The much anticipated Cabinet reshuffle finally occurred on Thursday night when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made major changes to his cabinet including the finance minister position. He said the country is facing several challenges such as accelerating vaccination program, ensuring peace and stability in the wake of the recent …

A medical worker takes a swab sample for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in Laishan District of Yantai, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 5, 2021. Yantai has started the second round of nucleic acid testing citywide for possible COVID-19 cases or asymptomatic infections. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua) The …

By Mustafa Hyder Sayed There is a relentless campaign to malign, target and contain China with every opportunity that the U.S. government and its partners get. There is a clear and predictable pattern that is visible and is manifested in Washington’s narrative towards Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the false …

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has expressed concern over the potential environmental disaster posed to the Red Sea by the FSO Safer, an aging oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen. The oil vessel was abandoned off the Yemeni coast after the outbreak of …

By Onyango K’onyango The Presidency/Daily Nation President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) in a show of unity with Deputy President William Ruto (left) and ODM leader Raila Odinga at a past event (file photo). Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday linked his abortive trip to Uganda on Monday to the ‘handshake’ deal …

By Hannah Ryder The G7’s new infrastructure initiative cannot succeed unless it is based on a positive vision of transformational development, argue Hannah Ryder and Ovigwe Eguegu.  Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s Build Back Better World, or B3W, the G7’s newly announced plan for infrastructure financing around …

Africa China Review staff writer In March 2011, the United Kingdom and France, with the support of the United States, led the international community to support an intervention in Libya allegedly to protect civilians from attacks by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. A UK parliament report details how NATO’s 2011 …

South Sudan National Police Service officers sit on the back of a pickup truck while they gather ahead of patrolling the streets of Juba, South Sudan on April 9, 2020. PHOTO | AFP Summary A coalition of civil society groups last week issued a declaration saying they have “had enough” …

Our military’s long history of biological research complicates the quest to clear up what really happened in Wuhan. By Stephen Kinzer A protective suit worn by researchers who handle viruses is hung up in a biosafety training facility at the US Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick …

“Isorait, tumwachie Mungu,” Ruto said after being blocked from flying to Uganda. In Summary • DP’s team says Ruto was told to seek clearance from Head of Public Service. • According to the government’s travel procedure, any member of the cabinet who wishes to travel out of the country should …