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Africa is more indebted to western countries than China

By Gerald Mbanda In recent years, Western media has produced several headlines on Africa’s debt with China and the story lines suggest that African countries have been “recolonized by China” due to the debt burden, and therefore, African countries should re-think their relationship with China because China is bad. Some …

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Booming China-Africa logistics offers lifeline, economic promise for Africa

Ethiopia’s national flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines has recently transported a batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Beijing to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.So far, China has provided COVID-19 vaccines to more than 30 African countries. Smooth logistic routes between China and Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic have helped African countries fight …

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The Truth and Nature of Xinjiang-related Issues

By H.E. Ren Yisheng, Recently, some Liberian media have reprinted some false information about China’s Xinjiang. In order to help African and Liberian friends know a real Xinjiang, it is necessary to clarify the truth so that it can be viewed and heard squarely. For a period of time, out …

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Tanzania’s U-Turn on Covid-19 Gets WHO and Africa CDC Support

A mural to raise awareness about coronavirus in Dar es Salaam. Photographer: Ericky Boniphace/AFP/Getty Images Tanzanian leadership’s about-turn on the coronavirus received support from the World Health Organization and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which could help the country obtain vaccines and start to catch-up with other nations on the continent. The …

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Xinjiang genocide’ claim a malicious lie

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY By Fu Zhu In January 2021, on his final full day in office, as his parting salvo, the former lame-duck US secretary of state Mike Pompeo dropped a bombshell by falsely accusing China of “genocide” in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Afterward, a few Western politicians, media …

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U.N. concerned about reports of abuses against civilians in Mozambique

The United Nations expressed its concern about mounting reports of human rights abuses against civilians in northern Mozambique since an escalation of violence last month. Some of the abuses include allegations of beheadings and the use of child soldiers during attacks by non-state armed groups in the town of Palma …

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China contributes to global anti-pandemic drive by bridging “vaccine divide”

From sharing experience on pandemic control to carrying out vaccine cooperation and promoting fair distribution, China’s timely and practical support for other countries, as well as its efforts to safeguard people’s right to life and health, the most fundamental part of human rights, has been widely recognized worldwide. “Vaccine equity …

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Côte d’Ivoire president says Gbagbo ‘free to return’ after ICC acquittal

FILE PHOTO: Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court. Peter Dejong/Pool via AP Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday declared that his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo was welcome to return home after being finally acquitted of crimes against humanity during a civil war that pitted …

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The U.S. is exporting instability and war, not freedom and democracy

A gun store in Orem, Utah, U.S., March 25, 2021. /Getty Editor’s note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkley. He conducted archaeological and anthropological research in China throughout the 1980s and 1990s and taught at the college and …

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Negotiations over GERD dispute fail to reach agreement

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the latest negotiations in the Democratic Republic of the …

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