Mobilize $2 billion for land restoration African nations
By COP27, which will be held on African soil, funders must invest $2 billion in ‘AFR100’, the continent’s locally led campaign to
Ethiopia govt announces nationwide state emergency
The Ethiopian government has announced a nationwide state of emergency rule amid the ongoing conflict in the northern part of the country…reports
Zimbabwean ruling party endorses Mnangagwa as presidential candidate for 2023 elections
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party has endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the party’s presidential candidate for
South Africa to go ahead with local polls
South Africa’s local government elections, the sixth since 1994, proceeded well despite protests in some communities…reports Asian Lite News South Africa’s local
IOM deported 140 illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that it has deported 140 illegal Bangladeshi migrants to their country of origin…reports Asian Lite
East Africa economic growth to rise to 4.1% in 2021
East Africa’s economic growth is projected to rise to 4.1 per cent in 2021…reports Asian Lite News East Africa’s economic growth is
Five African countries to hit fully vaccinated
Just five African countries, less than 10 per cent of the continent’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end target of
India’s outreach to tiny Togo is part of a bigger plan in Africa
Besides Togo, countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Benin are also among the Francophone nations. French is the official language
Blinken speaks to Sudan PM, welcomes his release
Blinken and Hamdok discussed the growing and collective condemnation of the military takeover by the international community…reports Asian Lite News US Secretary
SUDAN: China in a fix as coup disrupts mega projects
Chinese companies operating in Sudan are facing a sudden and unexpected suspension of work and production…reports Asian Lite News Chinese companies operating