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 …

By He Juan A “flying car” is exhibited at the booth of Chinese auto manufacturer GAC Group at the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025), April 23, 2025. (Photo by Long Wei/People’s Daily Online) At the second Wuyi Forum, a platform for international academic exchanges, Robert Chard, a sinologist …

By Gerald Mbanda Africa is endowed with vast natural resources, yet it remains a continent with the poorest countries in the world. According to the World Bank ranking of low-income economies, 23 of 27 poorest countries are in Africa. Apart from natural resources, the continent holds 65 percent of the …