Africa’s Covid cases reaches 11.16 million
The number of confirmed Covid cases in Africa has reached 11,166,108 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa
Nigeria to hold next presidential election on 2023
Nigeria will hold its next presidential election on February 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country’s electoral body has announced…reports Asian
Protest demanding civilian rule resumed in Sudan
Protests demanding civilian rule and the release of political detainees have resumed in Sudan, which coincided with a visit of a UN human rights
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
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
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
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s turbines swing into action
The first power generation comes as Ethiopia’s downstream neighbours –Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a threat to reduce the volume of water
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
South Sudan celebrates National Day at Expo 2020
The Republic of South Sudan celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 on Saturday, with a visit by President Salva Kiir Mayardit bringing a
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
