The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) started on Sunday a space technology training course for 17 engineers and specialists from five African countries to boost their cooperation and exchange of expertise in the space field. Running from July 25 to Aug. 5, the 12-day program provides theoretical and practical training for …
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China urges U.S. to change misguided mindset
The China-U.S. relationship is in a stalemate, fundamentally because some Americans portray China as an “imagined enemy,” said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, urging the United States to change its highly misguided mindset and dangerous policy. Xie made the remarks on Monday during talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of …
Read More »Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 6.41 million: Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,415,413 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 162,875 while 5,630,564 patients across …
Read More »WHO’s tracing proposal called unacceptable
By WANG XIAOYU and ZHANG ZHIHAO Officials and experts attend a news conference on origin-tracing of the COVID-19 virus on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn] Including dismissed ‘lab leak’ theory in study of COVID origin ‘defies science’, says official China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for …
Read More »Fort Detrick and COVID-19: Why do the Chinese want an investigation?
Gong Zhe An aerial photo of Fort Detrick, Maryland, U.S. taken, May 25, 2007. /CFP The U.S. has yet to let go of the “lab leak theory” on COVID-19 origin. After the WHO-China joint research concluded that it’s a waste of time to look into this dead-end theory in March, U.S. President …
Read More »Political parties and organizations around the world call for science based COVID-19 origin-tracing
By Gerald Mbanda As the world still grapples with the devastation caused by COVID-19, political parties and organizations from around the world have called on the international community to promote international anti-epidemic cooperation and avoid politicizing the virus origin-tracing. In a joint statement, seen by Africa China Review, the signatories …
Read More »Politicizing virus origins will hinder global efforts, say experts
By Wang Xiaoyu Searching for the origin of viruses, including the novel coronavirus, is an extremely difficult and complicated undertaking prone to uncertainties, but one thing that’s certain is that the quest should be underpinned by scientific evidence, not politically motivated speculation, experts said. “Whenever a major infectious disease breaks …
Read More »Africa CDC: Only 1.4% of Africans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
African countries have only acquired about 82.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said during its weekly briefing that around 1.39 percent of Africa’s total population …
Read More »S. African president welcomes COVID-19 collaboration for benefit of Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the collaboration between South Africa’s Biovac Institute and the global pharmaceutical producer Pfizer to ensure countries in the continent have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Ramaphosa made the remarks while commenting on the collaboration between Biovac and Pfizer to produce the COVID-19 vaccines for …
Read More »China holds national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang
Wang Yang (C), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, who is also in charge of coordinating the CPC Central Committee’s work on Xinjiang, attends the eighth national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang held in Aksu, northwest China’s …
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