Published: December 16,2022 The importance of biodiversity in human development can be gauged by the fact that over half of the world’s GDP comes from natural resources and the livelihood of over 3 billion people depends on marine and coastal biodiversity. However, the Earth’s ecosystem is under threat as the …
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Xi leads by example on modesty lifestyle
Published: December 16,2022 By Staff writer On one of his country tours in December 2012, president Xi settled for simple meals that were affordable even to the ordinary people, rather than going for expensive menu that most heads of state prefer to take, given the privileges at their disposal. This week, media reports highlighted …
Read More »Chinese firms hold job fair for Kenyan students
Published: December 16,2022 Chinese companies kicked off a two-day job fair in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, offering about 300 opportunities for Kenyan students. The recruitment fair was hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi with the support of 21 Chinese companies operating in Kenya. In his …
Read More »Chinese-built railway in harmony with wildlife conservation in east Africa
Published: December 15,2022 Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has put in place interventions to ensure that the railway is in harmony with the wildlife. The 480-km Mombasa-Nairobi section travels through the country’s largest wildlife reserve, the TsavoNational Park, while the 120-km Nairobi-Suswasection passes through the Nairobi National park and has had …
Read More »Africa CDC calls for enhanced research, innovation in public health
Published: December 15,2022 The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has emphasized the need to advance efforts to strengthen research, innovation and emergency management in Africa’s public health sector. The Africa CDC, the African Union’s specialized public health agency, said in a statement issued late Monday that the 2nd …
Read More »China believes Africa is the place for international cooperation instead of major-power competition
published: December 14,2022 Africa should be a place for international cooperation, not for major-power competition for geopolitical gains,” Chinese ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang talked about U.S. and China’s role in Africa with Semafor’s Editor-at-large Steve Clemons at the Semafor Africa Summit. Qin pushed back against the false claims …
Read More »China- the hidden agenda behind the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit?
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Read More »Sudanese leader stresses keenness to promote cooperative ties with China
Published: December 14,2022 The Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday stressed Sudan’s keenness to promote cooperative ties with China in all fields. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he received outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin at the Republican Palace, the sovereign council said in a statement. During the meeting, …
Read More »China achieves major tech progress in 2022 despite COVID hurdles
Published: December 13,2022 China’s technology development accelerated after the Central Economic Work Conference in 2020, which made sci-tech capabilities a top priority. Though the COVID-19 pandemic posted a tough challenge and the U.S. kept expanding its trade blacklist with Chinese entries, Beijing still reached its goals in various sci-tech fields like …
Read More »America suddenly cares about Africa, and skepticism abounds
Published: December 13,2022 By Anthony Moretti The delegation from Ethiopia arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, United States, to attend the U.S.-Africa LeadersSummit, December 11, 2022. /CFP President Joe Biden hosts leaders from multiple African nations this week. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit runs from December 13 to 15, and we should expect that …
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