Xinhua News Agency, headquartered in Beijing, stands ready to grow with Africa as the continent moves tirelessly to realize its full potentials. Xinhua News Agency was founded on November 7, 1931, in Ruijin, in southeast China. Its coverage of Africa news came well before the start of its permanent presence on the continent: the first […]
Zhang Xueliang, a ranger at Xiling Snow Mountain (which is a giant panda habitat some 110 kilometers from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwest province of Sichuan), returned home after a routine patrol. He looked through the photos of wild giant pandas captured on infrared cameras: one strolling near a hydro-power station, one frolicking on a […]
(by H.E. HUA Ning, Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan) Today we celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Over the past 72 years, the Chinese people, united under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), have built the PRC from scratch to the 2nd largest economy […]
The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is the first and only regional treaty on the rights of the child in existence and is the most important instrument for children’s rights within the AU human rights system The ACRWC was adopted by the Heads of State of the then OAU in […]
By Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit, Hon The cancellation of the sovereign guarantee for Amou General Trading signed by the Executive Director in the office of the President on the directive of H.E the President is not a bad idea as termed by the public, because the second God in every country is the President. However, […]
Press Release The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a call for applications for the first African Youth Adaptation Solutions (YouthADAPT) Challenge. The call for applications invites young entrepreneurs, innovators from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and other youth-led enterprises in Africa to implement solutions for building […]
By Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa With Moctar Sacande, Coordinator of the Action Against Desertification Programme in Support of Africa’s Great Green Wall, FAO’s Forestry Division and Danilo Mollicone, technical officer, FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment. Africa’s world-first environmental data […]
PRESS RELEASE The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) in partnership with the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) are standing in solidarity with the people affected by floods in South Sudan. UJOSS and CEPO will travel to Bentiu in Unity State in a one-day solidarity visit this month. Unity State is one of […]
By QU Dongyu Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. […]
Press Release Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Juba, 19 August 2021) Every year on World Humanitarian Day (WHD), we commemorate humanitarian workers who work tirelessly to reach millions of crisis-affected people with assistance and protection. Humanitarians work on the frontlines of crises, getting aid and protection to those in need. Today, those front-lines include […]