Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to make statement at Dolmabahce Palace alongside parliament speaker Mustafa Sentop.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in normalization deal reached by United Arab Emirates, Israel.

US

WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify before Senate committee amid outcry on alleged intention to rig November elections as many prepare to vote by post.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier to hold press conference after latest round of Brexit negotiations with UK.

MALI

BAMAKO - Following military coup in Mali leading to resignation of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release international investment position data for June.

ANKARA - Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Union to announce July data on established and liquidated companies.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to reveal Consumer Confidence Index for August.

SPORTS

COLOGNE, Germany - Spanish football club Sevilla to face Italy's Inter Milan in 2020 UEFA Europa League final.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Local politics, porous borders benefit Boko Haram'

By Aurore Bonny

MAROUA, Cameroon (AA) - While many extremist terror groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS/Daesh have largely faded from the world scene, their African counterpart, Boko Haram continues to wreak havoc in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon.

SPECIAL REPORT

Military interventions in Africa - an overview

By Hassan Isilow and Felix Tih

JOHANNESBURG/ANKARA (AA) - The recent military intervention in the West African state of Mali has brought into the spotlight illegal and overt attempts by armed forces to remove sitting leaders.

SPECIAL REPORT

Balancing foreign policy major challenge for Nepal premier

By Deepak Adhikari

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AA) - Halfway through his five-year term, Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli seems to have suffered several setbacks on foreign policy issues, believe analysts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental disaster in Mauritius leaves dire legacy

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - Tourism is an important foreign exchange earner for Mauritius, an island nation in East Africa which boasts UN world heritage sites, white sandy beaches, unique tropical marine plants and animals and lush forests and waterfalls.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh needs other testing methods for COVID-19’

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Experts in Bangladesh suggested that alternative testing methods be introduced alongside RT-PCR analysis amid low COVID-19 testing and sample collection, which has raised fears over the further spread of the deadly disease in the country.