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Africa’s Covid cases reaches 11.16 million

The number of confirmed Covid cases in Africa has reached 11,166,108 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said…reports Asian Lite News The Africa CDC,

February 27, 2022

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Nigeria to hold next presidential election on 2023

Nigeria will hold its next presidential election on February 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country’s electoral body has announced…reports Asian Lite News Elections for the country’s bicameral legislature

February 27, 2022

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Protest demanding civilian rule resumed in Sudan

Protests demanding civilian rule and the release of political detainees have resumed in Sudan, which coincided with a visit of a UN human rights expert to the country…reports Asian Lite News On

February 22, 2022

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Sudan releases 36 detained protesters

Sudanese authorities have released 36 detainees who had been arrested in anti-government protesters staged in capital Khartoum during recent weeks, officials said…reports Asian Lite News “Those released from Soba prison are political

February 22, 2022

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Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s power generation from disputed dam

Describing it as a “unilateral step”, Sudan rejected Ethiopia’s announcement that the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river has started generating electricity…reports Asian Lite News “Ethiopia’s decision

February 22, 2022

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Ethiopia’s mega dam begins power generation

The Ethiopian government has announced its grand hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile river has started generating electricity…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday officially inaugurated the first power

February 21, 2022

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s turbines swing into action

The first power generation comes as Ethiopia’s downstream neighbours –Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a threat to reduce the volume of water reaching their territories….reports Asian Lite News The Ethiopian

February 21, 2022

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Ex-cop jailed for fatally shooting African-American man

Kim Potter, a former police officer in the US state of Minnesota who fatally shot African-American man Daunte Wright last year, has been sentenced to two years in prison and supervised release…reports

February 20, 2022

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South Sudan celebrates National Day at Expo 2020

The Republic of South Sudan celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 on Saturday, with a visit by President Salva Kiir Mayardit bringing a message of future cooperation from the land of

February 20, 2022

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Africa registers 11.1 million Covid cases

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, Africa has so far registered a total of 11,104,160 confirmed cases, according to health authorities…reports Asian Lite News the Africa Centers for

February 20, 2022

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