Published: September 10,2022 By ZHAO LEI[Photo/China National Space Administration, China Atomic Energy Authority] Chinese scientists have achieved a remarkable feat in their research of the moon as they have discovered and identified the sixth new lunar mineral. The China National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Authority jointly announced in …

Published: September 09,2022 Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye (C), Minister for Hydraulic, Energy and Mines Ibrahim Uwizeye (L) and Chinese Ambassador to Burundi Zhao Jiangping officially launch the Ruzibazi hydropower station in Ruzibazi, Burundi, on Sept. 6, 2022. (Courtesy of Moses Havyarimana/Handout via Xinhua) Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Tuesday inaugurated the Ruzibazi hydropower dam constructed with Chinese financial and technical assistance. The ceremony that took place …

Published: September 09,2022 Members attend a meeting in the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Members attend a meeting in the United Nations Security Council, New York, U.S., September 7, 2022. /CFP China on Wednesday called for more assistance and a quicker humanitarian response from the …

Published: September 08,2022 By Dennis Munene Photo taken on Dec 7, 2021, shows a section of the 27.1-km Nairobi Expressway which is being constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in Nairobi, Kenya. [Photo/Xinhua] Africa stands to benefit from all its multilateral engagements with major countries. The continent has …

published:September 08,2022 Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, talked from space with the youth from eight African countries on Tuesday via video link, sharing their experience in the Shenzhou-14 mission. The taikonauts — Chen Dong, Liu Yang and CaiXuzhe, who are on a six-month stay in orbit, shared with the African youth their life and …

Published:September 07,2022 By Staff Writer The new Chinese ambassador to Rwanda, H.E Wang Xuekun, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call to the Secretary General of the ruling party- the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF- Inkotanyi) Hon. Francois Ngarambe. The meeting took place at the Party’s headquarters in Rusororo on the outskirts of the capital city Kigali.  Hon. Ngarambe thanked the Chinese envoy for the visit …

Published:September 07,2022 By Harry Verhoeven and Nicolas Lippolis Africa’s growing debt has been increasingly framed as a consequence of China’s alleged aims of unscrupulously lending money to gain political leverage and seize African assets when states default. New research challenges this narrative and examines the continent’s debt position in relation to global institutional frameworks. …

Published: September 06,2022 China Media Group (CMG) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) on the production of international broadcast feed for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The agreement was signed in an online ceremony on Monday in the presence of CMG President Shen Haixiong and OBS …

Published:September 06,2022 Fight for ‘green gold’ as gangs target South Africa’s avocados A ceremony in Beijing commemorating the arrival of the first batch of avocados from Kenya also served as a launchpad to welcome more African produce into the vast Chinese market. This follows the arrival of some 20 tonnes …

Published: September06,2022 By Ismail Musa Ladu Chinese President Xi Jinping. PHOTO| AFP/FILE What you need to know: In Africa, China is already running a Satellite TV Project targeting over 10,000 villages on the bloc.  The Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation closed with the Chinese and African media pledging to deepen cooperation …