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
America Dominican Republic Amnesty International has appealed to the country to end human rights violations against Haitians, Dominicans of Haitian descent, and people of color resulting from its immigration policies, which the organization calls racist
Europe Hungary The Hungarian Pass, which is supposed to grant holders free travel starting March 1, is facing difficulties, with some bus drivers reportedly hesitant to honor this benefit, and passengers have been denied free travel on several occasions
Asia Mongolia UN Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, visited the country to launch the UN's new global road safety campaign, #MakeASafetySatement, which aims to halve the number of road fatalities by 2030
Africa Namibia The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has expressed "deep concern" over increased poaching activities within Etosha National Park, where as many as 19 rhinos have been illegally killed by poachers since the beginning of 2024
Africa Benin For the first time, Benin will participate in the Venice Biennale: the theme of the Pavilion is feminism, between history, spirituality and art in an exhibit titled "Everything Precious Is Fragile" with themes such as the slave trade, the Amazons and Vodu
Africa Guinea-Bissau Teacher training schools in Guinea-Bissau are closed again, this time for 10 working days, in a strike that could jeopardize the current academic year, as semester exams have so far not been held in some schools
Asia Thailand A 35-meter-long artificial escape tunnel built during World War II has been discovered in the Sangkhla Buri district of Western Province
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Passing the Medical Laboratories Bill 2024, met a number of items on the list of the actions needed to transform the Federation of Twin Islands into a sustainable island state model, stated PM and Minister of Health Terrance Drew
Oceania Vanuatu On May 29, 2024, a referendum will be held on 2 constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening the party system; proposed reforms aim to tie MPs to political parties, prohibit from remaining independent, and reduce the incidence of no-confidence votes
Africa Togo Togo's poultry production reaches 35,7 million heads in 2023, as disclosed in the Ministry of Economy and Finance's Citizen Budget; on an annual basis; the figure is up 8% from 2022, when the country produced 33,12 million heads
Europe United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said the deaths of the seven NGO World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, including three British ones, is "completely unacceptable"
America Saint Lucia The Public Debt Management Act 2023 went into effect on April 1, 2024, a milestone in the country’s financial governance framework that underscores the government’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and transparency
Europe Ireland Teachers are "dropping out of education en masse," with an ever-increasing amount of paperwork and bureaucracy yet not reflected in adaptations to the increased cost of living and new roles and responsibilities