A devastating fire swept through several camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday. The inferno destroyed about 2,000 homes and left thousands of people homeless. There were no casualties so far, according to local media. Emdadul Haque, duty officer at the Fire Service Control Room in Chattogram, told reporters that […]
Martin Muchangi, Director of WASH and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Amref Health Africa, on Sunday, advised African countries to work toward overcoming the effects of climate change. Muchangi spoke in response to questions from newsmen at Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. He said that there is a need to equip […]
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT) has announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20 million underserved people in Africa by the end of 2025. LIT, in a press statement issued on Thursday, said the internet access would be provided in collaboration with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft). APO Group, a communication consultant e-mailed the […]
Sudanese Police have admitted the killing of a protester by its forces during a demonstration against military rule near Khartoum, the capital on Tuesday. The Police said the shooting was an individual action that went against orders. They said they have taken “necessary legal procedures” immediately against the policeman involved. “We saw the video, including […]
The Malawian government says it will roll out an integrated nationwide cholera and COVID-19 campaign. This is to prevent spread of cholera and to allow the population to access the COVID-19 vaccine. Secretary for Ministry of Local Government, James Chiusiwa, said the campaign will run for 12 days, from March 2. The campaign is part […]
Morocco announced on Tuesday that its air traffic volume in January reached the pre-pandemic level. Airports in Morocco recorded 1,981,294 travellers in January, up by six per cent from the same period in 2019. Also, it recorded 15,726 aircraft movements, about 94 per cent as of January that year, the Moroccan Airports Authority said in […]
Angolan plans to create tax incentives to attract more investors to its diamond-cutting sector, Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, announced on Saturday. Azevedo made the announcement at the inauguration of the fifth diamond-cutting factory at Saurimo Diamond Development Park in Lunda Sul province. He said the incentives aim to promote competitiveness, create […]
Three policemen died and two others sustain injuries on Saturday in a fierce gunfight with Naxals in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the Police said. The gunfight broke out between the Naxals and a contingent of the police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) at Jagargunda area in Sukma district, about 515 km south of Raipur, […]
The President of Peru, Dina Boluarte has recalled the Peruvian ambassador to Mexico, following criticism from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. She also reduced the level of Peru’s relations with that country. “The Government of Peru has ordered the definitive withdrawal of its ambassador in the United Mexican States. “Thus, diplomatic relations between Peru […]
Explosions rocked Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, an international athletic competition, which kicked off in the country’s restive Anglophone region of Southwest, on Saturday, according to the Police and eyewitness. The blasts went off in three locations just a few minutes after the race began in Buea, the chief town of the region, the local […]