Published:February 11,2022 By AGGREY MUTAMBO A Covid-19 vaccination centre in Johannesburg. To date, the continent has only vaccinated a tenth of its 1.23 billion people, short of the 70 percent rate UN target PHOTO | AFP Besides the politics, where or how to invest the money could determine Africa’s recovery. …
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South Africa approves Sinopharm vaccine to tackle COVID-19
Published: February 09.02.2022 South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) said Monday that they have approved the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to be used in the country. The Sinopharm vaccine can be used to vaccinate people aged 18 and older. While the vaccine is known globally as Sinopharm, it will be referred to as MC Pharma in South …
Read More »U.S. should not go further down the wrong path: China’s UN ambassador
File pic of China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun. /Xinhua The recent irresponsible, groundless and biased remarks against China by the U.S. related to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Xinjiang and Taiwan have seriously poisoned the China-U.S. relations, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun said on …
Read More »Time for African Creatives As Digital Economy Picks
Published:February 07,2022 Africa’s cultural goods sector is estimated to employ about half a million people The sector generates US$4.2 billion in revenues Digital platforms are fueling the growth of performers, artists, musicians, and others by allowing them to reach global audiences On January 12, 2022, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced …
Read More »UN chief asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
Published: February 03,2022 Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. /VCG United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the spirit of the General Assembly’s Olympic Truce which began just a few days ago. While speaking to journalists …
Read More »China Media Group marks Lunar New Year, welcomes Beijing Winter Olympics in Nairobi
Published: February 2,2022 Revelers flocked to ring in the Chinese Lunar New Year and welcome the fast-approaching Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at a celebratory event hosted by the China Media Group in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday. Students at the Two Rivers Mall during the celebrations marking the Chinese New Year …
Read More »Happy Lunar New Year 2022
Published:February1,2022 The management of Africa China Review wishes all our Chinese friends a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year 2022. It is the year of the Tiger which symbolize strength and courage. China-Africa Cooperation and friendship will continue to grow as strong as the Tiger, in order to realize shared …
Read More »Africa: Food Insecurity Soaring Across 20 Hunger Hotspots
Published: February 1,2022 Michele Cattani / UNOCHA A young woman carries water in a camp for displaced people in Tillaberi region, Niger (file photo). Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions – “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, natural hazards, political instability, and limited humanitarian access, are putting millions of lives at …
Read More »What can China bring about to developing countries?
Published: February 1,2022 By Rao Hongwe The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) received a variety of personal protective equipment from China for fighting Covid-19 last year. China believes a just cause should be pursued for the common good of mankind. File photo The world is witnessing great changes not seen in a century. …
Read More »Two years of COVID-19: Vaccine inequality still afflicts Africa
Published: January 31,2022 By Andrew Korybko A medical worker shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 13, 2021. /Xinhua The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus popularly known nowadays as COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern two years ago on 30 January 2020. …
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