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Hundreds of Nigerian abducted schoolgirls freed

By Grace Kuria The Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped from Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been freed. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said the girls were released with the help of repentant bandits, adding that “They are 279 schoolgirls, none is missing!” Taking to his twitter account, …

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China ‘poverty eradication’ suggestive of next Africa policy,experts say

What you need to know: President Xi Jinping on February 25 said his country has achieved “complete victory” over poverty following a series of programmes that lifted nearly 100 million rural folk from below the poverty line. China’s declaration of poverty eradication last week is being seen as a statement …

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Africa can pick lessons from China’s experience on curbing brain drain

By: Mweusi Karake Recently, I came across an angry   letter written in the South African Medical Journal, criticizing the United Kingdom (UK) for hiring   so many African health workers; read doctors and nurses.  The good professionals, point out that a recent report by the UK’s General Medical Council (GMC), actually …

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Approving Libyan new gov’t crucial to overcoming differences: analysts

by Mahmoud Darwesh Libyan analysts believe that granting confidence to the new Government of National Unity is crucial to overcoming political differences, on which the parties agreed in Geneva weeks ago. They showed worries that the delay in enabling the new government to replace the current UN-backed Government of National …

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Is China’s poverty cure replicable?

When Mao Zedong stood on Tian’anmen Rostrum in Beijing to declare the birth of New China in 1949, a Herculean task stood before him and the Communist Party of China (CPC) that he led: feeding and clothing 540 million Chinese people, nearly 90 percent of whom lived in rural areas. …

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Democracies aren’t all cut from the same cloth

By Hua Tao A noisy narrative pushed by some US and UK media persistently projects the United States and the United Kingdom as “democracies”, while labeling China and Russia as “autocratic states”. Often emboldened by Western politicians, the narrative gained resonance again at Friday’s Munich Security Conference. The pompous narrative …

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China honors role models in poverty eradication campaign

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday announced that China has eradicated extreme poverty at a national commendation conference, during which he honored those who contributed to this remarkable achievement in human history. Xi said that 770 million rural residents have been lifted above the current poverty line since the beginning …

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Timely vaccine arrivals in Africa show China honoring its commitment to global COVID-19 vaccination

With the timely arrival of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, taking one step further in its fight against the pandemic. The delivery once again showed not only the solid friendship between China and Africa, but also China’s honoring of …

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Xi Jinping announces China’s eradication of extreme poverty

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China’s eradication of extreme poverty at a national commendation conference held in Beijing on Thursday.  With such achievements, China has created another “miracle” that will “go down in history,” Xi said. “Shaking off poverty is not the finish line, but the starting point of a …

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President Kagame Decries Double Standards In Global Vaccine Distribution

President Kagame has reiterated his call for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines between rich and poor countries. File Photo/Village Urugwiro. President Paul Kagame has added his voice to that of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to call out rich countries for undermining efforts to equitably distribute the New Coronavirus vaccine …

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