Published: February 25,2022 Chinese built Ethiopia Djibouti railway (Photo: courtesy ) Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics Dagmawit Moges has called on African countries to intensify the construction of standard gauge rail lines towards the success of continental free trade aspiration. The Ethiopian transport and logistics minister, addressing a high-level railway infrastructure-themed seminar, said …

Published: February 24,2022 By Gerald Mbanda One world, one family, the message China emphasised throughout the Winter Olympics. It is the message that was spelt out for 90 seconds in fireworks, at a closing ceremony that was as spectacular as expected. The fireworks were always going to produce the Ah, moments. No one …

Published: February 24,2022 Data from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) shows the Mombasa port’s overall throughput was 34.44 million tonnes in 2019 compared to 30.92 million the previous year. /Kenya Ports Authority Declining shipping costs between China and the Kenyan port of Mombasa is set to benefit east African consumers, the Kenyan industry said on Tuesday. …

Published: February 23,2022 By Weiwei Chen Women workers sow children’s underwear at a textile factory in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Photo by Kay  LinkedIn Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. One common problem with this perception is the seeming acceptance of what’s called ‘methodological nationalism’ – that the …

Published: February 23,2022 Experts urge bloc to team up with China By GT staff reporters The main structure of the China-Aided Project of Africa CDC Headquarters Building (Phase I) in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa Photo: Courtesy of CCECC With the EU and the African Union (AU) and their member …

Published: Performers during the “willow twig” farewell performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Stadium, Beijing, China, February 20, 2022. /CFP The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics drew the two-week competition to an end on Sunday in Beijing. The …

Published:February 22,2022 By Akshaya Kumar A vial of the Covid-19 vaccine.              Lisa Ferdinando/U.S. Secretary of Defense/Flickr. Efforts to combat the vast global inequity in access to Covid-19 vaccines just got a boost. A Cape Town company claims it successfully made a vaccine that mimics Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine–without any help …

The China Media Group(CMG) interviewed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the last day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. President Bach shared his opinions on the legacy of the games, and on CMG coverage.

Published: February 21,2022 Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2021 shows a section of the 27.1-kilometer Nairobi Expressway which is being constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in Nairobi, Kenya. /Xinhua The dualling of the 27 km Nairobi eastern bypass, which is being constructed by China Communication Construction Company, will …

Published: February 21,2022 By Stephen Ndegwa China’s leader Mao Zedong and U.S. President Richard Nixon met to normalize relations between two countries, February 21, 1972. /CFP This year marks the 50th anniversary of a momentous event that has almost been forgotten due to the unceasing tension between the United States and China. …