BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- This is our "Africa on the Move" column:

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(COVID-19) WAEMU supports Benin in its fight against the pandemic

COTONOU -- The Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) on Thursday granted Benin health material aid of four million masks worth 6.75 billion CFA francs ($12.2 million) and financial support of 4 billion CFA francs ($7.2 million) to help the country fight against the disease. novel coronavirus pidemic. The official ceremony for the delivery of this double aid was held in the presence of the Beninese Minister of Health, Benjamin Hounkpatin, and the WAEMU Commissioner for Food Security, The Beninese Jonas Gbian.

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(COVID-19) Arrival of a group of eight Chinese medical experts in Guinea

CONAKRY -- As part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea, eight Chinese medical experts arrived in Conakry on Thursday with a large batch of personal and collective protective medical equipment, a Xinhua correspondent in Conakry said. This group of Chinese medical experts and the batch of medical equipment were received at Conakry airport by Guinean Minister of Health Rémy Lamah and the Chinese Ambassador to Guinea, Huang Wei.

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Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina re-elected AfDB Group President

ABIDJAN -- Nigeria's Akinwumi A. Adesina was re-elected Thursday for a second five-year term as chairman of the African Development Bank (AfDB) by the Board of Governors at the end of the 2020 annual meetings of the pan-African banking institution. to obtain 100% of the votes of all regional and non-regional members of the Bank was announced by the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Bank, Niale Kaba, Minister of Planning and Development of Côte d'Ivoire", according to an AfDB statement, a copy of which was obtained by Xinhua.

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Niger sets up a nuclear regulatory authority as a prelude to its nuclear power programme

NIAMEY -- The Nigerien government adopted Wednesday in the Council of Ministers a draft law on the creation of a Nuclear Regulatory and Safety Authority (ARSN), with a view to the implementation of the country's national nuclear power program. we learned Thursday from an official source in Niamey. The ARSN's missions include "ensuring regulation, control, information and public awareness on topics relating to radiation protection, nuclear safety and security", says the official press release. End