By Gerald Mbanda Over the past few years, China’s collaboration with Uganda has delivered tangible improvements to millions of lives across the East African nation. From reliable electricity that powers homes and businesses to better infrastructure, enhanced healthcare, robust agricultural programs, and expanded trade, this partnership has become a catalyst …

By Gilbert Morris  A Unitree G1 humanoid robot shows a handshake action at an exhibition hall of Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The advancement of artificial intelligence and automation will likely curb job growth. How should China address this challenge? To begin with, China can leverage growing …

China’s Juncao cultivation technology has accelerated mushroom farming in Rwanda, helping families fight malnutrition and generate income, local farmers said at an ongoing agriculture exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. Emelyine Mutoni, a farmer from Kayonza District in eastern Rwanda, said that ever since she learnt mushroom farming with Juncao technology in 2020, it has been an exciting …

Zambia on Friday officially handed over the Chinese-translated edition of the Zambia Tourism Investment Guidebook, the first of its kind, to the Chinese Embassy. Minister of Tourism Rodney Sikumba presented the guidebook to Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Tourism offices. In his remarks, …

By Stephen Ndegwa Workers check the equipment at a cocoa processing complex in the PK24 Industrial Park on the northwestern outskirts of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, May 27, 2025. /Xinhua In the ongoing global conversation about foreign investment in Africa, the loudest voices often belong to those furthest from the reality on the …

Malawi has commended the Chinese government for timely humanitarian assistance following President Lazarus Chakwera’s appeal for support to over 5.7 million Malawians affected by hunger due to El Nino weather conditions. Malawian Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Moses Chimphepo made the commendation Tuesday in Lilongwe when Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Lu Xu officially handed over a …

I’Mr. Rayhaan Surve, deputy chairman of Independent Media, a leading South African multi-platform content company. Photo: iol.co.za China has been focusing on trust and mutually beneficial partnership, which makes it a trustworthy and preferred partner for other countries, RayhaanSurve, deputy chairman of Independent Media, a leading South African multi-platform content company, said in …

By Gerald Mbanda People work in a textile factory built by China at Hawassa Industrial Park in Hawassa, Ethiopia, on Oct. 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde) Africa and China have forged a remarkably dynamic partnership in more than two  decades, moving from mutual curiosity into strategic collaboration with economic weight, infrastructural …

 Chinese agricultural expert Song Chunfang (3rd R, back) poses with local residents in Anosiarivo, Madagascar, on March 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yahui) Sino-Africa cooperation in agriculture, anchored in technology exchange, peer learning and joint research, has advanced food security and rural development across Africa, experts have said. Agriculture development with the …

The inaugural Africa-China Forum on Agri-Tech and Industrial Cooperation took place on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.The day-long conference was hosted by Nairobi-based Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Beijing Jingwa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center, the International Livestock Research Institute and the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation.  Ibrahim Mayaki, African …