By Aggrey Mutambo and Abdulkadir Khalif UN Photo/Manuel Elias(file photo). The UN Security Council on Monday night endorsed an extension of sanctions on Somalia for another year, in spite of calls by Mogadishu to take charge of its own security reform. Resolution 2607/2021 extends sanction regime 751 on Somalia, which have been in place for nearly …

China and the U.S. agreed to continue to maintain close contact through various means and bring bilateral relations back to the right track of sound and steady development in a virtual meeting between the two heads of state on Tuesday. The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. …

By Staff writer  What is it?  Since its establishment by African countries and China in 2000, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has been guiding China-Africa relations through its triennial action plans and its growing institutional arrangements. This webpage aims to facilitate a better understanding of FOCAC by offering an …

Maureen Ongala/Nation Media Group Taaabu Kahindo Gogo from Dingiria village in Ganze, KilifiCounty lost 20 cows to drought last month. Countries of the global South, which are already facing the worst impacts of the climate emergency, have expressed their deep disappointment about how the COP26 talks have unfolded. Guinea, which represented the developing-nation group, has expressed “extreme disappointment” …

By Asit K. Biswas/Cecilia Tortajada JIN DING/CHINA DAILY] The speed, scale and span of the economic and social transformation of China during the past 40-odd years have been unprecedented in human history. One hundred years ago, times were not good for China. Its 400 million people lived mainly in rural …

Olusegun Obasanjo The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson’s High Representative for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday expressed his optimism that escalating conflict in Northern Ethiopia can be solved peacefully. Obasanjo, who has been meeting actors in Ethiopia and beyond, said in a statement on the prospects for …

Tabitha Kisaakye, a Ugandan machinist undergoing a six-month training session, is upbeat. The skills he is acquiring from his Chinese instructors are critically important as his country pushes for industry-led economic growth. Kisaakye is among a group of trainees enrolled at China-funded Uganda Industrial Research Institute, specifically at the institute’s Namanve campus, a vocational training …

By CAO DESHENG  A grand gathering is held to honor the centenary of the CPC at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, July 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Key concept has been abiding goal of CPC to seek national rejuvenation since 1921 Six years ago, President Xi Jinping shared his understanding of the Chinese dream with …

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages Friday with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on the 50th anniversary ku of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Xi hailed the healthy and steady development of China-Rwanda ties over the half-century. In recent years, both countries have maintained good …

South Africa’s Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwanapresents the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Nov. 11, 2021. Godongwana on Thursday said the country’s economy is expected to grow 5.1 percent in 2021, following an economic recovery faster than expected in the first half. (Xabiso Mkhabela/Handout …