An artist performs painting on stage during the Dreamstar Zimbabwe talent show in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Dec. 5, 2025. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua) In Zimbabwe, a Chinese-sponsored talent show is helping young artists reach their full potential and bring their dreams to life. On Friday night, 17 artist groups filled a theater in Harare, Zimbabwe’s…
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Hefei, the capital of east China’s Anhui Province, during a meeting on Friday. The meeting was held by Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, and Zheng Hong, vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. During the discussions,…
By Gerald Mbanda As China under president Xi Jinping continues to advocate for peace at a time several regions of the world are facing wars and political tensions, the Chinese president’s approach to international relationshas gained global recognition. His ideas and diplomatic initiatives have contributed significantly to global stability and dialogue. In this context, I wish to say that it is the right time to…
This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025 shows a high-level seminar held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Chinese, African Union (AU), and United Nations (UN) officials have called for further deepening China-Africa cooperation to build peace and common security in Africa and beyond. The appeal came at the seminar here on Thursday, discussing…
By Gerald Mbanda The recent signing of the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act by U.S. President Donald Trump has once again thrust the Taiwan question into the center of U.S.–China tensions. While Washington frames such legislation as a tool to strengthen its engagement with Taiwan, Beijing views it as a direct challenge to the principles that…
A classroom of China-African Science and Technology Backyard program at the Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University in South China’s Hainan Province on December 2, 2025 Photo: Zhang Weilan/GT In a neat, compact classroom at the Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University (CAU) in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province, eight African doctoral students leaned forward,…
This photo taken on April 2, 2025, shows a moment at the 2025 edition of the Hong Ting Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen) The 2025 edition of the Hong Ting Forum took place on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, bringing together senior government officials, diplomats, scholars, industry executives and media practitioners to explore…
Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Foundation for Human Rights Development Li Hongkui speaks at the 2025 China-South Africa Seminar on Human Rights in Pretoria, South Africa, Dec. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Wei) The 2025 China-South Africa Seminar on Human Rights was held on Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital. Under the theme “Multilateralism and the Realization…
Namibia on Tuesday launched a new adaptive agriculture initiative to strengthen the resilience of drought-affected farming communities and improve food security across five regions. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital, Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata, executive director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, said the project will support vulnerable households in…
South Africa said Thursday that it will temporarily step back from the Group of 20 (G20) activities, after the United States, the new rotating presidency, confirmed it would not invite Pretoria to participate. “For now, we will take a commercial break until we resume normal programming,” Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,…