Pompeo meets with Afghan and Taliban negotiators in Doha

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, amid signs of progress in their stalled talks and a spike in violence that threatens to jeopardize the peace initiative in the war-torn country. This was the first meeting of …

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Sudan boycotts talks on Ethiopia’s disputed Nile River dam

[ad_1] Ethiopia believes that the project is essential for its electrification and development that will lift millions of people out of poverty. However, the boycott of Sudan could derail the complicated talks, which the AU has already taken the lead role in supporting. A worker descends a construction ladder at …

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Browne-John celebrates new dates for Women’s World T20

[ad_1] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies Women’s National Team Manager Ann Browne-John says she welcomes the decision to delay the ICC Twenty20 Women’s World Cup (WWT20) until 2023. Cricket World’s governing body, the ICC, said last week that the tournament will run from February 9-26, 2023. “I …

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African Covid-19 Cases Cross 2.4 Million

[ad_1] Addis Ababa, November 22 (IANS): The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the African continent has reached 2,043,462, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic was 49,099 as …

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