UNECA chief urges Africa to tap into tech, innovation

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews3 March 20229 March 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (UNECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on African countries to tap into the potential presented through science, technology, and innovation as Africa’s blueprint for…

Addis Ababa-Djibouti Rail Line To Fuel Growth

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews2 March 20229 March 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes The electrified railway has cut the transportation time for freight goods from more than three days to less than 20 hours and reduced the cost by at least one-third. The…

Protest demanding civilian rule resumed in Sudan

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews22 February 202222 February 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Protests demanding civilian rule and the release of political detainees have resumed in Sudan, which coincided with a visit of a UN human rights expert to the country…reports Asian Lite…

Sudan releases 36 detained protesters

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews22 February 202222 February 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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…

Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s power generation from disputed dam

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews22 February 202222 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 mega dam begins power generation

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews21 February 202221 February 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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…

Ex-cop jailed for fatally shooting African-American man

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsNews20 February 202220 February 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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…

South Sudan celebrates National Day at Expo 2020

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsArab NewsEXPO 202020 February 202220 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Republic of South Sudan celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 on Saturday, with a visit by President Salva Kiir Mayardit bringing a message of future cooperation from the…

More Emiratis Join Private Sector

by NewsdeskAbu DhabiArab NewsUAE News16 February 202216 February 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes National upskilling initiatives see more Emiratis join private sector: ADGM Academy-KPMG report Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Academy and KPMG Lower Gulf launched a new report on developments from the…

Taliban delegation holds talks with Gulf envoys in Doha

by Newsdesk-Top NewsArab NewsAsia News14 February 202214 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes This will be the second time that the Muttaqi-led delegation will meet European representatives following the Oslo talks last month….reports Asian Lite News  A Taliban delegation headed by acting Foreign…