The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has urged African Union (AU) member states to focus on value-addition and smart operationalisation of local content policies. Antonio Pedro, acting Executive-Secretary of UNECA, gave the advice at the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday. Pedro said it is to […]
Sudan has reaffirmed its commitment to deepen bilateral relations with Nigeria in area of aviation. Mr Mohamed Abdelmannan, Sudan Ambassador to Nigeria, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Abdelmannan said the two countries had established diplomatic relations since independence. ”Cooperation between both countries would be deepened through air transport to achieve meaningful growth. ”We have […]
Eight people died and several others sustained injuries in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam after two vehicles crashed into each other. A tractor-trailer and a 16-passenger van crashed into each other early Tuesday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported. The tractor-trailer was travelling on National Highway 1A in Tam Hiep Commune, Nui Thanh District, Quang […]
Somali National Army (SNA) said, on Tuesday, its forces arrested al-Shabab’s head responsible for explosive devices in the Mudug region, the central part of Somalia. Radio Mogadishu reported that Salman Dadir was arrested while transporting explosive devices near Amara town. It said Dadir was captured by the 21st division of the SNA backed by the […]
Kenyan Police said, on Monday, they are interrogating three suspects with 12 pieces of elephant tusks with a street value of $46,290. The Police arrested the suspect on Sunday in the lakeside town of Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. National Police spokesperson, Resila Onyango, said security forces recovered 58 kilogrammes of elephant tusks […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Saturday, said U.S. fighter jet had shot down an “unidentified object” that was flying high over the Yukon. Trudeau claimed he gave order to short down the UfO. The claim comes days after U.S. government said they had shot down a Chinese Spying balloon. The news also comes only […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered the immediate recall of Algerian Ambassador to France, Said Moussi, for consultation. The recall comes to protest “the secret and illegal evacuation of an Algerian citizen. “The Algerian justice wanted the citizen, from the country’s soil,” a statement from the president’s office. Earlier in the day, the Algerian Foreign […]
A disaster agency official said four people died with several buildings destroyed after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Papua province in Eastern Indonesia on Thursday. “People strongly felt the jolts of the quake here. “The quake damaged houses, a restaurant and buildings,” Jonathan Koirewoa, manager of the operation control centre for the local disaster […]
Britain will accelerate reforming its underperforming railways, Transport Minister, Mark Harper, said on Tuesday in London. The ministry is banking on a fresh injection of private-sector competition to improve service standards and make ticket pricing fairer. Britain privatised its railways in the 1990s, splitting infrastructure management from service provision. The splitting complicated long-term investment decisions […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Tuesday a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces of Türkiye hit by massive earthquakes. The decision is taken in order to ensure that search and rescue activities and subsequent studies can be carried out quickly, he said at a press conference. Death tolls from Monday’s powerful earthquakes in […]