Chinese manufacturing investment in Africa is said to be the continent’s best hope “to industrialise in this generation”. But, in Nigeria, rising insecurity may be threatening this prospect. The strong diplomatic relations and economic ties between China and Nigeria, which date back to the 1970s at least, have contributed significantly to the migration of people […]
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The United States government has donated a consignment of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to the government of Gabon within the context of the COVAX initiative. The vaccines were formally handed over to the Gabonese government on Wednesday, Sept. 23 by Christopher Tramann, the interim Chargee d’Affaires at the US Embassy in […]
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The stalling of the proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria by United States lawmakers could have diverse impacts on security and military relations between Nigeria and the U.S., and also drift Nigeria’s procurement further towards China and Russia. The foiled deal is coming, despite Nigeria – Africa’s most populous country with an estimated population […]
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The Chinese Government has donated 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to the Chadian Government. The vaccine consignment was received on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at the Hassan Djamouss international Airport in the capital, N’Djamena, by Li Jinjing, the Chinese Ambassador to Chad, and officially handed over to the Dr Abdoulaye Sabour Fadoul, Chadian […]
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The Chinese government is to give Gabon 100,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. A meeting to discuss the procedure and subsequent arrival of the vaccines was held between Guy Patrick Obiang Ndong, the Gabonese Minister of Health and Hu Chang Chun, the Chinese Ambassador to Gabon, Monday. “The aim of the meeting was for the […]
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