Western nations have been critical of China’s outpouring of development capital in Africa under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and have even urged African governments to avoid Chinese financing. With huge infrastructural investment gaps to cover, it has been imperative for Africa to seek a lenient development partner for …

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa right, and Senegalese President Macky Sall, left, attend the Beijing Summit Of The Forum On China-Africa Cooperation – Joint Press Conference at the Great Hall of the People Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Pool Photo via …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced a slew of new measures China will take to continue its support for global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. China will provide an additional 3 billion U.S. dollars in international aid over the next three years to support COVID-19 response and economic and …

Li Jinkuan (L), a Chinese language teacher, and Shida Joseph Yacoub, a psychologist at Juba Teaching Hospital, pose for a photo at the hospital in Juba, capital of South Sudan, May 19, 2021. South Sudanese health workers have started learning the Chinese language at Juba Teaching Hospital in the country’s …

By Gerald Mbanda The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his recent virtual meeting with Young African Leaders,  made undiplomatic statements similar to those made by his predecessor in Donald Trump’s administration- Mike Pompeo. The subject as usual was on the unpopular US song of “Chinese debt trap.” “If …

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, holds talks with Madagascar parliament speaker Christine Razanamahasoa via video link at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu held talks with Madagascar parliament speaker …

Kenya’s Lamu seaport built by a Chinese firm that is set to be launched on Thursday will pave way for seamless movement of goods in the greater Horn of Africa region, officials said Tuesday. The first phase of the Lamu port project consisting of three berths, constructed by the China …

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday called for the resumption and continuation of the development momentum in Africa in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when …

Tourism industry stakeholders in Kenya’s coastal region, one of the country’s key tourist attractions, said Tuesday they are targeting the East African Community for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market which has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hasnain Noorani, chairman of the Kenya Coast Tourism Working Group, a …

By RENA LI in Toronto Canada should reconsider its approach toward China because while it is reaping the benefits of trade with the Asian nation, it allows its deference to the United States to undermine the relationship, according to an international affairs expert. “So, on one hand, we have an …