Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) set up three tilapia fish farms in Kisumu, Kenya, for fisher families who lost their livelihoods due to heavy rainfall.

Located one kilometer from the Paga Coast of Lake Victoria, these fish farms contribute to Kenya’s blue economy strategy and help sustain artisanal fisheries.

Stocked with 30,000 juvenile fish and provided with a year’s supply of fish feed, the farms aim to revitalize the local economy, diversify livelihoods, and promote sustainable food security.

Each farm is expected to produce 20,000 adult tilapia per harvest, with two harvests planned annually.

The modern fish farms, established with TİKA’s support, are located in a flood-resistant area of the lake and provide fishing families with new opportunities by increasing productivity.

Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Ochieng Owili expressed that the project will help mitigate poverty, reduce unemployment and address economic inequalities in the region. He also extended his gratitude to Türkiye and the Turkish people.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA).

On September 3, 2024, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council Ding Xuexiang met in Beijing respectively with Kenyan President William Ruto, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Tunisian Prime Minister Kamel Madouri, who are in China for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

In his meeting with William Ruto, Ding Xuexiang said that China and Kenya enjoy a long history of friendship and fruitful cooperation, which has played an exemplary role in driving China-Africa cooperation. President Xi Jinping met with President William Ruto, providing strategic guidance to the development of China-Kenya relations in the new era. China is ready to work with Kenya to translate the common understandings reached between the two heads of state into concrete actions. Under the framework of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, China will strengthen cooperation in infrastructure and other traditional fields, expand the growth drivers of cooperation in emerging areas, and continuously enrich the China-Kenya comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

William Ruto said, Kenya is ready to strengthen cooperation with China in various fields under the framework of the FOCAC and the Belt and Road Initiative to push forward bilateral relations.

In his meeting with Paul Kagame, Ding Xuexiang said that China and Rwanda have similar state governance strategies and visions for development. They are good partners and brothers who share the same interests and are advancing side by side on the path of modernization. President Xi Jinping has held meetings with President Paul Kagame on many occasions, providing important guidance for the development of China-Rwanda relations. China is ready to work with Rwanda to implement the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state, strengthen the synergy of development strategies, deepen cooperation in infrastructure, agricultural development, education, science and technology, and elevate bilateral relations to new heights.

Paul Kagame said that over the years, Rwanda and China have maintained close and friendly cooperative relations. Rwanda is ready to deepen traditional friendship and enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with China to benefit the two peoples.

In his meeting with Kamel Madouri, Ding Xuexiang noted that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tunisia. President Xi Jinping held talks with President Kais Saied during his state visit to China in May, during which the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views and reached many important common understandings on the development of bilateral relations and mutually beneficial cooperation. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China is ready to work with Tunisia to uphold the original aspiration of friendship and mutual trust, continue to strengthen cooperation in such fields as infrastructure, economy, trade, investment, science, education, culture and health, and open up a bright future of China-Tunisia strategic partnership.

Kamel Madouri said, Tunisia is ready to actively participate in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, deepen practical cooperation with China in various fields and elevate bilateral relations to a new level.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.

On September 3, 2024, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Zhao Leji met with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in Beijing.

Zhao Leji said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, China-Egypt relations have achieved leap-forward development and yielded fruitful results. China is ready to work with Egypt to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state, build on China-Africa and China-Arab cooperation forums, carry forward the traditional friendship, promote the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Egypt Vision 2030, and deepen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure construction, industry, culture and tourism, so as to forge closer bonds between the two peoples and build a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era. China’s NPC is ready to strengthen friendly cooperation with Egypt’s parliament and deepen exchanges and mutual learning in legislation, supervision and other work.

Mostafa Madbouly said Egypt adheres to the one-China principle. Chinese modernization will bring more opportunities to developing countries including Egypt. Egypt is ready to deepen cooperation with China in various areas including legislative bodies, promote the Belt and Road cooperation and achieve common development.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.

On September 1, the U.S. Embassy delivered 96 kits of mpox reagents to the South Sudan National Public Health Laboratory to ensure rapid testing of suspected mpox cases in South Sudan. The kits were provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Additionally, the U.S Embassy in Juba will continue to provide technical assistance on preparing for and responding to a potential mpox outbreak in South Sudan. This includes CDC support for building local capacity in disease surveillance through the South Sudan Field Epidemiology Training Program, which has trained 177 skilled field epidemiologists at all levels of South Sudan’s health system. The expertise of those field epidemiologists is currently used to support Ministry of Health efforts for a timely and responsive disease surveillance system in South Sudan.

The United States will continue its support of life-saving medical care for the South Sudanese people.  At the same time, we call on the transitional government to increase its use of public revenue to support the health sector.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy in South Sudan.