Remaining clear-eyed By DAVID MONYAE  Sub-Saharan Africa is under no illusions about where it lies in Washington’s scheme of things SHI YU/CHINA DAILY The United States’ strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa has, by and large, been the same, irrespective of which party is in office or the temperament of the president …

Published:September 24, 2022 By Halligan Agade  – The Democratic Republic of Congo President, and his counterparts from France, and Rwanda met on Wednesday over the tensions that have flared in recent months between the two African nations. I’m (L-R) Rwandan President Paul Kagame, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi meet …

Published: September 23,2022 By Staff writer At the sidelines of the 77th UN General assembly, world leaders met under the chairmanship of the United States government and brought members from the European Union, and the African Union. The meeting agreed to commit $4.7 billion to address the prevailing global food crisis. …

Published: September 23,2022 By Staff writer  On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (GDI).  The group discussed concrete actions to support the implementation …

Published:September 22,2022 By Zhang Chi  Chinese Ambassador to Djibouti Hu Bin delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the China-Africa Youth Entrepreneur Forum in Djibouti on Thursday. [Photo by Zhang Chi/chinadaily.com.cn] China will continue to cooperate with Djibouti and other African countries on empowering Africa’s youth and the promotion …

Published:September 22,2022 Traffics are seen on a road upgraded by a Chinese company in Kigali, Rwanda, Sept. 16, 2022.Photo: Xinhua  A road upgrading project in Rwanda contracted to China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has helped ease traffic flow and advance seamless trade along the Kigali-Bugesera district, eastern Rwanda.The upgraded road, stretching …

Published: September 21,2022 By Gerald Mbanda Speaking in a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday 18, and asked whether U.S.  would defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion by China, the US president Joe Biden responded that, “Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack.” Asked to clarify if he meant that …

Published: September 20,2022 By Emmanuel Koro University of Witwatersrand Professor James Larkin offers no apologies that his proposed experiment to inject live rhino’s horns with radioactive materials to discourage poaching may  destroy the legal rhino horn trade, including rhino ranchers’ business.  Concerned conservationists say this experiment is a good example of using extreme solutions …

Published:September 20,2022 By John Milligan-Whyte  MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Editor’s note: Since its founding more than 100 years ago, the Communist Party of China has led the country in making remarkable achievements at home as well as contributing to global development and peace. Combining political theory and practice to make those …

Published:September 20,2022 ByYi Fan  Right before this year’s Chinese New Year, Rwanda’s ambassador to China, H.E. James Kimonyo, delivered some coffee products to a Chinese consumer who ordered the foodstuff from the e-commerce platform JD.com. The lucky consumer also received a certificate with the ambassador’s signature thanking her for buying a Rwandan …