Africa Uganda Uganda Airlines has placed the largest aircraft order in its history, committing to the purchase of ten Boeing jets to expand its international and intercontinental networks and position itself as a stronger player in regional and global aviation
Europe Bulgaria Young healthcare professionals protesting for higher pay could easily be replaced by foreign medics 'happy to work for $500 a month', said MP Toshko Yordanov, sparking controversy and drawing criticism
Africa Angola The new taxi and bus fares, increased to adjust revised cost of petrol, have come into effect; fixed fares are set for collective taxis 'candongueiros' and urban buses, while long distance bus fares will be decided locally upon road and trip conditions
Europe Vatican City Pope Leo arrived at Villa barberini in Castel Gandolfo, a summer residence for operative breaks for around 400 years, welcomed by local authorities and residents; Pope Francis did not spend time in the Papal residence
Africa Burkina Faso Zoomlion Ghana Limited is set to extend its integrated waste management in Burkina Faso; the initiative will encompass waste collection, recovery, recycling and treatment within the waste management value chain
America Cuba Garbage on the streets of several cities has become part of the urban landscape as the sanitation services are unable to regularly collect due to a lack of machinery, inputs, fuel, human resources; only 10% of collected garbage is recycled
Africa Zimbabwe An electricity failure hit the whole of Zimbabwe last week, as a system failure resulted in loss of generation at its two power stations and electricity import from South Africa,, Zambia and Mozambique was also interrupted
Africa Comoros Authorities, international academics, African heads of state took part in the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Comoros independence in Moroni, with a focus on sovereignty through self-reliant economy
Africa Zambia Police in Isoka District have raised alarm over the circulation of counterfeit K500 notes: speaking during a live radio programme on ISO FM the police urged the public to be extra cautious in cash transactions; an investigation has been launched
Oceania Solomon Islands About eight people die daily in the Solomons as a result of the increasing prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease related sickness; the figure was issued by one of the country’s top surgeon Dr Chester Kuma
Africa Ethiopia Massive Grand Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile has been completed; downstream countries Egypt and Sudan have been invited to an inauguration ceremony in a bid to ease long-running tensions over the project
Africa Ghana Ghana confirmed the commercial viability of a new oil and gas discovery that will boost crude oil production; the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition described the development as a significant milestone in Ghana's upstream petroleum sector
Asia Georgia UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned Georgia top diplomat to express the UK government’s concern over what it described Georgia’s “increasingly harmful trajectory” a crackdown on civil society, independent media, opposition voices
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Main Coast Guard vessel named after Captain Hugh Mulzac has run aground in the Southern Grenadines, stuck on a reef while entering Clifton Harbour in Union Island