Tag: Indonesia

Information Minister, Idris to represent Tinubu at African Forum in Indonesia

Aminu Imam
Minister Idris 2 represent

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, is scheduled to represent President Bola Tinubu at the Second Indonesia-Africa Forum, taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from September 1 to 3, 2024. The Forum, themed: “Bandung Spirit for Africa’s Agenda 2023”, aims to enhance bi-lateral relations between Indonesia and African nations, evokes the historic 1955 Bandung Conference, which marked a new era of solidarity between Asia and Africa. It also seeks to align Indonesia’s Vision 2045 with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. According to an issued statement by the Minister’s media…

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COVID-19: Indonesia digs 6,000 additional graves as deaths continue to rise

Ishaku Yohanna

The Indonesian authorities have commenced the digging of 6,000 additional graves for COVID-19 victims. The burial site, which spreads across a two-hectare plot of land, is located at the Rorotan public cemetery in the northern part of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. Jakarta remains the epicentre of Indonesia’s COVID-19 outbreak, while the country is the worst-hit across Southeast Asia. Hari Nugroho, head of Jakarta Bina Marga road agency, said the administration is preparing the land as COVID-19 deaths have continued to rise. He said the project started on September 17 and…

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