Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Africa News

  • Zimbabwe to gradually reopen borders from December

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    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 Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said. Addressing a post-cabinet media briefing, Mutsvangwa said on Tuesday that borders to be opened first include the country’s…

  • UN warns of new wave of desert locusts in Somalia

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    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 Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued an alert on fresh desert locust invasions in Somalia that pose a huge threat to…

  • UN hopes Israel-Sudan agreement will ensure peace

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    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 and Sudan to normalise relations will create opportunities for peace and prosperity in the wider regions, said his spokesman. Guterres took note of…

  • South African tourism faces daily loss of $18mn

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    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 industry was losing over R300 million (18.4 million US dollars) daily due to lack of international tourists, said Tourism Business Council of South…

  • Trump to remove Sudan from terror list

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    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 has announced his intention of removing Sudan from the state sponsor of terrorism list once the African country deposits the settlement amount for…

  • South Africa reveals economic recovery plan amid pandemic

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    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 unveiled an economic recovery plan which envisages a massive rollout of infrastructure throughout the country. “Our infrastructure program will focus on social infrastructure…

  • UNICEF urges reopening schools in Africa

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    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 of school, around one in two do not have any form of learning, while millions of children continue to miss what was their…

  • 44,000 Africans missing amid COVID-19 curbs

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    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it has registered nearly 44,000 people as missing in Africa with nearly half of them children, amid the restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Wednesday, the ICRC said Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cameroon…

  • China-Africa tensions rise despite huge investments

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    Call it irony, but tension between Africa and China has been rising despite the latters increased investments in the continent and loan waivers. The dragons investment in the continent surged from an estimated $75 million in 2003 to $5.4 billion in 2018. In September 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping had announced another round of investment…