Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. They are also due to hold joint press conference.

ANKARA - Following Russia-Ukraine border tensions as many countries urge their nationals to leave Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion.

GERMANY

MUNICH - International Munich Security Conference continues on its 3rd day. European Council President Charles Michel, EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to speak at conference.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Nile to officially go operational as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed set to inaugurate commencement of power generation.

SPORTS

BEIJING - 2022 Winter Olympics in China to end after gold medal games, closing ceremony.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ethnic tongues dying amid poor preservative efforts in Bangladesh

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Ethnic languages have been in a dire state in Bangladesh with so many tongues dying due to lack of users and preservation measures from concerned authorities.

SPECIAL REPORT

Foreign students decry language barrier, procedural hiccups in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - The language barrier and teachers’ reluctance to use English in classes have been causing problems for foreign students studying at different universities and colleges in Bangladesh.

SPECIAL REPORT

Illegal water business turns into a big hit in Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Denis Dandaro, 39, was a farmer until recently, tilling the land for agricultural yield. But now, he has a tube well in the same field near his residence in Harare's Bloomingdale medium density area of Zimbabwe, where he sells water instead of crops, which he claims is more profitable.

SPECIAL REPORT

Cameroon’s education system held hostage by military-separatists war

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - Education is on standby in Cameroon’s English-speaking South West and North West regions, where students and the education system are paying a high price for a war between separatists and the Defense and Security Forces (DSF).

SPECIAL REPORT

Survivors urge global action to stop killings in DR Congo

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Sitting outside the house of his relative in Kyegegwga district in western Uganda, Jean Pierre Baringo, 54, is among hundreds of villagers, who have fled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to escape the wrath of militiamen attacking their villages frequently.