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How Can China Support Vaccine Deployment in Zimbabwe?
Notorious for its hyperinflation, and its status as the 10th most fragile country on the Fragile States Index, Zimbabwe is perhaps one of the last countries you would have expected to be proactive in vaccination rollout. Yet, not only was ...
Morocco, Egypt, and Zimbabwe Are the Top Recipients of Chinese Vaccines in Africa
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After Living in China For 6 Years, This Female Entrepreneur Returns Home to Launch Zimbabwe’s First All-Women-Owned E-Scooter Delivery Business
After spending years living and working in China as an English teacher at an international school. Elizabeth (last name withheld) returned to her native Zimbabwe inspired by China's prowess in logistics and widespread use of electric scooters. Now she's leveraging her ...
Zimbabwe Takes Delivery of More Than a Million Doses of Chinese-Made Vaccines
Zimbabwe took delivery on Tuesday of a huge shipment of more than a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine that it purchased from China. In making the announcement on Twitter, Chinese ambassador Guo Shaochun acknowledged some of the vaccine production and ...
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa Scheduled to Receive First Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Tomorrow
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Construction of the new international terminal at Harare's main airport is now 46% complete according to Zimbabwean officials who credit the return of Chinese engineers for the recent progress. Chinese staff on the project had been unable to get back into ...
A Chartered Air Zimbabwe Jet Took Off From China to Harare With a “Full Tummy” of Vaccines
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