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Published:March19,2022 FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. /Getty Images South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa says while his government can remain neutral regarding the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, he believes NATO’s military moves in Europe ultimately led to the current crisis. Speaking in parliament on Thursday, Ramaphosa said …

Published: March 18,2022 Authorities in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa have concluded a 29.17 million U.S. dollars’ worth of transportation modernization agreements with two Chinese firms, state media outlet Ethiopia Press Agency (EPA) reported Tuesday. “The first agreement worth 15 million U.S. dollars will see the Addis Ababa city administration …

Published: March 18,2022 By Hudson Kuteesa Amb. Rao Hongwei, the outgoing Chinese envoy to Rwanda and François Ngarambe, the Secretary General of RPF at Rusororoin Kigali on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Photo: Courtesy RAO HONGWEI, the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda on Wednesday, March 16, visited the headquarters of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) to bid …

Biological military activities in Ukraine are the common concern of the international community, and the United States should act responsibly and provide a thorough clarification regarding its biological military activities, Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday. Zhao made the remarks in response …

Published: March 18,2022 By Davis Ayega PSCU Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (file photo). Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Raila Odinga has disclosed that President UhuruKenyatta will be his “advisor” if he forms the next administration. While President Kenyatta is preparing to exit the stage after the August polls – in …

Published: March 16,2022 By Gerald Mbanda The hall of Jinjiang Hotel in east China’s Shanghai, the birthplace of the “Shanghai Communiqué”. Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2022 (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) On Monday, March 14, China and US senior diplomats met in Rome-Italy, to discuss on improving bilateral relations between the two countries which is currently rated at all-time low. Talks between Senior …

Published: March 16,2022 BY EMMANUEL ABARA BENSON Downtown Nairobi• The problem in East Africa was mostly caused by external factors, including the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.• The Russian-Ukrainian war has caused global supply chain disruptions, a development that has directly affected many countries in East Africa who import a lot of …

Published: March15, 2022 By Stephen Ndegwa Flight carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine provided by the Red Cross Society of China has departed from Beijing. /Chinese Foreign Ministry China’s recent donation of food and other essentials worth 5 million yuan ($787,000) to Ukraine to ameliorate the suffering of civilians in the …

Published: March 15,2022 China and the countries of Africa should cement their ever-deepening diplomatic ties by further enhancing people-to-people exchanges, an Ethiopian expert has said. People-to-people relations should be considered as the basis and mainstay and could uplift the already blossoming China-Africa ties, Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, a professor of public …

Published: March 14,2022 By Staff writer  A truck convoy loaded up with Chinese aid destined for western Ukraine prepares to leave Romania. [Photo/Chinese embassy in Romania] China has maintained that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be solved through negotiations to reach a common understanding. President Xi reached out …