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China on Friday urged South Sudan's warring sides to immediately cease military confrontations and ensure the safety of foreigners, staff from the United Nations as well as humanitarian aid organizations.
More than 200 major Sino-African cultural communication events are being staged this year, the Ministry of Culture said on Tuesday.
The Sebeta/Addis Ababa-Adama- Mieso railway, which is a section of Ethiopia's key railway project of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway being built by the China Railway Group (CREC) is nearing completion.
Burundi's army was deployed on Monday for the first time to quell street protests, putting the military into a precarious position amid persistent demonstrations against the president's bid for a third term.
Mohamed Morsi, affiliated to banned Muslim Brotherhood group, is the first Egyptian president who faces the execution verdict, after a criminal court sentenced him to death on Saturday.
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first public appearance in the capital Bujumbura since an attempted coup started during his absence from the country.
Three judges were shot dead in Egypt's North Sinai, hours after a court sentenced former President Mohammed Morsi to death over jailbreak charges.
Chinese construction company Sinotec has completed a major power project in Nigeria which links the capital city, and expected to contribute immensely to the country's national grid.
The Chinese government provided $300,000 in cash for victims of cyclones in Madagascar, an official ceremony for the donation was held at Madagascar's Prime Minister Office on Monday.
The United Nations said on Monday that more than 300,000 people need emergency relief in South Sudan's oil-rich Unity State.
The Foreign Ministry on Monday said it welcomed the decision by relevant sides in Yemen to agree to a five-day ceasefire, which will allow aid to be delivered.
China has officially opened its permanent mission to the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on Thursday.