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How Abe brought Africa into Indo-Pacific strategic framework

Shinzo Abe (1954-2022) was an ardent champion of the construct of the “Indo-Pacific”. His “Confluence of the Two Seas” speech in the Indian Parliament, delivered in 2007, is widely believed to be

July 19, 2022

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Jessie Duarte, renowned anti-apartheid activist, dies at 68

Duarte, once a personal assistant to South Africa’s liberation struggle icons Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, had been serving as Deputy Secretary-General of ANC since 2012, a position in ANC’s “Top Six…reports

July 18, 2022

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Tanzania moves to boost sugarcane production

Tanzanian authorities have announced measures they were taking to boost the production of sugarcane that will lead to ending sugar scarcity in the East African nation…reports Asian Lite News Hussein Bashe, the

July 18, 2022

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30 years on, Namibian initiative continues to ensure women empowerment

A program that focuses on empowering women through business and artisan entrepreneurship in Namibia, Penduka Trust, on Thursday celebrated 30 years since it began catering to women’s needs. It remains one of

July 15, 2022

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TOUGH LIFE

People gather to get on a bus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The soaring price of fuel is impacting transportation service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital where commuters are seen waiting for hours

July 15, 2022

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Kenya hikes fuel subsidy to stem inflation

The Presidency noted in a statement issued in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that the additional funding keeps fuel prices in the East African nation unchanged for the next one month Kenyan President

July 15, 2022

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Ethiopians face transportation headache as fuel prices soar

The soaring price of fuel is impacting transportation service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital where commuters are seen waiting for hours before they could get rides…reports Asian Lite News The Ethiopian Ministry

July 14, 2022

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S. African media report hails growing win-win China-Africa ties

Despite all the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, China-Africa trade managed to reach an all-time high in 2021…reports Asian Lite News The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s news section in a

July 14, 2022

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Kenya’s feat on track

Kenyans sing and dance beside one of the first batch of locomotives for the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers

July 13, 2022

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Ethiopia, UN ink pact for rehabilitation

Ethiopia has signed a third-party implementation agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the rehabilitation of infrastructure projects in the East African country’s northern Tigray region…reports Asian Lite

July 13, 2022

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