Somalia and China on Tuesday marked the 65th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, vowing to elevate their mutual cooperation and pursue more productive and shared interests. Addressing the event held in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barresaid, “We gathered to celebrate a truly historic milestone, 65 years of diplomatic relations between Somalia and…
Officials and experts from China and Africa on Sunday called for stronger scientific and technological cooperation to address desertification and land degradation, urging closer coordination to advance Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative. The calls were made at the fourth Taklamakan Desert International Forum, held in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, where participants stressed that desertification remains a shared global…
By Bereket Sisay It’s now almost two months since I came to China for five-months of professional journalism training. I came to China with a mixed feeling of contentment regarding my life in the second largest economy in the world while feeling suspicious regarding China’s dynamic zero-COVID policy. I had fears about how I passed through all…
For Samiri, a 12-year-old Tanzanian orphan, it was his first time seeing ultrasound machines and stethoscopes, as friendly Chinese doctors spoke softly through translators. The Ashura Orphanage Center, in Tanzania’s Dar esSalaam, hosts 73 orphans — 40 males and 33 females, aged between 4 and 20. Members of the Chinese medical teams from mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar came to…
Volunteers from the Hunan Business Association in Zimbabwe distribute groceries in Epworth, Harare, Zimbabwe, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua) The Chinese business community in Zimbabwe on Sunday donated a batch of daily necessities to disabled children in Epworth, a community southeast of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. Song Zhuolin, chairman of the Hunan Business…
By Staff Writer Children represent the future of a nation, and how a society nurtures its young generation determines its long-term vitality and direction. In this context, President Xi Jinping’s consistent emphasis on the holistic growth of children highlights the core of China’s people-centered development philosophy. At a symposium held in Beijing on improving the…
Officials and experts from China and Africa on Sunday called for stronger scientific and technological cooperation to address desertification and land degradation, urging closer coordination to advance Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative. The calls were made at the fourth Taklamakan Desert International Forum, held in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, where participants stressed that desertification remains a shared global…
By Bereket Sisay It’s now almost two months since I came to China for five-months of professional journalism training. I came to China with a mixed feeling of contentment regarding my life in the second largest economy in the world while feeling suspicious regarding China’s dynamic zero-COVID policy. I had fears about how I passed through all…
An aerial drone photo taken on April 26, 2025 shows the construction site of a museum at the Ngorongoro Lengai UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Global Geopark in Arusha region, Tanzania. (Xinhua/Li Yahui) Morning sunlight bathed the Ngorongoro highlands as streams of visitors stepped into a museum nestled within the Ngorongoro Lengai…
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The U.S. unilateral decision to boycott the G20 summit in South Africa is a dangerous manifestation of an “America First” foreign policy that habitually substitutes verifiable facts with politically convenient fiction. It’s justification rests on the supposedly grave situation involving the “killing and slaughtering” of Afrikaners and illegal land confiscation in…