Published: January 19,2023 By Maya Majueran JIN DING/CHINA DAILY It has been a 33-year-old tradition of China’s foreign ministers making their first overseas trip to Africa at the beginning of every new year. Accordingly, this year, too, China upheld the tradition, with newly appointed Foreign Minister Qin Gang paying an …

Published: January 18,2023 By Cao Desheng General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, takes part in an annual gathering with non-CPC members ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, at the Great …

Published: January 18,2023 China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC) is set to complete the implementation of the 400 kV Konza substation and connecting overhead transmission lines in Konza Technopolis, Kenya’s smart city, by the end of October, an official has said. Zhu Yunye, project manager of the Kenya Power Transmission Expansion Project (KPTEP), said that …

Published January 17,2023 By staff writer  The new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang visit to five African countries at the start of his term of office is a sign of solid cooperation that China attaches to the continent. From January 9-16, Qin Gang travelled to Ethiopia, Angola, Benin, Gabon and …

Published January 17,2023 China and Egypt will closely synergize development strategies and accelerate the promotion of major cooperation projects, the building of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the outcomes of the China-Arab State Summit, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Sunday. Qin made the remarks when meeting …

Published: January 16,2023 By Bereket Sisay Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (R, front) and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat(L, front) attend a ceremony that marked the completion of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters project in the southern suburb of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, …

Published: January 16,2023 By XU WEI,YANG JUN and SUN RUISHENG  President Xi Jinping makes huamo, or decorated steamed buns, with villagers in Linfen, North China’s Shanxi province, on Jan 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] President’s trips show his great attention to disadvantaged groups, ethnic unit The days leading up to Spring Festival, China’s biggest …

Published: January 15,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Rwanda foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta (middle) and Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda Wang Xuekun, in traditional Chinese shirt together with invited guests. Photo courtesy:  Craish Bahizi The Chinese embassy in Rwanda marked the celebration of the Chinese New “Year of the rabbit” on Thursday …

Published: January 15,2023 Angolan President Joao Lourenco (R, front) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Friday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Luanda. Lourenco said Angola and China have always been united, trust each other and have a good …

Published : January 14,2024 A view of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention Headquarter in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa. Photo: Courtesy of CCECC Looking at an iconic twin tower sitting on a once derelict land full of garbage in the southern suburbs of Addis Ababa, the capital of …