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Year: 2022

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COP27: How China and Africa Fit in Debate Over ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund

At COP27, the United Nations climate change conference held in Egypt this month, China has figured prominently in a debate between Africa and Western nations over financial help to developing countries suffering the effects of climate change. This year alone…

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Philanthropist Bill Gates Pledges Additional $7 Billion for African Countries

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates pledged an additional $7 billion in development funds to Africa. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said the money would be spent over the next four years to support African countries as they…

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Ouverture de l’exposition sur le cloud « Magnifique Jinhua, fascinante Afrique » dans le cadre de la semaine de coopération et d’échanges culturels Chine-Afrique (Édition Outre-Atlantique – Afrique)

DAR ES-SALAAM, Tanzanie, 18 novembre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Le 16 novembre 2022, l’exposition sur le cloud « Magnifique Jinhua, fascinante Afrique » de la semaine de coopération et d’échanges culturels Chine-Afrique, accueillie par le département provincial de la culture et du tourisme du Zhejiang et le gouvernement populaire municipal de Jinhua, et organisée par le bureau municipal de la […]

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SABC AND HISENSE PARTNER TO LAUNCH THE NEW SABC STREAMING SERVICE SABC+ TO THE PUBLIC

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the leading public broadcaster on the African continent, has launched its long-anticipated OTT platform, SABC +.  In partnership with the global consumer electronics and home appliances market leader, Hisense, the corporation will distribute the SABC+ app through the home screen of the Hisense […]

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FIFA+ and Hisense to engage fans throughout the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ with launch of The Hisense Daily Show

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — FIFA+ is proud to announce the launch of The Hisense Daily Show, produced every day from the FIFA Fan Festival™ in Doha’s Al Bidda Park, bringing celebrities, creators, influencers and legends together to recap the day’s play. To celebrate the FIFA World Cup’s global appeal, the […]

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State Grid Green and Low-carbon Development Report was released at UNFCCC COP 27 China Pavilion

BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On November 9, 2022, the side event “Reduce Pollution& Carbon Emissions with Coordinated Promotion of Green Power Development, Cooperation in Addressing Global Climate Change” co-hosted by the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and China Federation of Industrial Economics and organized by Carbon Will (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd. was […]

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Viettel reinforces commitment to increase network coverage in the far-flung areas of Mozambique

HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — With ten years of work, Movitel, a brandname of Viettel Group is enabling better livelihoods in Mozambique. The brand, whose promise is to bring the mobile network to all people in Mozambique, now has proven its contribution by bringing 92% coverage, completing network construction of more than 400 […]

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“Wonderful Jinhua, Fascinating Africa” Cloud Exhibition of China-Africa Cultural Cooperation and Exchange Week Is Opened (Overseas – Africa Edition)

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On November 16, 2022, “Wonderful Jinhua, Fascinating Africa” Cloud Exhibition of China-Africa Cultural Cooperation and Exchange Week, which is hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Jinhua Municipal People’s Government, and which is organized by Jinhua Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and […]

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West African Countries Meet Over Spillover of Terrorism From Sahel Region

The Accra Initiative of seven West African countries is meeting in the Ghanaian capital Thursday to discuss ways of preventing the spillover of terrorism from the Sahel region. Islamist militants have gradually spread their activities from Niger to Burkina Faso…

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UN Population Fund appeals for over US$100 mln to protect women, girls in Horn of Africa

UNITED NATIONS— United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched an appeal for US$113.7 million to scale up life-saving reproductive health and protection services for women and girls in the Horn of Africa.   An unprecedented drought in the region has left…