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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

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

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

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

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

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

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

AFRICA NEWS·Arab News·News

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

AFRICA NEWS·COVID-19·News

6 African countries to be part of WHO’s mRNA vax tech project

The ultimate goal is to extend capacity building for national and regional production to all health technologies…reports Asian Lite News Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia are the first six

February 20, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·Health·News

Tunisia extends state of emergency until the end of 2022

Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to extend the state of emergency imposed across the country until the end of 2022…reports Asian Lite News “President Saied decided to extend the state of

February 20, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News

Sudanese leader keen on dialogue for resolving political crisis

Perthes urged for creating a suitable environment for the consultations among the Sudanese parties to allow for rebuilding confidence…reports Asian Lite News Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has

February 18, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News·POLITICS

Sudan stresses need for binding solution to Nile dam issue

Sudan has stressed the need to reach a legal and binding solution to the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River, a long dispute between the two

February 18, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·News·World

Mohamed bin Zayed receives President of Kenya

The meeting touched on Kenya’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, and its importance in embodying its vision for the future and introducing its culture and heritage and the investment opportunities it offers…reports

February 16, 2022

AFRICA NEWS·EXPO 2020·UAE News

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