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World Bank provides $750 million to spur Kenya’s post-pandemic growth

Published: March 20,2022 The World Bank Group headquarters stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding their spring meetings via video conference for the first time ever this week because of the coronavirus pandemic. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty …

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Nation continues to offer promising opportunities

Published: March19,2022 By Edward Tse A view of the skyscrapers in Beijing’s CBD area. [Photo by Sheng Peng/For China Daily] Among multinational corporations, a sense of unease with today’s conflicts and sanctions is understandable, as they need to address short-term fluctuations and at the same time take an informed and …

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa says NATO, not Russia, responsible for Ukraine crisis

Published:March19,2022 FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. /Getty Images South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa says while his government can remain neutral regarding the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, he believes NATO’s military moves in Europe ultimately led to the current crisis. Speaking in parliament on Thursday, Ramaphosa said …

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Ethiopia signs transportation modernization agreements with two Chinese firms

Published: March 18,2022 Authorities in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa have concluded a 29.17 million U.S. dollars’ worth of transportation modernization agreements with two Chinese firms, state media outlet Ethiopia Press Agency (EPA) reported Tuesday. “The first agreement worth 15 million U.S. dollars will see the Addis Ababa city administration …

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Chinese envoy bids farewell to RPF Secretary General

Published: March 18,2022 By Hudson Kuteesa Amb. Rao Hongwei, the outgoing Chinese envoy to Rwanda and François Ngarambe, the Secretary General of RPF at Rusororoin Kigali on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Photo: Courtesy RAO HONGWEI, the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda on Wednesday, March 16, visited the headquarters of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) to bid …

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China urges U.S. to provide clarification on biolabs in Ukraine

Biological military activities in Ukraine are the common concern of the international community, and the United States should act responsibly and provide a thorough clarification regarding its biological military activities, Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday. Zhao made the remarks in response …

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Uhuru Will Be My ‘Advisor’ in Govt, RailaSays

Published: March 18,2022 By Davis Ayega PSCU Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (file photo). Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Raila Odinga has disclosed that President UhuruKenyatta will be his “advisor” if he forms the next administration. While President Kenyatta is preparing to exit the stage after the August polls – in …

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China – US relations: From 1972 Shanghai communiqué to Rome talks, no change.

Published: March 16,2022 By Gerald Mbanda The hall of Jinjiang Hotel in east China’s Shanghai, the birthplace of the “Shanghai Communiqué”. Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2022 (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) On Monday, March 14, China and US senior diplomats met in Rome-Italy, to discuss on improving bilateral relations between the two countries which is currently rated at all-time low. Talks between Senior …

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East Africans are reportedly going through tough economic times, as prices of essential goods skyrocket

Published: March 16,2022 BY EMMANUEL ABARA BENSON Downtown Nairobi• The problem in East Africa was mostly caused by external factors, including the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.• The Russian-Ukrainian war has caused global supply chain disruptions, a development that has directly affected many countries in East Africa who import a lot of …

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China’s aid to Ukraine is another example of its humanitarianism

Published: March15, 2022 By Stephen Ndegwa Flight carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine provided by the Red Cross Society of China has departed from Beijing. /Chinese Foreign Ministry China’s recent donation of food and other essentials worth 5 million yuan ($787,000) to Ukraine to ameliorate the suffering of civilians in the …

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