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• (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 […]
• 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 […]
• Russian diplomat briefs African journalists on Ukraine conflict August 29, 2025
  Andrey Podelyshev has outlined the roots of the crisis and Moscow's proposed solutions to Nigerian reporters Russia's ambassador to Nigeria has held a meeting with journalists in the West African country, where he challenged Western media narratives that accuse Moscow of launching an "unprovoked war" against
• 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 […]
• 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 […]
• US deports migrants to another African state August 29, 2025
  Rwanda says three of the deportees have requested to return to their home countries Rwanda has received seven migrants deported from the US under a new bilateral agreement that could see the East African nation host hundreds of people Washington has declared ineligible to remain on its soil. The first group arr
• 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)
• Rwanda receives 7 deportees from US under Trump's immigration crackdown August 28, 2025
  Kigali [Rwanda], August 29 (ANI): Rwanda has announced it received seven people deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration, Al Jazeera reported.A Rwandan government spokesperson said on Thursday that the deportees arrived in mid-August, marking the first transfer in an agreement that could see as many as 250 […]
• (SCO Tianjin Summit) Interview: SCO Tianjin Summit to energize cooperation, chart blueprint: diplomat August 28, 2025
  BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tianjin Summit is set to build consensus, inject fresh momentum into cooperation and map out a blueprint for future development, Fan Xianrong, an ambassador responsible for the work of China's SCO national coordinator, told Xinhua in a recent interview.Scheduled for Aug. 31 and Sept. […]
• (VistaNingxia) CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-CHINA-ARAB STATES EXPO-OPEN (CN) August 28, 2025
  (250828) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025 shows a view outside the venue of the seventh China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The seventh China-Arab States Expo kicked off on Thursday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, attracting […]
• KENYA-NAIROBI-XINHUA NEWS AGENCY-AI-DRIVEN MEDIA TRANSFORMATION-TRAINING WORKSHOP August 28, 2025
  (250828) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A training workshop themed "The Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Impact on Journalism" is held in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2025. The half-day training workshop took place on Tuesday in Nairobi, organized by Xinhua News Agency Africa Regional Bureau. Nearly 100 participants, including editors and […]
• (Hello Africa) Farmer enriches local tables in "Africa in miniature" with Asian fruits August 28, 2025
  On a fruit farm in the Souza locality of Cameroon's Littoral Region, Arnold Kogaing is busy picking fruits and packing them into shopping bags with a handful of daily wagers.The 35-year-old had never imagined he would one day be growing Asian fruit varieties once available only through imports -- until a 2008 trip to China […]
• G20 summit to go ahead despite Trump uncertainty chair August 28, 2025
  The US president has said he might skip the event due to South Africas very bad policiesSouth Africa has reiterated its stance that the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg in November will go ahead, with or without United States President Donald Trump.Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola emphasised that South Africa is committed […]
• Moscow and Sahel state in talks to open direct flights August 28, 2025
  Burkina Fasos ambassador to Russia has told TASS the move is in response to growing bilateral cooperation in tourism and cultureBurkina Faso and Russia are discussing plans to launch direct flights between their capitals aimed at boosting tourism, the West African country's envoy has said, according to TASS.Burkinabe Ambassador to Russia Aristide Tapsoba reportedly announced […]
• African nation restricts visas for European states media August 28, 2025
  People in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK seeking to travel to Niger must process their entry documents in Ankara, Moscow, or GenevaNiger has restricted the issuance of entry visas at its embassies in European countries, including Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, describing the decision as a measure of […]
• African nation restricts visas for European states - media August 28, 2025
  People in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK seeking to travel to Niger must process their entry documents in Ankara, Moscow, or Geneva Niger has restricted the issuance of entry visas at its embassies in European countries, including Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom,
• African novels are being translated to English in a bold new trend. We review Ignatius Mabasa's The Mad August 28, 2025
  Share articlePrint articleWhen it comes to African literature, translation has mostly meant translating work from European languages into African ones. Translation from African languages into English has been long overdue.Now it appea
• JGU Appoints 129 World Class Faculty Members: a Historic Leap in Indian Higher Education August 28, 2025
  OP Jindal UniversitySonipat (Haryana) [India], August 28: O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) proudly announces the induction of 129 new full-time faculty members in 2025, raising the University's total faculty strength to over 1,100 professors, scholars, and practitioners. This expansion represents an unprecedented trajectory of academic growth in Indian higher education.Historic Growth at JGU* Ex