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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Ethiopian minister calls for investments in modern rail infrastructure in Africa
Published: February 25,2022 Chinese built Ethiopia Djibouti railway (Photo: courtesy ) Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics Dagmawit Moges has called on African countries to intensify the construction of standard gauge rail lines towards the success of continental free trade aspiration. The Ethiopian transport and logistics minister, addressing a high-level railway infrastructure-themed seminar, said …
Read More »Beijing 2022: They Counted Them In, And Saw Them Off Exhausted, But In Perfect Health.
Published: February 24,2022 By Gerald Mbanda One world, one family, the message China emphasised throughout the Winter Olympics. It is the message that was spelt out for 90 seconds in fireworks, at a closing ceremony that was as spectacular as expected. The fireworks were always going to produce the Ah, moments. No one …
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