AFRICA

Pope Francis renews call for violence to stop in Sudan

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica News24 April 202324 April 2023

Several countries have started evacuating their citizens from conflict-torn Sudan. The US was the recent country that conducted an operation and evacuated government personnel from Sudan…reports Asian Lite News Pope…

Japan bolsters diplomacy to woo ‘Global South’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina22 April 202322 April 2023

PM Fumio Kishida will leave next week on the first multicountry trip to Africa by a Japanese leader since 2014. The Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima is just a…

Less travelled roads in South Africa for next trip

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsLite BlogsTravel & Tourism7 April 20237 April 2023

Created as a result of thousands of years of water erosion at the confluence of the Blyde River and the Treur River in the South African region of Mpumulanga, these…

US’ bid to win back influence in Africa

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica NewsUSA31 January 202331 January 2023

The new partnerships of the African countries have reduced its dependence on Western aid. The diversification of African countries development partnership, nevertheless, has alarmed the Western powers as it might…

Measles outbreak hits South Sudan

by NewsdeskAfrica News11 December 202211 December 2022

31 deaths and 2,471 measles cases have been reported in 22 counties across the country till now….reports Asian Lite News South Sudan has declared an outbreak of measles following a…

Xi’s African Dream

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica NewsAsia News5 December 20225 December 2022

During the past three decades China has expanded and deepened its ties with African countries on its own terms by side-lining conventional western standards of human rights and governance. While…

Religious leaders meet in eastern DRC

by NewsdeskAfrica News4 December 20224 December 2022

On Friday, DRC president Felix Tshisekedi declared three days of national mourning following the violence…reports Asian Lite News Religious leaders met on Saturday in Goma following the violence that resulted…

Chinese naval base in Cambodia sparks concerns

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia News7 September 20227 September 2022

The launch of the project at the Ream Naval Base, which Cambodian officials said will use aid from China to renovate the port, comes amid Western concerns…reports Asian Lite News…

Congo new hunting ground for Chinese firms in search of gold

by Newsdesk-Top NewsChina28 February 202228 February 2022

BM Global Business, Congo Blueant Mineral, Oriental Resources Congo, Yellow Water Resources, and New Oriental Mineral are amongst the Chinese companies into illegal gold mining in connivance with corrupt local…

EU mulls stepping up trade ties with Africa, US

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEU News15 February 202215 February 2022

The Ministers’ first session of talks concerned the French priority during its presidency of the bloc to enhance trade relations between the AU and the EU….reports Asian Lite News Trade…