2020 has been the most extraordinary year since 1945. The pandemic has, in an utterly new way, tested virtually every government in the world to the limit. Already, of course, it was taking place in the context of the growing divide between the U.S. and China. But we need to …

by Xinhua writers Lyu Tianran, Frank Kanyesigye and James Gashumba  Almost every month, Kigali resident Yves Ishimwe would order products from China, usually electronics but also lady’s handbags. The 23-year-old graphics designer started doing this in 2019 after a friend recommended him a cross-border online shopping platform, KiKUU. Headquartered in …

By Zhao Yong  Twenty years ago, Chinese and African leaders gathered in Beijing to inaugurate the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). A new era was thus opened for China-Africa relations. Over the two decades, by acting along the prevailing trend of peace, development and cooperation, FOCAC has established itself as …

I came across this story from my favorite University in China – Peking University, talking about the love of books by Prof. Xu Xianglin a political scholar at the school of Government. I found the story inspiring and worth sharing for those who have the passion to seek for knowledge …

By: Mweusi Karake White mercenary army- Black press-gungs In my last article, I showed you pictures of children whose hands were cut off because their families produced less rubber than the quota assigned. To enforce such a brutal slavery, King Leopold II, could not just rely on the Belgian army. …

Twenty years ago, Chinese and African leaders gathered in Beijing to inaugurate the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). A new era was thus opened for China-Africa relations. Over the two decades, by acting along the prevailing trend of peace, development and cooperation, FOCAC has established itself as a pacesetter for …

By: Mweusi Karake There is an old Greek fable often attributed to a Greek story teller and fabulist Aesop who lived  more than half a century BC; died in Delpli Greece in 564 BC!, Aesop’s birth date is unknown but that is irrelevant. The fable has been given different tittles, …

Kishore Mahbubani As we know, in the year of 2020, humanity is experiencing one of the greatest crisis in human history. I am of course referring to COVID-19. Even more damaging, the global economy has suffered, and once again global poverty is rising.   The first question we need to …

By He Yin Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the BRICS countries to fight COVID-19 in solidarity and advance BRICS cooperation through concerted efforts. Xi made the remarks while addressing the 12th BRICS summit in Beijing via video link on Nov. 17, adding that the BRICS countries need to uphold multilateralism, …

Recently, seasoned media practitioners, scholars and government representatives from a number of African countries and China converged in Nairobi for the China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum 2020. In partial fulfilment of the event’s theme, even more participants and speakers followed the proceedings virtually – laying bare the opportunities of fostering Sino-African …