Zimbabwe will receive 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Thursday. Mnangagwa revealed this in a televised address to the nation, his first since returning to work this week from his annual leave. “Allow me to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt and sincere …
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help the continent overcome some of its pressing economic challenges. The President, who made his comments during a meeting with AFCTA’s Secretary-General Wamkele Mene, reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to the African Continental Free Trade …
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Nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses negotiated through the COVAX facility will be shipped in Africa beginning from February, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional director for Africa, said the arrival of the vaccines will mark a critical milestone in the continent’s quest …
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The United Nations has called for unhindered humanitarian access to the conflict-stricken Tigray region of Ethiopia as the Security Council is expected to hold closed-door consultations on the issue. Humanitarian access to Tigray remains limited, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. Very little is being allowed …
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By Africa-China Review Reporter The Rwanda President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, responded to a number of issues regarding China engagement with Africa and the relationship between Africa and the US. The Rwanda President was speaking at a virtual engagement with Hoover Institution for a conversation on nation-building, leadership and US-Africa …
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are set to take center stage at the upcoming Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development held under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The conference of African ministers will be held …
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By H.E. Ren Yisheng, Recently, the State Council Information Office of China released the white paper “China’s International Development Cooperation in the New Era”, introducing China’s actions and contributions in international development cooperation since 2013, and explaining the concepts and policy propositions of China’s international development cooperation in the new …
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By MA HANZHI Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started on Jan 1 this year. Out of the 55 members of the African Union (AU), 54 have signed the treaty, Eritrea being the sole exception. So far, 34 countries have ratified the agreement, including the largest economies …
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Dr Efem Ubi, Director of Research, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, says the allegation by critics that Nigeria is gradually ceding her sovereignty to China on account of excessive borrowing is untrue. Ubi made this assertion on Friday in Abuja in a presentation at a round table organised by the …
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A train station in suburban Abuja, Nigeria, July 26, 2016. /Xinhua The Africa-China cooperation is described as a relationship between two partners in which Africa wants to gain from China’s development model and circumvent western pressure, to make political and economic reforms such as infamous structural adjustment, through Chinese soft …
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