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Africa: China’s ‘Mask Diplomacy’ Wins Influence Across Africa, During and After the Pandemic

[ad_1] Being Chinese in Africa was the worst possible stigma for much of 2020. Africans vilified the Chinese, blaming them for the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, China was blaming Africans for the pandemic, too. Viral videos in March and April 2020 showed Chinese authorities forcibly evicting Africans from their homes in Guangzhou, China, […]
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Africa: What Role Can South-South Cooperation Play in Post Covid-19 Recovery?

[ad_1] Beijing — Five years ago, at the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations, world leaders adopted the ambitious Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The Agenda was to be accomplished through the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: eradicating poverty, ending hunger, addressing climate change – just to name a […]
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Sierra Leone: Chinese Ambassador Hu Zhangliang Presents Covid-19 Vaccines to Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio

[ad_1] Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Monday 1 March 2021 – Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. Hu Zhangliang, has presented 200,000 doses of the SinoPharm COVID-19 Vaccine to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio on behalf of the President and People’s Republic of China. The donated items, which arrived in the country on Thursday 25 […]
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Egypt: President El-Sisi Makes Phone Call to Chinese President

[ad_1] President El-Sisi held a phone call with the Chinese President Xi Jinping this afternoon. The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency stated that the President congratulated the Chinese President on the Chinese New Year and affirmed the significant momentum the Egyptian-Chinese relationship has been gaining over the past years within the framework of a comprehensive […]
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Ethiopia: China Renews Supports for Govt in Providing Assistance in Tigray

[ad_1] China on Monday reiterated its commitment to support the Ethiopian Government’s efforts in providing humanitarian assistance to the affected people in Tigray. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remark at a daily press briefing when commenting on the humanitarian situation in Tigray State. “As a good friend to Ethiopia, China hopes that […]
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