Afghanistan
1. | Taliban detain dozens trying to “illegally” leave Afghanistan by air https://www.dawn.com/news/1671423 |
2. | US withdrawal from Afghanistan creates new opportunities, says Pakistan envoy https://www.dawn.com/news/1671501 |
3. | Taliban, Western officials meet in Oslo to discuss Afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/24/taliban-western-officials-meet-near-oslo-to-discuss-afghanistan |
4. | Afghan acting PM calls for diplomatic recognition of Taliban https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/19/afghan-acting-pm-calls-for-official-recognition-of-taliban |
5. | Several killed in bus blast in western Afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/22/bomb-on-bus-kills-seven-in-western-afghan-city-officials |
6. | ADB Approves $405M in Grants for Afghanistan https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176456 |
7. | UN’s FAO to Provide Wheat Seeds to 1M Afghan Farmers https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176449 |
8. | Blinken: US Must Be ‘Thoughtful’ About Future Nation-Building https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176450 |
9. | Ministry Says Schools to Open for All in Spring https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-176425 |
10. | Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1110052 |
11. | European Union re-establishes physical presence in Afghanistan -spokesman https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/european-union-re-establishes-physical-presence-afghanistan-spokesman-2022-01-21/ |
Middle East
Africa
21. | Mass anti-coup protests continue in Sudan; 3 killed https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/khartoum-protesters-cairo-sudan-abdalla-hamdok-b1999788.html |
22. | Evidence from civilian bombing in Ethiopia points to Turkish drone https://www.politico.eu/article/evidence-civilian-bombing-ethiopia-turkish-drone/ |
23. | Djibouti to pay $54m annually for not returning Doraleh terminal to DP World https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-01-24-djibouti-to-pay-sh54bn-annually-for-not-returning-doraleh-terminal-to-dp-world/ |
24. | South Africa’s Covid-19 Response Gets a U.S.$750 Million Boost https://allafrica.com/stories/202201240491.html |
25. | UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria https://guardian.ng/news/un-relief-chief-pledges-support-for-nigeria/ |