By Aluta News Aug 25, 2021 The World Bank has frozen payments for its projects in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. “We have paused disbursements in our operations in Afghanistan and we are closely monitoring and assessing the situation in line with our internal policies and procedures,’’Continue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 24, 2021 Climate change increased the likelihood of extreme rainfall such as the flooding events that hit western Germany last month, according to a study published on Tuesday. Given current climate conditions, it can be expected that a region in Western Europe can be hit byContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 24, 2021 Chad’s former President Hissene Habre, an ally of the West during the Cold War who was later jailed for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is dead. . Spokesperson for the Senegalese Justice Ministry disclosed this on Tuesday. Habre fled to Senegal after beingContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 24, 2021 Western forces at Kabul airport worked flat out on Tuesday to get people out of Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline, as U.S. President Joe Biden faced growing pressure to negotiate more time for the airlift of thousands of stranded people. Widespread chaos punctuatedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 23, 2021 Developing countries are expected to receive $275 billion dollars out of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $650 billion dollars Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to be distributed among member countries based on their quota shares in the IMF. Ms Kristalina Georgieva, IMF’s Managing Director, saidContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 23, 2021 Severe weather in southern Arizona appears to have damaged parts of the border wall erected by the Trump Administration. The Tucson Sentinel reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had confirmed “historic’’ flooding at the nation’s border with Mexico was to blame forContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 22, 2021 Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City, has assured the Nigerian community of including them in governance, if elected mayor in the November election. Adams gave the assurance at a virtual meeting with the Nigerian community, coordinated by theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 21, 2021 Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chief of the Taliban’s political office (a terrorist group, banned in Russia), is in Kabul to negotiate the formation of a new Afghan government. According to media reports, Mullah Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday The Agence France-Presse news agency,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 21, 2021 The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the group plannedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 21, 2021 Spain will on Saturday send 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Haiti hit by the powerful earthquake, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said.The humanitarian cargo includes 21 tonnes of medical materials, tarpaulin for shelters, kitchen kits and water-cleaning material, as well as 10 tonnes ofContinue Reading