Residents of an assisted living facility receive their booster shot of the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a party celebrating the residents receiving their second dose of the vaccine, in Netanya, Israel on Jan 19, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Recent estimates suggest that 70 to 90 percent of the world’s …

By Grace Kuria The Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped from Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been freed. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said the girls were released with the help of repentant bandits, adding that “They are 279 schoolgirls, none is missing!” Taking to his twitter account, …

The quest to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in Africa has gained momentum despite COVID-19 related disruptions, an expert said. Rispah Walumbe, Health Policy Advisor at Nairobi-based Amref Health Africa said the continent has prioritized expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare services to all citizens as a means to …

What you need to know: President Xi Jinping on February 25 said his country has achieved “complete victory” over poverty following a series of programmes that lifted nearly 100 million rural folk from below the poverty line. China’s declaration of poverty eradication last week is being seen as a statement …

By: Mweusi Karake Recently, I came across an angry   letter written in the South African Medical Journal, criticizing the United Kingdom (UK) for hiring   so many African health workers; read doctors and nurses.  The good professionals, point out that a recent report by the UK’s General Medical Council (GMC), actually …

by Mahmoud Darwesh Libyan analysts believe that granting confidence to the new Government of National Unity is crucial to overcoming political differences, on which the parties agreed in Geneva weeks ago. They showed worries that the delay in enabling the new government to replace the current UN-backed Government of National …

When Mao Zedong stood on Tian’anmen Rostrum in Beijing to declare the birth of New China in 1949, a Herculean task stood before him and the Communist Party of China (CPC) that he led: feeding and clothing 540 million Chinese people, nearly 90 percent of whom lived in rural areas. …

By Hua Tao A noisy narrative pushed by some US and UK media persistently projects the United States and the United Kingdom as “democracies”, while labeling China and Russia as “autocratic states”. Often emboldened by Western politicians, the narrative gained resonance again at Friday’s Munich Security Conference. The pompous narrative …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday announced that China has eradicated extreme poverty at a national commendation conference, during which he honored those who contributed to this remarkable achievement in human history. Xi said that 770 million rural residents have been lifted above the current poverty line since the beginning …

With the timely arrival of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, taking one step further in its fight against the pandemic. The delivery once again showed not only the solid friendship between China and Africa, but also China’s honoring of …