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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 17: Scott Ritter, former chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, comments on Iraq’s latest overture to allow inspectors into the country during a speech at Georgia State University September, 17, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ritter said the Bush administration should allow the inspectors to do …

On Friday 7th May, 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda donated various items to Imbuto Foundation, including face-masks, hand sanitizer, thermometers and locally-made smartphones, in support of Rwanda’s COVID-19 prevention and response efforts in community level. These items will be mainly distributed to hundreds of Community Health Workers, and vulnerable households in rural areas. The …

Mustafa Hyder Sayed On Friday last week, Sinopharm was approved by the WHO for emergency use, as well as qualified to be included in the COVAX program, which gives developing countries access to the COVID-19 vaccine to make access to them less inequitable. The fact that Sinopharm is the only vaccine produced …

FILE PHOTO: Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio receives the Sinopharm vaccine in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on March 15, 2021. /Saidu BAH via VCG Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China is willing to strengthen cooperation with and provide support and assistance for Sierra Leone in the fight against the …

Kenya on Friday launched a three-month national wildlife census whose results will inform retooling of conservation programs for iconic species grappling with climatic and human-induced threats. Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala said the first-ever wildlife census in Kenya will enable the government to obtain accurate data on …

Editor’s note: CGTN’s First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on the latest global events. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting ended with a platitude-filled statement which “called on” a dozen countries …

Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday called on the business community to embrace digital platforms in order to reach wider markets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Zambian leader said the pandemic has presented new opportunities for doing business resulting in a rise in the number of niche businesses poised to …

A breeder feeds a killer whale during a performance at Haichang Ocean Park in east China’s Shanghai, May 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) — The five-day May Day holiday has witnessed strong domestic demand for tourism thanks to successful control of COVID-19 and rising vaccination rate in China. — Long-distance inter-provincial …

The unpredictable and volatile security situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region challenges the continuing scale-up of relief operations, planned to reach all people in need, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the challenges, with victims living in cramped quarters for the displaced in the regional capital of …

By Gerald Mbanda African countries have rejected to join western countries that blame China on the alleged mistreatment of the Muslim Uyghur population in the north-western region of Xinjiang. They have also rejected to sign up to UN rebukes of China’s alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong or …