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Kenya to begin trials of Chinese-built Nairobi expressway

Published: March 27,2022 Kenya is set to start guided trials of the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway to test the systems installed in preparation for the eventual opening of the road, a government agency said. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said in a notice released Monday that the Chinese contractor is …

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Kenya, UN partner to launch peace platform to curb electoral violence

Published: March 10,2022 Kenya and the United Nations on Tuesday launched a platform for peace to curb electoral violence during the upcoming general elections hhh polls slated for August 9. Walid Badawi, resident representative at the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Kenya said in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the world body …

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Beijing 2022 Olympics closes with fitting, symbolic ‘willow twig’ goodbye

Published: Performers during the “willow twig” farewell performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Stadium, Beijing, China, February 20, 2022. /CFP The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics drew the two-week competition to an end on Sunday in Beijing. The …

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A Step toward Africa’s First Covid-19 Vaccine of Its Own

Published:February 22,2022 By Akshaya Kumar A vial of the Covid-19 vaccine.              Lisa Ferdinando/U.S. Secretary of Defense/Flickr. Efforts to combat the vast global inequity in access to Covid-19 vaccines just got a boost. A Cape Town company claims it successfully made a vaccine that mimics Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine–without any help …

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CMG interviews IOC President Thomas Bach

The China Media Group(CMG) interviewed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the last day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. President Bach shared his opinions on the legacy of the games, and on CMG coverage.

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Another day, another scandal for U.S. intelligence

Published:February 16,2022 Bradley Blankenship The Central Intelligence Agency seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. /CFP U.S. Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on February 10 warned the American public about a secret …

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Uganda’s economy on strong rebound after ease in COVID-19 restrictions: central bank

Published: February 16,2022 Uganda’s central bank on Monday said the country’s economy is on a strong rebound after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that were closing out some sectors. Bank of Uganda in a monthly monetary policy statement for February said between the months of October 2021 and January 2022, …

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Trade between Africa and China reached an all-time high in 2021

Published: February 15,2022 By Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent Trade between Africa and China rose to a record high last year, according to recently released data by China’s customs agency. China is Africa’s largest trading partner, and last year’s growth strengthens this position. The value of trade between Africa and China rose by 35% from 2020 …

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No one would buy America’s Quad ‘democracy’

Published: February 14,2022 Striving for a region anchored by democratic values, the 4th Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers’ meeting convened on Friday to tout ideological differences and confrontation in Asia. China’s “coercion” and “challenges” to so-called “democracy and rules-based order” tops the agenda of Friday’s event. “I think we …

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Chinese envoy urges world to pay close attention to terrorist threats posed by ETIM/TIP

Published:February 11,2022 Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to pay close attention to the terrorist threats posed by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement/Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIM/TIP).“We call on the Security Council and the international community to pay …

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