WHO Africa (file photo). The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa region chief says only five African countries – less than 10 percent of the continent’s nations – are on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 40 percent of their populations by the end of the year. WHO Africa says Seychelles, …
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Pro-TPLF soldiers arriving in Tigray capital Makele. Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray killed at least 125 residents of a village in the neighbouring Amhara region earlier this month, doctors said on September 8, 2021.Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said on Saturday that its forces have taken control of the strategic city of Dessie in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. However, …
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Wang Huiyao The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 29, 2020. /Xinhua Democracy means rule by the people. Derived from ancient Greek, the term was coined from demos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”) to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states. Consultative democracy, as a key part of …
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On the 25th of October 1971, a proposal was submitted to the 26thUnited Nations General Assembly by 23 member states. This proposal called for the restoration of the lawful rights of the People’s Republic of China at the UN and allowing it proper representation at this world body. It was on this historic day …
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By Africa China Review Staff Writer The Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is a triennial high-level forum between China and African countries. The forthcoming summit will be held in Dakar, Senegal and provides an organizing mechanism for Chinese foreign policy toward Africa. The China-Africa Business Council’s recent report on China’s private sector investment …
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By Josef Gregory Mahoney 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 All too often when liberal democrats discuss democracy, they conflate mechanisms …
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By Gerald Mbanda On October 21, 2021, the US president Joe Biden participated in a CNN town hall at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater, in Baltimore. When he was asked a question if the United States would commit to protect Taiwan in the event of a war, president Biden answer was yes. But the host …
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The African Union said Sudan’s suspension would be in place until ‘the effective restoration’ of the transitional authority steering the country towards elections [File: TiksaNegeri/Reuters] The African Union (AU) has said it suspended Sudan from all its activities after the country’s military overthrew the civilian-led transitional government in a coup. The …
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By Alois Vinga New Zimbabwe, The White House President Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden (file photo). ZIMBABWE Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has called on the Western Countries to unconditionally remove economic sanctions arguing the measures have caused untold suffering on innocent citizens. In a note on sanctions removal addressed to the visiting …
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The AfCFTA Secretariat is located in Ghana-West Africa The Africa Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA) Secretariat and the ministry of Commerce of China, have signed a memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on establishing an Expert Group on Economic Cooperation. The virtual event was signed between Mr. WamkeleMENE, Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat and Mr. Qian Keming, Vice Minister of Commerce of China. Accordingly, …
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