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 Gabon has acquired a 56% majority stake in the private company Afrijet Business Service, which will not change its name but will adopt an additional brand name called FlyGabon and serve as the country's new national carrier
America Grenada Reach Within - a Grenada-based charity that supports children at risk - initiated the Food Security for Trauma Healing project to develop the agricultural skills of those assisted and to meet their personal and community nutritional needs
America Panama Panama has been removed from the EU's high-risk countries list for money laundering and terrorism financing, signalling significant progress in anti-money laundering measures and counterterrorism efforts
America Nicaragua The US has imposed an arms restrictions on Nicaragua, citing concerns over the alleged ongoing repression and aiming to hold the regime accountable
Africa Morocco Morocco's efforts to combat trafficking in psychotropic and psychoactive substances were highlighted at a side event organized in conjunction with the 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
America Colombia Facing criticism for breaking his pledge not to alter the constitution, President Gustavo Petro has proposed a constitutional reform process to achieve promised social transformations
Africa Liberia Gluwa CEO Tae Oh met with Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to discuss improvements to Liberia's financial infrastructure and internet connectivity
Asia India At least four foreign students were injured after a far-right Hindu mob allegedly stormed a university hostel in India's western Gujarat state and attacked the group for offering prayers during Ramadan
America El Salvador The country has stored over US$400 million in Bitcoin in an offline "cold wallet," as the cryptocurrency hits new all-time highs; President, Nayib Bukele, called it El Salvador's “first crypto piggy bank”
Europe Netherlands The Dutch government announced it has "provisionally selected" French shipbuilder Naval Group to build its future submarines as part of the Walrus-class replacement program
Europe Serbia If Serbia were to allow Kosovo to gain a UN seat, it would cease to be a country, states Proroković of Institute for International Politics and Economics in Belgrade, saying that no country did this and he sees no reason why Serbia should be the first
Africa Tunisia The first delegate for the management of Sfax governorate affairs visited the seawater desalination station to learn about the progress of the work, now 85% completed
America Ecuador President Daniel Noboa has extended the state of emergency for another 30 days, totalling 90 days, citing the need to maintain patrols in prisons and violent areas to reduce homicides amid escalating violence attributed to drug trafficking