Mali, Burkina Faso to send joint delegation to Niger over coup crisis
By Xinhua OUAGADOUGOU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Mali and Burkina Faso will send a joint delegation to Niamey, the capital...
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Green-aligning the BRI: A significant stride toward
By Hafijur Rahman Throughout its intervening ten years since it was launched in 2013, the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative...
Niger’s junta suspends military agreements with France
By Xinhua NIGER, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Niger's junta announced on Thursday the suspension of various military cooperation agreements with...
UN official calls for new approaches to reap benefits of AfCFTA
By Xinhua KIGALI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- African nations need to adopt new approaches to realize the benefits of the...
Nigerian labor unions suspend nationwide protests
By Xinhua ABUJA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian labor unions have suspended their nationwide protests starting Wednesday after meeting with...
Putin, African leaders agree to continue dialogue on Ukraine: Kremlin
By Xinhua MOSCOW, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders of seven African countries involved in a...
Nigeria denies assembling forces for military action in Niger
By Xinhua LAGOS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian military has dismissed recent media reports that it is assembling its...
FAO gives new funding to South Sudan amid Sudan crisis
By Xinhua JUBA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced funding...
Chinese currency gains popularity amid rising trade ties with Kenya: official
By Xinhua NAIROBI,Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) said on Wednesday that the Chinese currency renminbi, or...
U.S. orders partial evacuation of embassy in Niger
By Xinhua WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department on Wednesday ordered a partial evacuation of the U.S....
ECOWAS defense chiefs meet over coup in Niger
By Xinhua ABUJA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The defense chiefs of countries within the 15-member Economic Community of West African...
Solar energy improves lives in rural Zambia
By Xinhua LUSAKA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- In some parts of rural Zambia, especially remote ones off the national grid,...
