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• "Yiwu Selection" store debuts in Nairobi, bringing Chinese brands closer to Kenyan consumers August 29, 2025
  NAIROBI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Yiwu Selection, a brand export collection store, officially opened in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on Friday, introducing high-quality and affordable Chinese products to local shoppers. Yiwu, a county-level city in east China's Zhejiang Province, is a global hub for consumer goods manufacturing, known for offering products that combine quality with affordability. […]
• China, AU renew partnership to advance modern agricultural technology in Africa August 29, 2025
  ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- China and the African Union (AU) Commission renewed their partnership on Friday to advance modern agricultural technology and resilient agri-food systems in Africa. While addressing the "Meet China in Africa" event held at an urban agriculture demonstration center in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Jiang Feng, head of […]
• Zambia, International Vaccine Institute sign deal to advance local vaccine manufacturing August 29, 2025
  LUSAKA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Zambia and the International Vaccine Institute have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding to boost local vaccine manufacturing, according to a statement released on Friday. The agreement formalizes Zambia's commitment to building a robust vaccine ecosystem, said the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), a government agency. ZNPHI Director-General Roma […]
• Kenya moves 10 southern white rhinos to expand habitats, boost conservation August 29, 2025
  NAIROBI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said Friday it has completed a 10-day operation to translocate 10 southern white rhinos to Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya, in a bid to expand habitats, boost breeding prospects, and strengthen protection for the species. The exercise, conducted with Loisaba Conservancy, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, and […]
• Feature: Kenyan children bring Chinese-built railway's story to life through murals August 29, 2025
  NAIROBI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Her chubby face glowing with pride, 16-year-old Miriabel Aparat carefully brushed fresh paint onto a giant mural of a sleek passenger train gliding along Kenya's Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). A grade nine student at a private school in Mathare, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya's […]
• South African minister calls for concrete action, systems that work for women August 29, 2025
  JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga on Friday urged governments, business, and civil society to build systems that work for women, calling for concrete action instead of rhetoric. Delivering a keynote address at the G20 Women to Africa event in Johannesburg, […]
• (SCO Tianjin Summit)CHINA-TIANJIN-SCO-CITY VIBE (CN) August 29, 2025
  (250829) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Folk art performers perform in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 29, 2025. Leaders from Asia, Europe and Africa will gather in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 for the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in history, charting the blueprint for […]
• South Africa performs first robotic-assisted living donor kidney surgery August 29, 2025
  CAPE TOWN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has successfully carried out its first robotic-assisted living donor kidney removal surgery. The milestone procedure took place at Tygerberg Hospital, a public health facility in Cape Town, where a 45-year-old mother donated a kidney to her 24-year-old daughter, according to a statement released by Stellenbosch University (SU) […]
• Trumps India tariffs could backfire top economist August 29, 2025
  Washingtons 50% levies on New Delhis exports are likely to harm US interests, Richard Wolff has saidUS President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on Indian imports could backfire and end up pushing the South Asian country closer towards fellow BRICS members, top American economist Richard Wolff has said.On an episode of RT's 'Sanchez Report,' aired on […]
• Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine ruled out of Sri Lanka series August 29, 2025
  Harare [Zimbabwe], August 29 (ANI): Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to a calf injury, as per ICC. An MRI scan on Thursday confirmed that the 40-year-old sustained a Grade II strain in his left calf, along with a chronic and resolving Grade I strain […]
• Chad unveils 24-man squad for World Cup qualifiers August 29, 2025
  YAOUNDE, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chadian head coach of the national men's football team Raoul Savoy on Friday announced a 24-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ghana and Madagascar. At a press conference to unveil the list, Savoy said he has chosen a squad that combines experience and youthfulness. Key players […]
• Our vision is to make agriculture sustainable, profitable business: Haryana CM Nayab Saini August 29, 2025
  New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini on Friday said that the state's vision is to make agriculture not just a means of survival but a sustainable and profitable business.Addressing the 20th CII India-Africa Business Conclave in the national capital, he said that Haryana is working to support farmers at every […]
• India, Africa to work to double bilateral trade by 2030: Piyush Goyal August 29, 2025
  New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday stated that India and Africa will collaborate to double bilateral trade by 2030, with a focus on value addition, technology-driven farming, renewable energy, and healthcare.Addressing the valedictory session of the 20th CII India-Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi, Goyal […]
• Irfan Pathan lays out challenges for Rohit, Virat, Shami ahead of 2027 Cricket WC August 29, 2025
  Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 29 (ANI): Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan said that for seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, currently the ODI-only players now, and pacer Mohammed Shami, the challenge would be to have a regular game time to prove fitness ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.Pathan was speaking to […]
• Sudan: UN Should Act to Protect Starving Civilians August 29, 2025
  (New York) - United Nations Security Council members should urgently act to protect civilians in western parts of Sudan from unlawful attacks and starvation, Human Rights Watch said today. The Security Council should pressure the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end their unlawful attacks against civilians, includi
• Kenya president urges team to move on from CHAN heartbreak, focus on AFCON 2027 August 29, 2025
  NAIROBI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday urged the national team to move past their African Nations Championship (CHAN) disappointment and focus on preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Kenya is set to co-host Africa's premier continental tournament once again, this time alongside neighbors Uganda and Tanzania, with […]
• SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-COMIC CON AFRICA August 29, 2025
  (250829) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 28, 2025. The event is held here from Aug. 28 to 31. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua)
• Kenya: Police Harass Human Rights Watch Staff Member August 29, 2025
  (Washington, DC) - The Kenyan police should end its apparent harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, associate Africa director at Human Rights Watch, over his work documenting serious rights abuses in Kenya, Human Rights Watch said today. Between August 23 and 25, 2025, security officials conducted surv
• Opinion Turkeys Role in Europes Post-American Defense August 28, 2025
  Anil Can zgnDownload PDFAug 28 20251viewsmuratti6868/DepositphotosDonald Trumps pressure on Europe to assume greater responsibility for its own defense triggered an important shift. What had long been a comfortable arrangement Europe acting as a security satellite under the American umbrella suddenly looks fragile. For the first time in decades, European leaders began openly discussing the n
• South Africa vows to combat online gender-based violence August 28, 2025
  JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A South African official on Thursday pledged the government's commitment to tackling the online abuse against women, as digital platforms see a rise in threats, harassment, cyberstalking, and the non-consensual sharing of images. "When threats of rape, doxxing, or image-based abuse go unpunished, we normalize gender-based violence. We reinforce impunity. […]