Kenya to burn tons of confiscated ivory, rhino horn
2016-03-31 23:30:56
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will lead the burning of 105 metric tons (231,485 pounds) of seized ivory and 1.3 tons of rhino horn on April 30, and dignitaries from all over the world will attend the event at the Nairobi National Park, the government announced.
Cypriot court remands in custody man suspected of hijacking EgyptAir flight
2016-03-31 08:56:06
A man accused of hijacking an EgyptAir flight on Tuesday forcing it to land in Larnaca, Cyprus, was remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday pending further investigation into the case.
EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed, suspect arrested
2016-03-30 08:52:36
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday by a man with a fake suicide belt, who was arrested after giving himself up.
EgyptAir hijacker arrested at airport: Cypriot FM
2016-03-29 20:11:47
The man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane flying between Alexandria and Cairo and ordered the pilot to divert to Larnaca in Cyprus has been arrested.
Egypt Air flight hijacked and lands in Cyprus
2016-03-29 14:35:42
A flight of Egypt Air carrying 82 passengers landed in at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on Tuesday at the request of hijackers, according to Xinhua reports.
Vice-premier unveils education fair in Cairo
2016-03-27 17:15:38
A China higher education fair was launched in Cairo University in Egypt on Saturday. Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong and Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ahraf El-Shihy cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony and also visited the fair.
JW Marriot and AVIC International to build high-end complex in Kenya
2016-03-25 20:07:07
AVIC International's headquarters in Africa has solemnly entered into a cooperation agreement with JM Marriot Hotel of Marriot International, the signing ceremony of which was held in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on March 23.
China, Gambia resume diplomatic ties
2016-03-18 01:54:21
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Gambian counterpart Neneh MacDouall-Gaye signed a joint communique in Beijing Thursday to resume diplomatic relations.
WHO declares western Africa free of Ebola again
2016-03-17 20:50:34
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared Sierra Leone free of a recent flare-up of the Ebola virus, marking the second time western Africa rids itself of Ebola.
Gambia resumes ties with China
2016-03-17 19:05:32
China on Thursday resumed diplomatic ties with Gambia, the African country which cut "diplomatic'' relations with China's Taiwan in 2013.
Chinese Language and culture center aims to boost Sino-Kenya ties
2016-03-16 00:59:37
Work started on the China-backed International Language and Culture Center at Kenya’s Kenyatta University on Tuesday in Nairobi. The center is aimed at enhancing the Sino-Kenya relationship and will strengthen the university’s language research ability and collaboration with other institutes.
Namibian president hails cooperation with China
2016-03-15 04:46:30
Namibian President Hage Geingob has hailed cooperation with China.