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Kenyan Dr. Miriam Were nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Published: March 2,2022 WHO Prof. Miriam K. Were, a medical doctor, public health specialist, teacher and publisher from Kenya, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the MAewricanFriends Service Committee. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) have nominated Dr. Miriam Were of …

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China-Africa trade reaches all-time high in 2021, showing resilience amid pandemic

Published:March 01,2022 China-Africa trade has bucked the global economic downward trend, and analysts believe it has contributed to the African economy’s resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenges.China has remained Africa’s largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years. According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs …

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Unlocking Africa’s economic potential unconditionally and strategically in 2022

Published: March 01,2022 Hamzah Rifaat Hussain CFP Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for strengthening China-Africa cooperation by coping with risks and challenges for common development. Africa’s infrastructural development will gain a massive boost if the present trajectory of cooperation between the two sides continues. For a continent with immense resources, …

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Chinese FM calls for stronger vaccine support for developing countries

Published: February 28,2022 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a UN General Assembly high-level thematic debate titled “Galvanizing Momentum for Universal Vaccination” via video link, Feb. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said it is impossible to be completely safe as long …

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Burundi, China sign agreement on modernizing Burundi’s main airport

Published: February 28,2022 Burundi and China on Saturday signed an agreement on expanding and modernizing Melchior NdadayeInternational Airport, Burundi’s main airport in Bujumbura, the capital. The agreement was signed at the Burundian foreign ministry by Burundian Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Minister Albert Shingiroand Chinese Ambassador to Burundi Zhao Jiangping. “This project was …

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China’s ‘No. 1 central document’ a lighthouse for Africa’s rural development

Published: February 27,2022 By Stephen Ndegwa China’s State Council Information Office holds a press conference to introduce the key work of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization in 2022, February 23, 2022. /CFP The release of China’s “No. 1 central document” for 2022 on rural vitalization on February 22 has drawn a lot of …

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UN provides 25 mln USD for drought response in Somalia

Published: February 27,2022 The United Nations humanitarian agency on Thursday launched an early allocation of 25 million U.S. dollars from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities hard-hit by the drought emergency in priority locations.Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said the allocation complements the 17 …

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U.S., Chinese economies highly interdependent, win-win cooperation only right choice

Published: February 26,2022 Closer economic cooperation between the United States and China is not only crucial but also mutually beneficial as the world’s two largest economies are highly interdependent, business leaders, diplomats and officials have said.“China-U.S. economic and trade relations are win-win in nature,” Chinese Ambassador to the United States …

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UN official voices concern over human rights situation in Sudan

KHARTOUM, SUDAN – JANUARY 9: People stage a demonstration demanding the restoration of civilian rule in Khartoum, Sudan on January 9, 2022. /Getty Images A UN rights official on Thursday voiced concern over the human rights situation in Sudan, calling on the Sudanese government to respect its international obligations regarding …

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Xi congratulates Julius Nyerere Leadership School completion ceremony

Published: February 25,2022 Groundbreaking ceremony of Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Kibaha, Tanzania, July 16, 2018. /Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday sent a message of congratulations to a ceremony marking the completion of construction of the Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Tanzania. …

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