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Political parties and organizations around the world call for science based COVID-19 origin-tracing

By Gerald Mbanda As the world still grapples with the devastation caused by COVID-19, political parties and organizations from around the world have called on the international community to promote international anti-epidemic cooperation and avoid politicizing the virus origin-tracing. In a joint statement, seen by Africa China Review, the signatories …

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Politicizing virus origins will hinder global efforts, say experts

By Wang Xiaoyu Searching for the origin of viruses, including the novel coronavirus, is an extremely difficult and complicated undertaking prone to uncertainties, but one thing that’s certain is that the quest should be underpinned by scientific evidence, not politically motivated speculation, experts said. “Whenever a major infectious disease breaks …

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Africa CDC: Only 1.4% of Africans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

African countries have only acquired about 82.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said during its weekly briefing that around 1.39 percent of Africa’s total population …

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S. African president welcomes COVID-19 collaboration for benefit of Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa  welcomed the collaboration between South Africa’s Biovac Institute and the global pharmaceutical producer Pfizer to ensure countries in the continent have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Ramaphosa made the remarks while commenting on the collaboration between Biovac and Pfizer to produce the COVID-19 vaccines for …

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China holds national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang

Wang Yang (C), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, who is also in charge of coordinating the CPC Central Committee’s work on Xinjiang, attends the eighth national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang held in Aksu, northwest China’s …

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Africa: Rich Country Hypocrisy Exposed By Vaccine Inequities

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram The arrival on July 21 in Dakar of 151,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for Senegal, provided by the United States in coordination with @gavi, #COVAX, and the @_AfricanUnion – part of the approximately 25 million COVID-19 vaccines U.S. donation …

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Slandering China, hiding from truth — Washington’s dangerous tactics to hinder anti-virus fight

Although the COVID-19 origin tracing is a serious scientific issue that requires cooperation of global scientists, U.S. politicians have been unscrupulously selling conspiracy theories to smear China and hamper global anti-virus efforts. However, when it comes to the call for opening Fort Detrick, the infamous U.S. military biological laboratory, to …

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China launches world’s fastest 600km/h high-speed maglev train

By Africa China Review Staff Reporter CRRC’s maglev train launched on July 20, 2021 China on Tuesday July 20, launched the world’s fastest high-speed maglev train with a top speed of 600km per hour. According to the high-Speed Rail Alliance, the French TGV train is the one that held the world’s record running …

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Ethiopia Keeps Africa’s Investment Hub

By Tewodros Kassa A view of a wall of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. M. Gerth-Niculescu/Deutsche Welle Different investment related information indicate that Ethiopia is being considered a promising place for investment. The investment information providers assured that the country is a strategic destination for multinational investors following its diversified investment opportunities and various investment incentives …

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Ethiopia says second filling of Renaissance Dam complete

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has caused concern over water shortages and safety in Egypt and Sudan [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Latest phase a milestone in controversial Blue Nile hydropower project long opposed by downriver countries Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive, controversial dam on the Blue Nile …

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