NIAMEY, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — The African Development Bank (AfDB) released about 511 million U.S. dollars to finance four government programs in Niger, an AfDB official said Sunday. The first targeted program is a 284.96-million-U.S. dollars budget support for basic services, Lamin Barroco, director general of the AfDB’s West Africa region, said at a meeting in Niamey with members of the Nigerien government. <p Source link

SHANGHAI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — Lululemon is among the most eye-catching newcomers attending the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE). At its booth featuring a three-dimensional design yoga mat, visitors have the opportunity to learn more about the company’s innovative products and fabrics. The Canadian sportswear company is one of thousands of enterprises from across the globe exploring opportunities in Source link

SHANGHAI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — Amadou Thera banged an African drum in tune with the exciting music playing at the ongoing seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE), while saying “hello” and “welcome” in fluent Mandarin Chinese, as more and more passers-by crowded around him. The exhibitor from Mali was using the drum to promote shea butter produced by his manual workshop at the 2024 CIIE in Shanghai, running Source link

Ottawa [Canada], November 10 (ANI): The Canadian government has ended the Student Direct Stream (SDS) programme for international students which helped to streamline the process for study application, a move that is likely to impact lakhs of prospective students who were planning to come to the country. The Student Direct Stream (SDS) was a popular international student program which applied to students from India, China, Source link

CONAKRY, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Guinean Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah on Saturday launched a measles mass vaccination campaign in the northeastern administrative region of Siguiri. The vaccination campaign aims to prevent paralysis in several thousand children aged between zero and 59 months and promote healthy growth in the targeted children. Launching the vaccination campaign, the prime minister said it w Source link

Hello from the Benin Pavilion at the 7th China International Import Expo! Follow our Xinhua correspondent as she explores the new products Benin has brought for us. Source link