Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

ITALY

ROME - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold bilateral talks with leaders during G20 meeting, attend sessions on Climate Change and Environment, Sustainable Development, closing session of summit, also to hold news conference at La Nuvola Convention Center.

TURKEY

ANKARA - Monitoring COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, worldwide pandemic situation.

SCOTLAND

GLASGOW - ​​Monitoring 26th UN Climate Change Conference that kicks off in Scottish city of Glasgow.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following situation in Sudan after arrests of several ministers, officials in military takeover.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring political developments, security situation in Afghanistan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Community banks revive Tanzania’s savings culture

By Kizito Makoye

Amina Rashid’s money used to slip through her fingers but when the 36-year-old mother of three joined a savings group and started contributing 2,000 Tanzanian shillings ($0.86) every week, she quickly saved up to $43 that she used to launch a small business.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bicycle ride turns costly in Zimbabwe after imposition of taxes

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - As a large number of Zimbabweans over the past year turned to use bicycles for commuting in the wake of a ban on public transport, the government has seen an opportunity to earn revenues, by imposing license fees on cycling.

SPECIAL REPORT

Teen pregnancies growing concern in Uganda amid coronavirus lockdowns

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Fifteen-year-old Rehema Nangobi carries her four-month-old baby as she follows her parents and siblings to their garden.

SPECIAL REPORT

Melting Kilimanjaro glacier turning Kenyan park into wetland

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - The snows of Tanzania’s Mt. Kilimanjaro are rapidly disappearing and this is having a drastic consequence for wildlife and the environment at Amboseli National Park.