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Published: April 07,2022 The East African Community (EAC) is getting ready to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on April 7, the EAC said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement said the commemoration will be held at the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern tourist …

By Andy Mok Published:April06,2022 Among a number of traditional Chinese holidays, there are three major ones: Mid-Autumn Festival, Spring Festival and Qingming Festival, which is sometimes also referred to as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English. But while Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival are more popular and better understood outside of China, …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday launched an ambitious agricultural transformation program aimed at unlocking challenges facing the sector and making the east African nation food self-sufficient. The program is also aimed at boosting both food and commercial crops by improving research and development, agricultural funding, irrigation farming, seeds …

Published: April 05,2022 By Staff writer The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is unfortunate as it destroys both life and property. The conflict that could have been avoided have affected the global economy in various dimensions. As countries like China are advocating for dialogue and peaceful settlement of the conflict, western countries …

Published:April 05,2022 By Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira  An aerial view of Xiadang village. [Photo/Xinhua] Poverty is a problem that has long plagued the world. It is a product of increasing economic production without wealth redistribution. With the expansion of capitalism, poverty alleviation has emerged as one of humanity’s greatest challenges. To find ways to address this …

Published:April 04,2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and the European Union (EU) should bring more stability to a world plagued by a protracted COVID-19 pandemic, a faltering global recovery and the ongoing Ukraine crisis.  Xi made the remarks when meeting with European Council President Charles Michel and …

Published:April 04,2022 By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke and Leleti Maluleke Pixabay(file photo). Late last year, a coalition of environmental and human rights organisations filed an urgent interim interdict in the Makhanda High Court to prevent Shell from conducting seismic surveys to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s Wild Coast. The case received considerable media attention in …

Published:April03,2022 BY Stephen Ndegwa U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, March 26, 2022. /CFP The preposterous and vicious statement by United States President Joe Biden on March 26 in Poland that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “butcher” who “cannot remain in power” has …

Published:April 2,2022 By Jason Felix Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor.• International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa fully supports the idea of a single African currency.• Pandor says SA’s participation at African Union has been used to advocate for the establishment of continental financial institutions.• The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is the first …

Published: March 30,2022 The U.S. should immediately act to investigate human rights violations against Indigenous people, seek redress for the victims of genocide and completely eliminate discrimination, Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva, said during the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council …