Daily Archives: Oct 22, 2021

Some aid operations curtailed or closed due to volatile Ethiopia conflict: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Some assistance programs had to be curtailed or closed due to the intensifying, unpredictable and volatile northern Ethiopia...

Cameroon’s teenage cricket star Maeva Douma takes women’s sport to greater heights

Cameroon’s Maeva Douma, 16, made history in international cricket on Sept. 12, 2021 in Gaborone, Botswana, during the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Twenty-20...

China’s Reach Into Africa’s Digital Sector Worries Experts

Chinese companies like Huawei and the Transsion group are responsible for much of the digital infrastructure and smartphones used in Africa. Chinese phones built...

EU Leaders Green-Light Sanctions On Belarus Over Illegal Migration

European Union leaders have backed new sanctions on Belarus to pressure authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka to halt the flow of illegal migrants that the...

Libyan FM reaffirms rejection to foreign interference

TRIPOLI— Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush reaffirmed the Libyan government’s rejection to all kinds of foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs. “The Government of...

Covid-19: 80,000-180,000 health workers may have died from Covid by May 2021 – WHO

GENEVA— The World Health Organization said that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year,...

WHO chief vows ‘profound transformation’ of agency after abuse scandal in 10 countries

GENEVA— The World Health Organization’s chief promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following allegations of rape and other sexual abuse by its...

Minister Barbara Creecy on Glascow International Climate Talks

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, briefs media ahead of the Glascow International Climate Talks Good Morning, With just over a...

Latest news

Repo Rate Remains Unchanged at 6.75 Percent

Windhoek: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has kept the repo rate at 6.75 percent for the next two months. Making the announcement on Wednesday, the central bank said keeping the repo rate unchanged is aimed at continuing to safeguard the peg between the Nam...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

President of Togo Concludes Diplomatic Visit to Angola Amid DRC Tensions

Luanda: The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingb©, left Luanda on Wednesday, after a working meeting with his Angolan counterpart and chairperson of the African Union (AU), Joo Louren§o. Recently appointed by the AU as mediator in the conflict in the ea...

Bandari Maritime Academy Advances Maritime Training with CMA CGM Collaboration

Mombasa: In a major stride towards unlocking the country's maritime potential, Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) has flagged off 12 cadets selected for a one-year sea-time training with global shipping giant CMA CGM. The initiative marks a significant mi...

Must read