The life expectancy at birth for Singapore residents was 83.0 years last year, up 0.6 years from 2013, according to data released by the Department of Statistics Thursday. The male and female life expectancies at birth were 80.7 years and 85.2 years, respectively, in 2023 in the city-state. The life expectancy for Singaporeans aged 65 […]
Eight people have died, and 114 others hospitalised after drinking homemade liquor adulterated with methanol in Morocco, the official news agency MAP reported. The incident occurred in Sidi Allal El Tazi town in the Kenitra province, the report said. It cited the Regional Directorate of Health and Social Protection in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra. At least 114 people […]
Moroccan police seized more than four tons of cannabis resin in an operation in Casablanca, on Sunday, Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security said in a statement. Authorities seized the drugs during a routine vehicle inspection at the city’s entrance, Moroccan online news website ‘Hespress’ reported, citing an anonymous security source. The source revealed that […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday, accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organised peace conference on the war in Ukraine. At Asia’s premier security conference, Zelenskyy said that China is pressuring other countries and their leaders not to attend the upcoming talks. He did not say which ones. “Russia, using Chinese influence in […]
One South African soldier died and 13 others sustained injuries in fighting against rebels on Thursday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Friday. The fighting occurred in Sake town, in the eastern province of North Kivu. The fight is against the March 23 Movement (M23), the SANDF said in a statement. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde On Thursday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) signed a strategic agreement to improve trade facilitation and promote economic integration in the sub-region. The collaborative agreement aims to open transportation corridors and enhance the use of digital technologies to improve trade efficiency. It will also reduce […]
From Our Correspondent The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, says that the subregional bloc is grooming West African children for tomorrow’s leadership roles. Tchintchibidja made these remarks while interacting with newsmen during a sensitisation programme for students, on Monday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the programme is aimed at sensitising the youth […]
Tunisian Presidency, late Saturday, announced a partial cabinet reshuffle involving the interior and social affairs ministries. According to the announcement, President Kais Saied appointed the governor of Ariana Province, Khaled Nouri, as the new Interior Minister. Nouri replaces Kamel Feki. Saied also sacked Malek Ezzahi, the Social Affairs Minister and appointed the former CEO of […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reassured Sudan of its continued support in providing humanitarian and economic assistance while addressing other priority needs amid the country’s ongoing civil conflict. In a statement on Thursday in Abidjan, the Bank approved $74 million for the Sudan Emergency Wheat Production project. TheNewsZenith reports that the World Food Programme […]
The Mozambican government will subsidize the purchase of cotton by five meticais (about 7.9 cents) a kilogramme to crash prices and benefit 600,000 farmers. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, announced the subsidy during a meeting with producers, on Wednesday, in Maputo. “The subsidy and price stabilisation will impact around 100,000 families, representing […]