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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he met Sudan’s coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Nairobi on Tuesday and that both committed to “dialogue” to resolve any differences. Their talks follow a clash in a volatile border region last month in which Khartoum said that Ethiopian forces had captured and killed Sudanese troops — claims denied by Addis Ababa. “We have both agreed that our two countries have plenty of collaborative elements to work on peacefully,” Abiy said in a Twitter post, accompanied by a picture of the two men. “Our common bonds surpass any divisions. We both made a…

The Suez Canal on Monday announced a record profit of $7 billion (about 6.7 billion euros) for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, after repeatedly raising transit fees for ships through the crucial passage for world trade. Between July 2021 and June 2022, some 1.32 billion tonnes of cargo transited through the canal, providing a $7 billion rent in transit fees, the highest in its history, Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said Monday. He added in a statement that this is an increase of 20.7% compared to the previous financial year (5.5 billion euros). “The international crises have…

Egypt’s first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride on the LRT at its inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang. The LRT project is the fruit of a 1.24-billion-U.S. dollar contract signed in August 2017 between Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels and the consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation and AVIC International Holding Corporation. The rail project connects the New Administrative Capital being constructed east of Cairo…

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi will meet his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame for talks in Angola this week, officials said on Monday, June 4. It is not clear what the subject of the meeting is, but it is expected that this would be an opportunity to discuss current diplomatic issues between both countries. There has been a surge of attacks in eastern Congo by the M23 rebel group – which Kinshasa accuses Kigali of backing. Rwanda denies supporting the rebels and has, in turn, accused Congo of fighting alongside insurgents – a face-off that has raised fears of…

Ready, set, mow… the annual lawnmowers World Championships took place in Heddington, Wiltshire over the 2nd and 3rd July. Undaunted by a schedule clash that saw the race go up against the F1 British Grand Prix from Silverstone, organizer Ian Radcliff believes that this sport could be even more competitive. The Ferraris and McLarens might have been missing, but there were several categories of racing depending on the sophistication of the vehicle. Driving conditions were tricky, slippy and initially very bumpy, so not great for this ‘grass roots’ motorsport. AMN/Sports.

West African leaders met in Ghana, Sunday, to review sanctions imposed on three neighbor countries. Ecowas heads of states lifted economic and financial sanctions On Mali, approved Burkina transition timetable and gave Guinea an additional one-month reprieve to present an “acceptable” timetable. During the summit, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president of Guinea-Bissau, was elected as new chairman of the bloc. West African leaders attending a regional summit agreed Sunday to lift sanctions on Mali and Burkina Faso, two neighbors led by military governments. Speaking in Accra, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou – Ecowas Commission President – said the head of states had reached…

Designers, models and artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries presented their designs on Thursday (30 June 2022) night in Goma during the 8th edition of the Liputa Fashion Show. The event to promote the fashion industry in the continent took place in eastern Congo -where conflict has caused death and mass displacement. This year more than ever, the show focused on supporting peace through fashion and arts, aiming to show that the region has much to offer. “Tonight we presented our collection that is the diversity of colors, and in our collection, there are different…

The annual Greenlandic games for the elderly takes place in Ilulissat, a town on the western part of the island, in the Arctic Circle. Running from the 27th of June until the 2nd of July, the event sees over 200 retired people from 11 different towns get together to compete in handball, hockey and other sports. AMN/Sports.

Ukrainian rescue workers search through the rubble in the city of Sergiyvka after missiles slammed into an apartment building and a recreation centre, killing 21 people and wounding dozens. At least one child was killed, Ukrainian officials said, blaming the strikes on Russia a day after Moscow abandoned positions on a strategic island in a major setback to the Kremlin’s invasion. Images show also destruction after shelling hit the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. AMN/Reporters/Ukraine.

Thousands took to the streets Friday in Sudan’s capital, a day after nine people were killed in demonstrations against the country’s ruling generals. The nation has been rocked by near-weekly protests since an Oct. 25 coup upended its transition to democracy. The rallies on Thursdays were the largest seen in months. Sudanese military authorities have met the protests with a deadly crackdown, which has so far killed 113 people, including 18 children. “God willing, this is the beginning of the downfall of the coup of ‘Burhan and Hemedti (deputy head of ruling council General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo)’, and it will…