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Published:January 16,2022 By Sonal Patel  Ethiopia is reportedly gearing up to begin testing hydropower generation at its flagship 5.2-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a continued diplomatic row about its potential implications on water consumption on the Blue Nile. Citing unnamed project sources, Capital, a weekly Ethiopian business newspaper, reported this week that work to begin …

Published: January 15, 2022 Traffic flow and construction at section 2 of Nairobi Expressway Project along Mombasa road. The Government of Kenya is constructing the Nairobi Expressway, a 27.1 km long toll highway meant to de-congest Nairobi by providing faster and reliable transport. (Photo by Getty Images) Kenyans will begin …

Published: January 15, 2022 Guled Hassan Duran (left) and Mohammed Abdul Malik BajabuImage: CNN The decisions come as the prison marked 20 years this week. In Summary •Bajabu has been held in the facility since 2007 while Duran since 2006. •According to the CNN, the two were cleared for release, according …

Published: January 14,2022 By staff writer China 5G high-speed train for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics On January 6, 2022, China launched the world’s first high-speed train with 5G coverage that will be used during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The express train links Beijing and Zhangjiakou, allowing athletes, journalists and other attendees to move between venues. The …

Published: January 14,2022 The notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a symbol of U.S. torture and abuse of prisoners, marked on Tuesday the 20th anniversary of the first prisoners’ arrival, amid renewed calls that it be shut down and America reflect on its poor human rights record. “Today is a day …

“The essence of governance is livelihood, and the right way to ensure people’s livelihood is to understand the hardships in their lives” — President Xi Jinping has cited this ancient proverb to underscore the people-centered philosophy in governance. The proverb originates from a policy proposal from Zhang Juzheng, a statesman of …

Published: January 13, 2022 By Dr. MoHan Ismael  People walk on Times Square in New York, the United States, Nov 23, 2021. [PhotoXinhua] There is something profoundly ironic about President Biden’s democracy summit, convened by the US to press the case for Western-style democracy. It took place at a time when democracy in the …

Published: January 12,2022 By staff writer The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed additional sanctions on its member Mali, on Sunday for reasons that the militarygovernment which took power in May last year, is demanding a longer transition period. “The Authority, after deliberations, regrettably observed the failure of the Transition authorities in Mali to …

Published:January 12,2022 Rao Hongwei Last month, the “Leaders’ Summit for Democracy” was convened in a virtual format. That social function, if I may put it this way, appeared so inopportune in a critical time when the world was combating the deadly Covid-19 viruses, and the newly confirmed cases in the US …

Published: January 11, 2022 By Wu Chuanhua Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (C) and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd R) at the Kipevu Kenya Oil terminus at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, January 6, 2022. /CMG Earlier this month, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi …