By Gerald Mbanda The US administration started a war against terror in Afghanistan in 2001, after the Sept. 11 attack that killed more than 3,000 people. The Taliban government in Afghanistan was accused of giving sanctuary to Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden who was believed to be the …
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By AFRICANEWS with AFP Zambia’s main opposition candidate was leading Saturday in partial results for a tight presidential election while incumbent leader Edgar Lungu cried foul. Following a high turnout in Thursday’s vote, Hakainde Hichilema, 59, was ahead of Lungu, 64, in about 20 percent of the constituencies announced so far, …
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Africa China Review staff writer In March 2011, the United Kingdom and France, with the support of the United States, led the international community to support an intervention in Libya allegedly to protect civilians from attacks by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. A UK parliament report details how NATO’s 2011 …
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Our military’s long history of biological research complicates the quest to clear up what really happened in Wuhan. By Stephen Kinzer A protective suit worn by researchers who handle viruses is hung up in a biosafety training facility at the US Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick …
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By Hanane Thamik King Mohammed VI of Morocco The Feast of the Throne is an opportunity to remember the pioneering achievements experienced by Morocco under the reign of King Mohammed VI, to salute the major changes that have taken place over the past twenty-two years. It is also an opportunity …
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,415,413 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 162,875 while 5,630,564 patients across …
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By Wang Xiaoyu Searching for the origin of viruses, including the novel coronavirus, is an extremely difficult and complicated undertaking prone to uncertainties, but one thing that’s certain is that the quest should be underpinned by scientific evidence, not politically motivated speculation, experts said. “Whenever a major infectious disease breaks …
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African countries have only acquired about 82.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said during its weekly briefing that around 1.39 percent of Africa’s total population …
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By Gerald Mbanda President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at APEC virtual meeting on Friday, July 16, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] On Friday, July16, Chinese president Xi Jinping expressed China’s resolve in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the determination to promote multilateralism. While speaking at an informal …
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Pacifique Malonga As 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Rwanda, there is a narrative mostly by Western scholars that China-Africa relations are one-sided and even exploitative by China. However, this has been proven to be wrong over time as Africa has massively profited from its relationship …
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