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China, Morocco sign deal to boost agricultural cooperation

Published : July 07,2023 Tang Renjian (L), China’s minister of agriculture and rural affairs, and Mohamed Sadiki, the Moroccan minister of agriculture, maritime fisheries, rural development, water and forests, sign a memorandum of understanding in Rabat, Morocco, on July 4, 2023. China and Morocco on Tuesday signed here a memorandum …

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Tanzania’s major trade fair celebrates China Day, launching pavilion with over 100 Chinese exhibitors

Published: July 07,2023 No Tanzania’s Zanzibar Minister of Trade and Industrial Development Omar Said Shaaban speaks at the 47th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 4, 2023. Tanzania’s leading trade fair on Tuesday celebrated China Day and launched a pavilion featuring more …

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Why is China an attractive partner for Africa?

Published: July 06,2023 By Paul Frimpong This photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows trains of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a “business card” of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project of the Belt and Road …

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Defense ministry decries US approval of potential arms sales to Taiwan

Published: July 06,2023 By JIANG CHENGLONG  Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense. [Photo/mod.gov.cn] China expressed firm opposition and lodged a solemn representation to the United States after the country approved a new round of potential arms sales to Taiwan, China’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, adding …

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China and Africa Youth Meet in Hunan

The China-Africa Youth Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Held in Changsha Published: July 05,2023 The China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park in Changsha, Hunan Province (COURTESY PHOTO)  The promising future of China-Africa cooperation cannot be accomplished without the innovation and creativity of youth. Themed “Stimulate Enterprising Spirit …

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China: Economic powerhouse, Peacemaker

Published: July 05,2023 By David Monyae Picture: Vladimir Astapkovich, Genya Sailov, GavriilGrigorov/AFP – On April 26, 2022, President Xi Jinping, centre, spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskyy, left, at the invitation of the latter. They spoke of China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis. Xi also met with Vladimir Putin.  In February, 2023, China released a …

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UNDP, China Promoting Renewables in Ethiopia

Published: July 04,2023 UNDP, China Promoting Renewables in Ethiopia The United Nations Development Program has hailed its partnership with China in promoting the affordable renewable energy in the Global South, highlighting a project with Ethiopia that seeks to expand access to renewable energy in the African country. UNDP Ethiopia Deputy …

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“Luckily, we have been very close to China,” says Tanzania’s Zanzibar president

Published: July 04,2023 Tanzania’s Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, June 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan) As the world is grappling with challenges like political tensions and climate change, Africa and China will continue to keep …

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China in my own eyes after COVID19 pandemic

Published: July 03,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Shanghai City. Photo credit. @Gerald Mbanda I have been to China for a ten days visit that took me to the cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, XI’an and Beijing. It is difficult to know that these cities were once in a lockdown and everything came to a standstill …

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China’s hybrid rice helps Africa achieve food security

Published: July 03,2023 Since growing hybrid rice from China in 2017, Dina’s family living in Mahitsy, a town 35 km northwest of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, has not only been able to feed themselves, but also saved enough money to build a new house and finance three college students. “This year has …

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