South African minister welcomes Covid vax patent waiver
South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel welcomed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) agreement to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents…reports Asian Lite
Tunisia arrests 72 Italy-bound illegal immigrants off coast
Tunisia arrested 72 migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean to enter Italy illegally, the Tunisian Ministry of Defence said…reports Asian Lite News They
100 killed in Darfur tribal clashes in past week UN
The UN announced that about 100 people were killed in tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s West Darfur province…reports Asian Lite News
Egypt, EU, Israel sign Energy pact
The deal is aiming to boost natural gas exports to Europe. The deal will allow more supplies of gas from Israel via Egypt, which
AfCFTA To Favour Local Currencies
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will promote the use of local currencies in order to boost trade amongst African countries The African
WTO MEET FOCUS ON GLOBAL CRISIS
WTO’s 12th ministerial meeting opens in Geneva to tackle key issues The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) opened Sunday at WTO
COVID FUELS CHILD LABOUR
African countries are struggling to stem child labour as situation worsened by COVID-19 pandemic As the world commemorated the World Day Against Child Labor,
World Bank approves $129mn grant for South Sudan
The new financing will help the government gradually establish a nationally owned safety net program…reports Asian Lite News The World Bank said it has
18.4 mn people experiences acute food insecurity in Horn of Africa
At least 18.4 million people are already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across the three Horn of Africa countries
Ethiopia launches new Covid-19 vaccination campaign to boost inoculation
The Ethiopian government has launched a new Covid-19 vaccination campaign to boost inoculations and control the spread of the pandemic…reports Asian Lite News State-affiliated
