Zimbabwe’s prolonged power shortage sets to worsen after the entity that manages the dam ordered suspension of electricity generation. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) suspended power geration at its main hydro plant because of water shortage. In a letter dated Nov. 25, ZRA told the Zimbabwe Power Company that the Kariba South hydropower station had […]
Indonesia on Monday said it has relaunched the multiple entry visa which was deactivated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The high transmission of the virus has hit the country’s economy, said Acting Director-General of Immigration, Widodo Ekatjahjana, on Monday in Batam, Riau Islands province. Read Related Story: Boy, 6, survives 2 days under rubble after Indonesian […]
Somali security forces said they have ended a 20-hour siege on a popular hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital , killing 15 people. The deads included six attackers. Sadiq Dudishe, Spokesman of the Somali Police Force said they shot dead five of the al-Shabab attackers. Dudishe added that one of the attackers blew himself up […]
The Ethiopian government says the first round of humanitarian assistanceë has reached 450,000 people in the Tigray region after the recent signing of a peace accord. The Ethiopian National Disaster Risk Management Commission said the government has intensified humanitarian supplies to vulnerable in the region. The government used various transport means to reach the vulnerable, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat the multiplicity of threats across West Africa and the Sahel. A statement issued by Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), on Friday in Abuja quoted Buhari as speaking in Niamey, Niger Republic. The President […]
Ukrainian authorities have set up 3,720 emergency shelters across the country amid an energy supply cutoff after Russia’s missile attack on energy infrastructure. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s office, announced this on Telegram on Thursday. The centres, equipped with power generators, will provide people with heat, electricity, water, internet and medicines. About […]
A dormitory fire killed at least three schoolgirls and injured 29 others, on Wednesday in Tanzania’s northern region of Shinyanga, the Police said. Janeth Magomi, the Shinyanga Regional Police Commander, confirmed the incident. Magomi said the fire razed a dormitory at Buhangija primary school in the Shinyanga municipality. “The fire killed three girls and injured […]
Year-on-year inflation in Zambia rose to 9.8 per cent in November from 9.7 per cent the previous month, its statistics agency said on Thursday. The Zambia Statistics Agency attributed the increase to an increase in prices of non-food items. Such items include fuels and lubricants, charcoal and pharmaceutical products. Read Related Story: W/Bank approves $275m […]
Sudanese health authorities have announced the recording of 26 death cases due to an outbreak of dengue fever. Montasir Mohamed Osman, Head of the Health Emergency and Epidemic Control Directorate at the Sudanese Health Ministry, said in a statement that it recorded 26 deaths and confirmed 462 cases. Osman also said nine states recorded 3,439 […]
The National Palace of Malaysia, on Thursday, named Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition as the country’s new Prime Minister. The swearing-in ceremony for Anwar will hold at 5:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) at the national palace, it stated. Malaysia needs a stable government that will reinvigorate the economy and the […]