GuestsposeforagroupphotoattheinaugurationceremonyoftheChina-aidedCentralAfricanCulturalandArtsCenterofKinshasainKinshasa,capitaloftheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC),Dec.14,2024.(Xinhua)
FaustinElombe,ministerofculture,saidthecompletionofthisprojectwill"usherinaneweraofculturalinnovationintheDRC"andstrengthenculturalexchangesandconnectionsamongAfricancountries.
Marie-ThereseSombo,ministerofhighereducation,emphasizedthatthelong-standingcooperationbetweentheDRCandChinahasprovidedthecentralAfricancountrywithessentialinfrastructureforitsdevelopment.
Thecenter,thefoundationstoneofwhichwaslaidbyTshisekediin2019,featuresagrand2,000-seattheaterandasmaller800-seatauditorium.ItwillalsohousethenewcampusoftheNationalInstituteofArts,renownedfortraininggenerationsofCongolesemusiciansandartists.
U.S.PresidentJoeBidenonThursdaypardoned39peopleandcommutedthesentencesofnearly1,500,settingasingle-dayrecordforactsofclemency.
TheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)decidedonThursdaytocutitskeyinterestratesby25basispointsatitsrate-settingmeeting.