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China?s Role in the Development Puzzle of Africa

Way back in 2017, a Nigerian delegate attending a UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) conference on Africa had said, ?Africa is bleeding? and warned that his continent?s system has been rigged against Africans and exploited by multinationals. The situation after the lapse of six years is no different. Irene Ovonji-Odida, Chairperson of the International Board of Action Aid International had asked the question at the same conference as to why Africa remained at the bottom of economic heap de

10 Jun, 2023

Imran Khan?s supporters hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], June 6 (ANI): A large number of supporters of Pakistan?s former Prime Minister Imran Khan gathered in front of the UN office in Geneva on Monday to raise human rights violations in Pakistan. Protesters holding flags of Pakistan and Imran Khan?s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gathered in front of the Broken Chair monument across the street from the Palace of Nations, that houses the United Nations Office. It is estimated that some 100 of the protestors were from oth

10 Jun, 2023

US military slams Chinese warship?s ?unsafe and unprofessional? manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait

Manoeuvring by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday a few days after a Chinese air force jet came dangerously close to a US aircraft was ?unsafe and unprofessional?, a senior National Security Council official said on Monday. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby added that the close calls elevated tensions at a time when relations between the two major powers were already strained. ?It won?t be long before somebody gets hurt,? Kirby said at a regular White House briefin

09 Jun, 2023