Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo (L) and the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a press conference in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. /Photo courtesy: Somalia Presidency Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo on Monday held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. This is Farmajo’s …
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China calls on U.S. for healthy competition and cooperation
China calls on the U.S. for healthy competition and win-win cooperation between the two countries, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said in an interview recently with the Associated Press, adding that the two countries should do their utmost to avoid confrontation, especially factitious confrontation. Below is a summary of the …
Read More »Patients evacuated after fire in Johannesburg hospital
Nearly 700 patients have been evacuated Saturday from Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a fire blazed through parts of the facility in South Africa’s largest city. No injuries or casualties have been reported. The fire has been contained but the hospital has been closed for seven days, said David Makhura, …
Read More »Strong start to 2021, China economy powers ahead for high-quality growth
— China’s economy grew 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021, as strong domestic and foreign demands powered recovery from a low base in early 2020 when COVID-19 stalled the world’s second-largest economy. — A strong start to the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period, the double-digit …
Read More »Sub-Saharan Africa region will be world’s slowest-growing economy in 2021: IMF
FILE PHOTO: A picture of the logo of the International Monetary Fund. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By David Ochieng Mbewa Sub-Saharan Africa will be the world’s slowest-growing region in 2021, with economic activity growing by 3.4 percent this year, according to a report released by the International Monetary …
Read More »African students discuss life after Wuhan lockdown
The Chinese government has displayed a sense of responsibility, a quick response to people’s needs and the ability to manage and coordinate during the COVID-19 epidemic, especially during the days when Wuhan, the hardest hit city on the Chinese mainland, was sealed off last year, said African students who stayed …
Read More »Chinese Ambassador speaks on Ghana-China relations
His Excellency LU Kun is the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Ghana and China established diplomatic relations since 1960 with both countries providing diplomatic and material supports to one another. Since the 2000s, the volume of Chinese trade and investment in Ghana has increased with many high level official visits from …
Read More »Kenyan official says China-built Lamu port to be operational in June
Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2020, shows a port undergoing construction in Lamu County, Kenya. (Xinhua/Charles Onyango A Chinese-built seaport in Kenya’s coastal Lamu County will be operational in June, a Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) official said in a recent interview. China Communications Construction Company has already completed construction of …
Read More »Twitter to set up its first African presence in Ghana
Image Credits: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, via a tweet, announced that the company would be setting up a presence in Africa. “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you, Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo,” he said. In a statement, Twitter says it is now actively …
Read More »Chinese companies using majority of African workers in Africa
Workers of China Railway 20th Bureau Group Corp receive on-site safety training for a railroad project in Mozambique in September 2019. [Photo provided to China Daily] Chinese construction companies provide large numbers of employment opportunities in Africa, said a report titled “Chinese firms and African labor are building Africa’s infrastructure” …
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