Published:January 16,2022 By Sonal Patel Ethiopia is reportedly gearing up to begin testing hydropower generation at its flagship 5.2-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a continued diplomatic row about its potential implications on water consumption on the Blue Nile. Citing unnamed project sources, Capital, a weekly Ethiopian business newspaper, reported this week that work to begin …
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“The essence of governance is livelihood, and the right way to ensure people’s livelihood is to understand the hardships in their lives” — President Xi Jinping has cited this ancient proverb to underscore the people-centered philosophy in governance. The proverb originates from a policy proposal from Zhang Juzheng, a statesman of …
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Published: January 10,2022 By staff writer From February 4th to 20th, the 2022 Winter Olympics will take place. In this time, more than 3000 athletes, trainers and support staff will unite in Beijing and Hebei province where events will be held. Beijing has promised to host a successful Winter Olympics despite a rise in …
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— Based on its reality, culture and history, China is exploring a path of inheritance and innovation in realizing democratic values and is pursuing a “substantial democracy” in which the people are the masters of the country. — The democracy China practices is a “whole-process democracy” that covers all aspects …
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By Melody Chironda SAgovnews/Twitter President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is disappointed at wealthy and big countries for “ordering more vaccines than their population required”. He says they “hoarded vaccines”. #SAinSenegal #peaceforum2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised travel bans imposed on parts of Africa by western countries because of the outbreak of Omicron, a variant of Covid-19. Ramaphosa, who was speaking …
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By Staff Writer The announcement by Jen Psaki, the White House spokesperson that the US administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is undiplomatic and based on unfounded wild allegations. The White House press secretary Jen Psaki, said that the …
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By Gert Grobler Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) THE existing strong relations between China and Africa have been significantly …
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Koh King Kee Deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2021. /Xinhua Democracy is a shared value of humanity. No one will dispute …
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Somalia on Sunday received 500,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China to help intensify the fight against the pandemic in the country amid the Omicron variant. Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao said the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines demonstrates China’s commitment to honoring its pledge with actions and …
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By Staff writer A number of media out lets in East Africa published stories with headlines suggesting that China has taken over Uganda’s Entebbe international airport due to non-payment of a loan totaling up to US dollars 20 million. Commenting on the allegation, Mr. Wu Peng, the Director General, in …
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