non-humanitarian aid to Nicaragua and will vote against the state’s potential international loans
Africa Ivory Coast The addressing project in the Abidjan district has begun; funded by World Bank, it aims at giving names and street numbers to houses in 13 municipalities, with a total of 12.000 streets in 3 years
Asia Bangladesh Several brick kilns, built near educational institutions, carried out their operations in Kamalganj upazila, defying the law and ignoring the protests of local residents, affecting students with their emissions
Europe Sweden National producer price index rose in November at the fastest annual rate in 30 years, up 18,1% year-on-year, according to Statistics Sweden