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From poverty to prosperity; Xi Jinping on good governance

Reading the third volume of “Xi Jinping’s book: The Governance of China” has made to understand that a visionary leader will always find it easy to succeed and build his country with passion. Taking over from former President Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping knew how strong their leaders have been and …

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Africa not fully ready for successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign: W.H.O.

The World Health Organization  expressed concern about Africa’s preparedness to conduct a successful coronavirus vaccination campaign once the prospective vaccines are rolled out. “The average readiness across the region is unfortunately only at 36 percent. This is really far below the desire benchmark of 80 percent to conduct a successful …

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China’s growth to boost world economic recovery

As the year is drawing to a close, China’s economic rebound from COVID-19 is gathering pace as mirrored by improvements in key growth figures, which, for many market watchers, are a boon for the world economy still scrambling to shake off the severest recession in nearly a century. In the …

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Ethiopia takes over operation of Chinese-built satellite

The Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite-1, the African nation’s first satellite, has been handed over to its Ethiopian operators, according to the China Academy of Space Technology, which designed and built the spacecraft. A delivery ceremony was held earlier this month in Beijing with participants from both countries, it said in …

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China to deepen global cooperation

China is willing to boost cooperation with all other countries for mutual benefit and win-win results, Premier Li Keqiang said in a speech delivered via video link on Dec 14, to an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of signing the Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Long …

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Paving the Way – Towards a Fully Connected Africa

By HOU Tao, Duse, a remote town in Northeast Kenya with a population of around 3,000 people, had no connectivity until 2017, when RuralStar, a solution providing remote broadband coverage, was launched and brought transformational impact. The nurse working at the local dispensary can now place orders online whenever medicine …

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DR Congo: Still hostage to history?

By: Mweusi Karake On Monday 7th December 2020, the world watched one of the most embarrassing, parliamentary debate, in Africa’s largest and best resources endowed country, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  At the  Palais du Peuple , The People’s Palace , the seat of the National Assembly and Senate …

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Xi calls for closer cooperation with Somalia

By ZHANG YUNBI President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Monday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message, Xi said that China and Somalia have always understood, supported and helped each other over …

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China shared malaria prevention experiences with African countries

The Artemisia Annua Germplasm Resources Bank in Rong’an County, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2019. The facility is home to more than 1,000 types of Artemisia Annua, or sweet wormwood, a herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine. The plant seeds are stored at temperatures of minus 80 …

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If Africans shouldn’t emulate Rwanda’s model, why should they emulate that of the West?

Rwanda has, for years, been a victim of blanket judgments and facile generalizations. Commentators, even amongst those willing to admit meaningful progress in the lives of Rwandans, have paradoxically refused to acknowledge the democratic credentials of Rwanda’s administration.  We live in a world where radical individual freedom has been preferred …

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