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What you need to know: • The document on the proposed FTA that the US Special Trade Representative presented to Congress is fairy detailed on what and how Washington plans to achieve its intended outcome. • The Kenyan one has very similar issues, except that it does not give us …

Talks about decoupling the Chinese and United States economies have been going on for more than a year, and judging by the remarks and actions of the US administration, decoupling could result in two scenarios. In the first, the US would sever all exchanges with China and degrade bilateral relations …

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday called for the renewal of commitment to multilateralism to tackle global challenges. The theme of this year’s General Debate of the UN General Assembly is a call for a renewal of the vision for an integrated and cooperative world, where nations express themselves in …

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed on Monday a number of regional issues. During a phone conversation, Sisi and Al Nahyan exchanged views on the recent developments in regional and international issues of common interest, Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady …

Seventy-five years ago, tormented by the scourge of war that twice brought untold miseries to mankind, countries around the world joined hands and built up an international order and system with the United Nations at the core. As the most universal, representative and authoritative international organization, the United Nations has …

If eradicating poverty can be achieved in such a big and formerly impoverished country like China, other countries are hopeful they can do it as well. As the raging COVID-19 pandemic is dragging an increasing number of people into poverty across the world, China’s poverty alleviation efforts are offering hope. …

Sexual violations against children continue at an alarming rate in Somalia and there is little or no opportunity to seek justice, the UN children’s fund UNCIEF said. In a statement issued in Mogadishu ahead of the fifth anniversary of Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child …

The Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway has recorded an over 51 percent increase in revenue during the first half of 2020 despite the difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the railway’s managing entity said in a recent interview. The 756-km railway, which officially commenced its commercial operations for both passenger and …

The Taobao Villages are rural e-commerce hubs that feature Alibaba’s logistics, service and training to encourage farmers to engage in online sales of farm produce and local specialties. To be nominated as a Taobao Village, Alibaba requires total annual e-commerce transactions of over 10 million yuan (about 1.5 million U.S. …

Joseph Kaguai is among pioneer investors in the hospitality industry on the outskirts of central Kenya’s industrial town of Thika whose passion for bamboo is unmatched thanks to multiple benefits offered by the grass. The middle-aged ex-banker who incurred huge expenses to procure toothpicks for customers in his resort hotel …