A student performs in speech contest during the “Chinese Bridge” Chinese language competition for primary school students in Gaborone, Botswana on June 7, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)  The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese language competition for primary school students was held in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.The event, hosted by the Chinese Embassy …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivers a video message to the the first-ever International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations, June 10, 2025. /China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs China proposes to advance dialogue among civilizations through …

By Gerald Mbanda China still stands out as one of the countries in the world that had accelerated development in less than a generation. In 1949, China was ranked among the poorest countries in the world, after suffering decades of devastating Civil War. In 1960s, per capita income in China …

By Elia G. Kaiyamo Containers are being loaded onto a truck at Lekki Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov 30, 2024. Lekki Port, a commercial cooperation project constructed by China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd, stands as Nigeria’s first deep seaport and one of the largest of its kind in West …

The vitality of China-Kenya cooperation in culture and tourism was on full display Friday night at a gala event filled with music, dance and acrobatic performances. Senior government officials, diplomats, scholars, industry leaders and members of the public attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 China-Kenya Culture and Tourism Season …

This photo taken with a mobile phone on June 3, 2025 shows Chinese agricultural experts conducting rice cultivation training in the central Bafata region of Guinea-Bissau. /Handout via Xinhua) The 12th Chinese Agricultural Technical Assistance Mission in Guinea-Bissau has conducted a high-yield rice cultivation training course in the central Bafata …

By Xinhua writers Hua Hongli, Lucas Liganga In the rice fields of Tanzania’s Morogoro Region, where green and gold stalks intertwine as harvest season approaches, farmers are gearing up with a renewed sense of confidence and readiness. The air hums not with the clang of sickles, but with the low, …

By Grieve Chelwa The call to industrialise has been a rallying cry of African countries ever since their attainment of political independence. During the twentieth century, the modal decade of the continent’s national liberation struggles was the 1960s. Many within the first generation of post-colonial African leaders, from Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) to Julius Nyerere (Tanzania) …

A drone photo taken on Nov. 3, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Rudong County of Nantong City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo) From coal-powered plants belching smoke to vast expanses of solar panels glinting under the sun, China’s transition to green development is moving at a fast clip with …

By Gerald Mbanda  Chinese-made vehicles have transitioned from being niche imports to mainstream choices across Africa.This shift is driven by a combination of affordability, technological advancements, and adaptability to local conditions. Chinese automakers are not only entering the African market but are also reshaping its automotive landscape. The affordability of Chinese …