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Zimbabwe to abolish death penalty

Zimbabwe’s Parliament said Thursday that the bill was passed by senators the night before. The death penalty will be abolished if it is signed by the president, which is likely…reports Asian Lite

December 15, 2024

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UN Chief Demands Immediate Release of Aid Workers Held by Houthis

The United Nations, NGOs and other relevant international partners are working through all possible channels and authorities to secure the immediate release …reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called

December 7, 2024

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India, Rwanda hold second Foreign Office Consultations

The second India-Rwanda FOC provided an opportunity to review the action points of the First India-Rwanda FOC held in Kigali on May 3, 2018…reports Asian Lite News India and Rwanda held the

December 6, 2024

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Global Help Needed for Africa’s Kids

UNICEF Regional Director Etleva Kadilli said that eastern and southern Africa is home to millions of children facing extraordinary challenges…reports Asian Lite News The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched an appeal

December 6, 2024

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Chad ends a defense pact with France

Chad was one of the last countries in the region in which France maintained a large military presence…reports Asian Lite News Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its

December 1, 2024

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Interpol arrests over 1,000 cybercrime suspects in Africa

Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, ran from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31 in 19 African countries..reports Asian Lite New Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in

December 1, 2024

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S African Opposition seeks top court to revive impeachment

The Economic Freedom Fighters and African Transformation Movement want the Constitutional Court to overrule a vote by Parliament in late 2022 that saved Ramaphosa from impeachment hearings …reports Asian Lite News Two

December 1, 2024

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Okonjo-Iweala given 2nd term as WTO chief

Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister who also has US citizenship, took office in 2021 as the first woman and first African to hold the job of WTO chief …reports Asian Lite

December 1, 2024

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East African summit urges peace in Congo

Violence has reemerged in one of the world’s most protracted conflicts in eastern Congo, where Congo’s government accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” East African heads of state

December 1, 2024

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Tinubu Applauds Modi’s Global South Push

Tinubu acknowledged India’s efforts to amplify the concerns of developing countries through the Voice of the Global South Summits….reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

November 17, 2024

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