Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei (pictured) has pledged to stick to a globalization strategy despite external pressure. He has called on the new US administration to come up with more open policies that are in the interests of US companies and the US economy as a whole. These are the first public remarks
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Tanzania is one of the few countries in the world to not publish any data on Covid-19 cases/AFP A week after the US advised against all travel to Tanzania its embassy in the East African country has said it is "aware of significant number of Covid-19 cases since January 2021".
Read MoreJohn Magufuli is currently on his second term as president of Tanzania The ruling party in Tanzania has dismissed growing calls from its MPs for President John Magufuli to extend his term in office. The 61-year-old president, who won elections in October, is currently serving his second and final five-year
Read MorePresident John Magufuli declared the country virus free An unidentified illness has been reported in south-western Tanzania by local media where patients are said to vomit blood. Health officials in Chunya district are quoted as saying that some victims died within hours. The health ministry said it had sent a
Read MoreRwanda's national carrier Rwandair has temporarily suspended flights to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The airline cited the new Covid-19 variants reported in southern African countries. All flights to and from the cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lusaka and Harare have been suspended effective Monday. The airline urged customers to
Read MoreScientists probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found “important clues” about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the outbreak. Peter Daszak, a New York-based zoologist assisting the World Health Organization-sponsored mission, said he anticipates the main findings will be released before his
Read MoreMany private businesses work in Cuba's tourist industry which has been hit hard by the pandemic Cuba has announced it will allow private businesses to operate in most industries, in what is a major reform to its state-controlled economy. Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito said the list of authorised industries
Read MoreThe Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, 2020 has revealed Africa’s most countries. Released on January 28, 2020, the report ranks Sudan, Somalia, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Libya as Africa’s top corrupt countries. Others are DR Congo, Guinea Bissau, Congo, Burundi and Eritrea. The least corrupt countries are Seychelles, Botswana, Cape Verde,
Read MoreThe Biden administration has ended the deadlock over the next head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) by expressing its "strong support" for Nigeria's ex-finance minister. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (pictured) was frontrunner for the role until the Trump administration last October said it wanted another woman, South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee. Ms Yoo has
Read MoreGregory Dow was already a sex offender when he set up the orphanage/YouTube A US man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for abusing underage girls in an orphanage in Kenya. Christian missionary Gregory Dow set up the orphanage with his wife in 2008. "Gregory Dow
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