Day: February 10, 2020
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The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday became the first foreign country to officially approve the use of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine. UAE's health ministry reported that the vaccine made by Sinopharm was 86% effective in phase 3 clinical trials.
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Chinese ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng together with Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen mark the first shipment of stone fruit to China that will enter the market duty-free. Image via @SAgovnews
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Chinese National Caught on Video Beating Local Kenyan Employee Will Soon be Deported
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Suspected Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on a Chinese construction crew building the 135-kilometer Lamu-Garsen road in Kenya's Lamu county. Authorities say four heavily armed militants were involved in Sunday's incident that destroyed a cement truck and an excavator. There were ...
Is Africa Ready for the Arrival of the Coronavirus? Yes! No… Kind of… Maybe… Definitely Not
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