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Chinese company kicks off road project construction in Ghana

Published:April 01,2022 Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia speaks at the commissioning ceremony of a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana’s Ashanti Region, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua) An inner-city road project contracted by a Chinese company kicked off in Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest city. The 100 km project undertaken by SinohydroCorporation Limited includes drainage …

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Outgoing Chinese ambassador on his tenure in Rwanda

Published:April 01,2022 By Hudson Kuteesa Amb. Rao Hongwei, the outgoing Chinese envoy to Rwanda, speaks during a news conference on June 18, 2019. He leaves next month, having served in Rwanda since 2017. During his tenure, Rao witnessed a number of key developments, including President Xi Jin Ping’s historic visit to Rwanda, as well as some …

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China toughens up to battle COVID as local cases surpass 70k in mainland since March

Published: March 31,2022 By Zhao Yusha, Liu Caiyu in Beijing,  Du Qiongfang in Shanghai Only a few people walk along the normally bustling Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai on March 29, 2022 as the city battles an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Photo: Wu Chuanhua/Global Times Since March 1, China has recorded more than 70,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, …

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US’ old blame game in Ukraine crisis

Published:March31,2022 By Li Qingsi and Sun Shaoyan US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on March 26, 2022. [Photo/Agencies] Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict started more than one month ago, some Western media outlets have been intensifying their campaign against China, accusing it of being an …

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Kenya to begin trials of Chinese-built Nairobi expressway

Published: March 27,2022 Kenya is set to start guided trials of the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway to test the systems installed in preparation for the eventual opening of the road, a government agency said. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said in a notice released Monday that the Chinese contractor is …

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Kenya, UN partner to launch peace platform to curb electoral violence

Published: March 10,2022 Kenya and the United Nations on Tuesday launched a platform for peace to curb electoral violence during the upcoming general elections hhh polls slated for August 9. Walid Badawi, resident representative at the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Kenya said in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the world body …

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Beijing 2022 Olympics closes with fitting, symbolic ‘willow twig’ goodbye

Published: Performers during the “willow twig” farewell performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Stadium, Beijing, China, February 20, 2022. /CFP The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics drew the two-week competition to an end on Sunday in Beijing. The …

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A Step toward Africa’s First Covid-19 Vaccine of Its Own

Published:February 22,2022 By Akshaya Kumar A vial of the Covid-19 vaccine.              Lisa Ferdinando/U.S. Secretary of Defense/Flickr. Efforts to combat the vast global inequity in access to Covid-19 vaccines just got a boost. A Cape Town company claims it successfully made a vaccine that mimics Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine–without any help …

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CMG interviews IOC President Thomas Bach

The China Media Group(CMG) interviewed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the last day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. President Bach shared his opinions on the legacy of the games, and on CMG coverage.

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Another day, another scandal for U.S. intelligence

Published:February 16,2022 Bradley Blankenship The Central Intelligence Agency seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. /CFP U.S. Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on February 10 warned the American public about a secret …

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