Kenya and Tanzania have signed a deal for a gas pipeline that will run between the coastal cities of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. The signing took place Tuesday, as Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her first visit to Kenya following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli. Speaking …
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Neo-imperialist projection seeks to discredit Chinese reunification
Components sit on circuit boards on display at the Semicon Taiwan exhibition show in Taipei, Taiwan, September 5, 2018. /Getty U.S. mainstream media is waging an intense information warfare campaign against China that employs neo-imperialist projection in an attempt to discredit the principled cause of Chinese reunification. The latest example …
Read More »DRC president orders military, police to take over northeastern provinces under state of siege
The civilian authorities in two northeastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a state of siege was declared days ago to curb surging violence by armed groups, will be replaced by military administrations, said a presidential order issued late Monday. “To address the situation during the …
Read More »COVID-19: Chinese vaccines to enter COVAX, benefiting more countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the number of new COVID-19 cases had increased globally for the ninth consecutive week while the number of deaths also climbed for the sixth consecutive week amid a recent surge of cases in India. The global fight has been exacerbated by the …
Read More »State should establish favourable conditions for media freedom
By Ndung’u Wainaina State should put legislative frameworks for the protection of the journalists. In Summary • A chilling effect on the right to freedom of expression arises when interference with this right causes fear, leading to self-censorship and ultimately the impoverishment of public debate. • Accordingly, State authorities should …
Read More »Hard work a key reason behind China’s success
A worker labors at a silk products factory in Hai’an, Jiangsu province, March 8, 2021. [Photo/IC] 1st May, marked International Workers’ Day, a day to show respect for the working people and advocate the spirit of hard work. The Chinese are known as hardworking and inventive people. Just as work …
Read More »Africa’s COVID-19 infections reach 4,560,728 as deaths hit 121,828
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,560,728 on Saturday as the continent continued calls for vaccine equity to ensure a universal fight against the pandemic. The latest figures from the Africa CDC also showed that the number of virus-related deaths on the continent had hit 121,828. Various African …
Read More »Rampant gun violence makes U.S. a proven hypocrite on human rights
A recent string of mass shootings in the United States have once again proved that the country, always proclaiming itself a defender of human rights, is indeed a hypocrite, as deadly gun violence rate keeps ballooning while gun proliferation remains rampant.U.S. President Joe Biden this month depicted gun violence in …
Read More »Experts meet in Uganda over escalation of conflict in Horn of Africa
FILE PHOTO: A photo showing the flags of countries attending a past East African Foreign ministers meeting. (Photo credit Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP via Getty Images) Experts from member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held a meeting on Wednesday in Kampala to find ways to prevent a further escalation …
Read More »More than 40 African countries at high risk of COVID-19 resurgence, W.H.O. warns
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk at a street as they continue their daily life amid coronavirus (Covid-19) in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) By David Ochieng Mbewa The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that more than 40 African countries face …
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