Yearly Archives: 2022

China maximumly reduces COVID-19’s impacts on economic, social development

BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily: As China optimizes its pandemic response measures, regions across the country have resumed work, industrial production and commercial activities. A tunnel of the Shenyang-Baishan high-speed railway in Baishan city, northeast China’s Jilin province has resumed construction; in the Haikou International Duty Free City in […]

Two Gambian Military Officers Arrested in Connection with Failed Coup

Two Gambian military officers linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow have been arrested over the weekend, Gambia's government spokesperson said Monday.The government said Dec. 21 that a group of soldiers had bee...

UN says to continue engagement with Burkina Faso after senior official’s expulsion

UNITED NATIONS— The United Nations intends to continue to engage with the Burkina Faso government after a senior UN official was declared as “persona non grata” by the authorities of the West African country, a UN spokesman said.UN Secretary-General An...

Zambia Repeals Controversial Defamation Law

Critics of Zambia's law against insulting the president have welcomed the government's repeal of the controversial measure as a step forward for democracy. Rights groups say the colonial-era law has been used to silence government critics. President Ha...

2022 Year in Review: 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’

A hundred million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022. The UN continued to help those in need in a myriad of ways, and push for more legal, and safe ways for people to migrate.The 100 million figure, which includes those fleeing conflict, v...

14 Iranian Fishermen Freed By Somalian Militant Group After Eight-Year Captivity

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Fourteen Iranian fishermen were released, eight years after being held by the Somalian al-Shabaab militant group, it was reported yesterday.Following intensive diplomatic efforts, the Iranian foreign ministry “successfully...

M23 rebel retreat a ‘sham’, DR Congo army says

KINSHASA— DR Congo’s army called an M23 rebel withdrawal from a strategic town near the eastern city of Goma a “sham”, saying the militia is reinforcing its positions elsewhere.The M23 group has conquered swaths of territory in North Kivu province in r...

S.Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15: minister

JOHANNESBURG— The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Boksburg, a South African city east of Johannesburg, has risen to 15, the country’s health minister said.“Saturday, the death toll was at 10 people and now we are sitting at 15 as of Sunday m...

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State Launches Kenya National Public Health Institute to Bolster Disease Prevention

Nairobi: Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has unveiled the Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI), marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to enhance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through preventive healthcare to strength...
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Siaya County Launches Farmer Training to Enhance Food Security

Siaya: The Siaya County government, through the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Program (NAVCDP), has initiated a comprehensive training program for farmers in North Sakwa focused on good agronomic practices to bolster food security in t...

Marsabit County Residents Back Retention of National Government Funds

Marsabit: The collection of views on whether the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) should be retained through a legal backup or be done away with has concluded in Marsabit County with residents taking a united stand for its re...

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