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China

China’s Economic Bounce Good for China-Africa Cooperation

July 26, 2020 nathaniel gotevbe

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By Chu Maoming, China’s Consul General in Lagos China’s GDP registered a 3.2 percent year-on-year growth in the second quarter of this year, versus a 6.8 percent contraction in the first quarter, making China the first major economy to grow since the start of COVID-19. The reason that China can achieve this economic bounce is […]

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Armenia’s Provocations, An Act of Aggression, Says Azerbaijani Government

July 26, 2020 Editor

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By Menkiti Onyebuchi Bernie, Editor Recently, hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan hit news underlining the flagrant violation of the long standing ceasefire between both countries. A ceasefire agreement which however had been part of the path to peace since full scale war ensued between both countries in 1992 was absolutely compromised. There has been claims […]

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China

China Will Cancel Some Debt Of African Countries- Xi Jinping

June 21, 2020 nathaniel gotevbe

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By Chu Maoming, China’s Consul General in Lagos Within the FOCAC framework, China will cancel the debt of relevant African countries in the form of interest-free government loans that are due to mature by the end of 2020. This was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he chaired the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity […]

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Chinese President Calls For Greater Support For Africa To Fight Covid-19

May 20, 2020 Victor Gotevbe

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By Chu Maoming, China’s Consul General in Lagos President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China called for greater support for Africa to fight the pandemic of Covid-19 when he delivered a speech via video link on May 18 in Beijing at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly. According to President Xi, […]

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Madagascar- Africa Stand Off Against WHO

May 14, 2020 Editor

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By Menkiti Onyebuchi Bernie, Editor The leaping joy across Africa that one of it’s own, trumped the West to roll out what seem to have become the only known world claim herbal cure for the dreaded fast spreading Covid-19 is understandable. The story of Madagascar and it’s breakthrough self developed 7 days herbal wonder seems […]

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COVID-19: U.S. Repatriates 997 Americans Back Home

April 10, 2020 Victor Gotevbe

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The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has helped 997 Americans return home to reunite with family and friends during this time of unprecedented challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic according to a Press statement issued by the U.S. Mission. From April 6-8, three U.S. Consulate-organized chartered flights operated by Delta Air Lines and Ethiopian Airlines repatriated […]

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Reboot of Wuhan Gives Hope to Beat Coronavirus

March 26, 2020 Victor Gotevbe

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By Chu Maoming, China’s Consul General in Lagos After two months living with draconian curbs on daily life, residents are allowed to leave Hubei from midnight Tuesday March 24 if healthy, while Wuhan city, the initial epicenter of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, will end restrictions from Wednesday April 8. People who wish to […]

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StarTimes Empowers African Talents

February 27, 2020 Victor Gotevbe

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Remembering Qara Yanvar- An Unforgettable History Of Soviets Excesses In Baku, Azerbaijan

January 21, 2020 Editor

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By Menkiti Onyebuchi Bernie (Editor) Every 20th of January is remarkable in the life of every Azerbaijani. It is a day of mourning, and a day to reflect on the country’s walk to self-realization and self-independence. It’s now 30years since the infamous January 20, 1990, Baku killings took place altering the course of events of […]

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Culture & Tourism

UPAC, Others To Host International Day of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation In Maryland, USA, February 6, 2020

January 10, 2020 Victor Gotevbe

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By Victor Gotevbe, Editor-in- Chief, There are several issues defying human rights and thereby ravaging world peace. One of such is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which is globally recognized as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. According to the United Nations, “it reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an […]

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