By Vincent Gasana  The Covid-19 pandemic is taking so much from humanity, but like all extreme situations, it is also a mirror through which the world ucan see the best and worst of itself. Particularly revealing is the production, and distribution of the vaccines, not least in the attitude towards China. It may be …

By Dipo Faloyin WOODEN STATUETTES IN THE ROYAL MUSEUM FOR AFRICA. PHOTO: ARTERRA/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES The Belgian government has announced plans to repatriate around 2,000 artefacts looted during the colonial era – a figure that represents under two percent of the country’s collection of artwork that originated from Africa.  The country’s Royal Museum of …

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, delivers a keynote address in Beijing to the CPC and World Political Parties Summit via video link on Tuesday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY Foreign experts point to vision of peace, multipolarity outlined by President Xi It is encouraging …

The African Union (AU) hailed the decision by Rwanda to begin deploying a 1000-member joint force of army and police personnel to Mozambique to support efforts to restore state authority in the latter’s restive region. AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamatissued a statement on Saturday describing the decision as an “act of African …

Former U.S. Secretary of State and long-time diplomat Henry Kissinger on Friday called on the United States and China to settle differences through dialogue and on the basis of mutual understanding for the benefit of the two peoples and the world. “I hope a serious dialogue starts soon again on …

By Amitendu Palit Li Min/China Daily In his July 1 landmark speech to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said: “We have overcome a long list of major risks and challenges, fulfilled the first …

South Africa’s governing party African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday called for calm after former President Jacob Zuma was sent to jail for contempt of court. Zuma went to jail on Wednesday mid-night to serve a 15-month jail sentence. “The African National Congress notes that Former President Jacob Zuma has since complied with an incarceration order …

By Gerald Mbanda Xi Jinping speaks at the CPC and world political parties’ virtual summit on 6, June 2021.  The World Political Parties and the Communist Party of China (CPC) summit that took place on 6, June 2021 via video link was one of the biggest and high level political parties gathering invited by Beijing …

There is no secret to China’s economic success. This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences recognizes Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer for their work using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in developmental studies. This year’s selection has elicited a broad array of reactions from around the world, not least because RCTs …

The Secretary-General of RPF-Inkotanyi, François Ngarambe, during the global summit for political parties, which was convened by the Communist Party of China on Tuesday, July 6. The summit had over 500 political parties represented from over 170 countries. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva. The Secretary General of Rwanda’s ruling party, RPF-Inkotanyi, Francois Ngarambe on Tuesday July 6, …