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Tigray conflict: Rockets strike Eritrea’s capital

At least two of the rockets appeared to have hit areas near the airport in south of the capital Asmara, the diplomats said….reports Asian Lite News Rockets from Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden Tigray region

November 15, 2020

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Hundreds cross into Sudan to flee fighting: UN

Since November 4, the Ethiopian government had been undertaking military operations against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the ruling party in Ethiopia’s northernmost Tigray region…reports Asian Lite News Several hundred Ethiopians have

November 12, 2020

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Ethiopian PM defends military operation in Tigray

Since early Wednesday, the Ethiopian government had been undertaking military operations against the TPLF, the ruling party in Ethiopia’s northernmost Tigray region…reports Asian Lite News Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed

November 10, 2020

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Zimbabwe to gradually reopen borders from December

Zimbabwe closed it’s ports of entry in March following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic…reports Asian Lite News Zimbabwe will gradually reopen it’s land borders beginning in December, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting

October 28, 2020

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UN warns of new wave of desert locusts in Somalia

According to FAO, hatching and band formation have commenced in the past few days and more is expected in the coming weeks, including the northwest…reports Asian Lite News The Food and Agriculture

October 28, 2020

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UN hopes Israel-Sudan agreement will ensure peace

The United Nations remains fully committed to supporting Sudan’s efforts to achieve socio-economic recovery .said spokesman…reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed hope that the agreement between Israel

October 25, 2020

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South African tourism faces daily loss of $18mn

While borders were reopened on October 1, tourists from some European countries and the United States are barred due to high levels of Covid-19 cases there…reports Asian Lite News South Africa’s tourism

October 22, 2020

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Trump to remove Sudan from terror list

The US and Sudan reached the settlement in which the latter would pay $335 million to compensate survivors of the bombings and the victims’ families…reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump

October 21, 2020

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South Africa reveals economic recovery plan amid pandemic

The focus will be placed on critical network infrastructure such as ports, roads and rail that are key to the country’s economic competitiveness, according to Ramaphosa…Reports Asian Lite News President Cyril Ramaphosa

October 16, 2020

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UNICEF urges reopening schools in Africa

The UNICEF on Tuesday called on governments, parents, and teachers across Eastern and Southern Africa to urgently and safely re-open schools. Across this region, of the nearly 65 million children remaining out

September 22, 2020

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