Publsihed: January 28,2022 By Stephen Ndegwa The emblem of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is displayed at Yongdingmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, January 17, 2022. /CFP As if the U.S. official boycott of the forthcoming Beijing Winter Olympics was not malicious enough, the country’s …
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China’s common prosperity has African significance
Published: January 27,2022 By Chu Maoming China has made it clear that we strive for more visible and substantive progress in the well-rounded development of individuals and common prosperity of the entire population. The Resolution of the CPC (Communist Party of China) Central Committee on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of …
Read More »Chinese company establishes electric vehicle assembling plant in Rwanda
Published: January 27,2022 An electric vehicle charging symbol. (Photo by Benjamin Girette / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Chinese company Tailing Electric Vehicle has established a motorcycle and tricycle I’m in assembly plant in Rwanda in a bid to contribute to reducing global emissions and promote green economy. The assembling plant, located in Gahanga industrial …
Read More »China- Africa Cooperation in History
Published:January 26,2022 By staff writer A statue of Zheng He at the Sam Poo Kong Temple in Java, Indonesia. Image Credit: Budianto Santosa, Shutterstock Both China and Africa were origins of human civilization, and both have made positive contributions to the advancement and progress of human society. Although separated by …
Read More »Malawi’s president fires entire cabinet over graft
Published:January 26,2022 Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday sacked his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to “confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials”. “I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to my office until I announce a reconfigured cabinet …
Read More »China and Africa are Collaborating on Youth Space Education Programme
Published: January 25,2022 On December 26, 2021, a 6-unit cubesat dubbed “101 Middle School Satellite for Science Education” [developed by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd] was successfully launched by Long March 4C at China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. China’s National Engineering Research Center for Small Satellites and Applications (DFH Satellite Co., Ltd) is subordinated …
Read More »WHO chief says COVID-19 emergency could end in 2022
Published:January 25,2022 The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the planet can end the COVID-19 emergency this year. But Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said, to do so, countries need to work harder to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatment, track the virus and its emerging variants, and keep restrictions in …
Read More »Beijing Olympics to build a ‘peaceful and better world through Olympic ideal.’
Published:January 24,2022 By staff writer The Beijing 2022 opening ceremony rehearsal was conducted at the National Stadium, or the “Bird Nest,” on Jan 22, 2022. About 4,000 participants were involved in the all-factor rehearsal, preparing for the opening ceremony to be held on February 4. [Photo/Xinhua] The 76th annual session of the …
Read More »Africa should improve infrastructure while waiting for AfCFTA to take effect.
Published: January 24,2022 African nations need to establish and/or reinforce their infrastructure to meet the looming implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), a panel of speakers participating in the UK-Africa Investment Conference said. Workers build a highway in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 2, 2021. Egypt will be …
Read More »U.S. efforts to isolate China show weakness, not strength
Published:January 22,2022 With a flurry of PowerPoint presentations, video calls and media hype, three bilateral diplomatic meetings are taking place this week in a quick succession in pursuit of the U.S. goal to slow China’s rise. On the surface, this might seem like a victory for U.S. President Joe Biden’s …
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