Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
Africa Gabon Transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema expressed his country's desire to reduce dependence on food imports and hoped to benefit from Uganda's experience in wealth creation
Africa Guinea-Bissau Football club Sport Bissau and Benfica is the new national champion of Guinea-Bissau for the 2023-2024 football season
America Dominica Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump to claim the country's first-ever Olympic medal
Europe Germany In 2023 the German Catholic Church lost more than 591.000 members due to dropouts and deaths and the Protestant Church lost approximately 560.000
Asia Sri Lanka Passports will be issued with new features and three different colours for the identification of diplomatic, official and regular persons from October this year
Asia Thailand A 10-year strategic plan to increase the number of health professionals will be presented to the cabinet, which in early July approved the Ministry of Public Health's proposal to address the shortage of these professionals in the public health sector
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Ahead of the upcoming Caribbean Premier League, the Warner Park Cricket Stadium in St Kitts is undergoing major renovations, including a new big screen and the upgrading of the lighting system
Asia Bangladesh A group of 48 young entrepreneurs expressed solidarity with the student movement and its demands and produced a statement calling for the people's demands not to go unheeded
America Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority has announced the appointment of Wendy Francette-Williams as its new CEO
Oceania Micronesia The chief administrator of the most remote island in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Kapingamarangi Atoll, has asked congressional senators to approve funds for the construction of a large dam to protect crops
Europe Russia In an effort to attract more volunteers for war against Ukraine, a new decree offers more money to potential soldiers: those who sign a contract between 1/08 and 31/12 2024 will receive a one-off payment of around $4.650, more than double the previous sum
Africa Ethiopia Eyob Tekalign, Ethiopia's Finance Minister, said he expects creditors to agree to restructure $4,9 billion of debt when Ethiopia completes its current restructuring exercise
Asia Azerbaijan The International Olympic Committee apologised to Azerbaijan for the statements on Nagorno-Karabakh made by the France 2 TV presenter during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics