Year: 2025
Chinese experts drive integrated farming, transforming rural livelihoods in Ethiopia
This photo taken on Nov. 26, 2025 in Godino Jitu Village, Ethiopia, shows a tractor donated by the Chinese agricultural expert team. (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang) Asnakech Sitotaw recalls the difficult days when her small plot in remote central Ethiopia barely produced enough food. Today, thanks to the support of Chinese agricultural experts, the single mother of five celebrates a life transformed. Sitotaw’s homestead…
China’s Health-First Strategy: Practical Lessons for Increasing Elderly Life Expectancy
By staff writer As China enters a new stage of demographic transformation, increasing the life expectancy and improving the overall health of its elderly population has become both an urgent task and a long-term national strategy. By 2030, China aims to raise its average life expectancy to 80 years—one year longer than in 2024—and achieve…
Art exhibition traces TAZARA legacy, China-Africa friendship
Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism AshatuKijaji (3rd L), Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian(4th R), and other guests pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of an art exhibition titled “Shoulder to Shoulder on the Same Path” held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman) An art exhibition has opened in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,…
Rwanda Cabinet approves reforms on transport, currency, climate
Rwanda’s Cabinet has approved a broad package of reforms spanning public transport, monetary policy, and climate action, according to a communique issued Friday by the Office of the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Infrastructure will roll out a modernized public transport model in the capital, Kigali, this December to improve reliability, efficiency, and environmental sustainability,…
What Africa Can Learn from China’s “Holding the Rice Bowl Firmly” Approach to Food Security
By Gerald Mbanda Food security remains one of Africa’s most pressing development priorities. China, by contrast, has managed to maintain food sovereignty for its population of 1.4 billion people. According to China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, the country has sustained food security over the past five years, consistently producing more than 650 million tonnes of…
China’s Rapid Rise in Artificial Intelligence: A New Chapter in Global Innovation
By Staff Writer Over the past decade, China has emerged as one of the world’s most dynamic centers of artificial intelligence (AI) research, deployment, and industrialization. Through a combination of long-term planning, large-scale investment, and a rapidly expanding technology ecosystem, the country has positioned itself as a major force shaping the global AI landscape. As…
Chinese medical team renews free surgical treatment in Ghana
The Chinese medical team to Ghana, with the support of some Chinese enterprises and charity organizations, on Thursday renewed its charity project to provide free surgical treatment at Lekma Hospital in Accra, the national capital. Launched in 2022, the project titled “Minimally Invasive Surgery in Ghana and Seeing the Beautiful World” has enabled the medical teams to…
China trusted force in global climate governance
By Gao Xiang Photo shows a wind farm in Jinhu county, Huai’an, east China’s Jiangsu province. (Photo/Liang Debin) This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a milestone as global climate governance enters a decisive phase. Convening in Belem, Brazil, the 30th United Nations climate change conference focuses on major climate issues, calling on the international community to work…
Chinese vehicles roll in for Johannesburg G20 summit
As the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit made its debut on the African continent in Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub, Chinese vehicles were seen shuttling between the airport, hotels and summit venues, adding a distinctive Chinese touch to the event. Chinese automakers such as Jetour, BAIC and Cherydelivered hundreds of vehicles to form part of the…
China’s Support boosts Food Security Effortsin Africa
Agriculture expert Jiang Daiming instructs farmers how to plant rice in the Commune of Gihanga in Burundi’s northwestern Bubanza province. [Photo/Xinhua]