Editorial

Published: February 13,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Following the incident of US shooting down a Chinese civilian airship (balloon) over which Chinese authorities had informed Washington that it had deviated by accident and used for meteorological purposes, Washington insisted it was on a spaying mission.  On Tuesday last week while giving his second State of the Union address, Biden …

Published: February 09,2023 By Staff writer  Peace and security is a prerequisite for sustainable development and well-being of the people. Since the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, the international community is largely concerned about the loss of innocent lives and disruption of economic activities. Advocates for peace have …

Published: February 06,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Source: internet: Marissa Nuemann A Chinese civilian airship accidentally entered US airspace some days ago and China acknowledged that the balloon was a civilian vessel designed for meteorological research and its entry to the US was accidental. However, the US instead of verifying China’s statement, simply jumped at the conclusion that their perceived “number one enemy” …

Published: February 01,2023 By Gerald Mbanda US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield  In mid-January, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellenstarted a 10 day African tour that took her to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa. While in Senegal, Yallenvisited Gorre Island known for its role in the 15th- to 19th-century Atlantic slave trade from which …

Published: January 30,2023 By staff writer  Protests in the US after police killed an African American Tyre Nicholas in Mephis, Tennessee. Recently, some US cities were faced with mass demonstrations by protesters after police beat to death an African American young man in Mephis, Tennessee. A video shared on social …

Published: January 24,2023 By staff writer  For everything good that China does, the west finds a line of attack to show that either nothing was achieved or what was achieved is against the interests of other countries and therefore, China should be blamed and isolated. This is the ill-advised strategy …

Published: January 19,2023 By Staff writer Many Chinese are now on an almost a whole month holiday celebrating the Chinese New Year also known as the Spring Festival. It is said to be the most important and the oldest festival in China marking New Year on the lunar calendar. The …

Published January 17,2023 By staff writer  The new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang visit to five African countries at the start of his term of office is a sign of solid cooperation that China attaches to the continent. From January 9-16, Qin Gang travelled to Ethiopia, Angola, Benin, Gabon and …

Published: January 15,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Rwanda foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta (middle) and Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda Wang Xuekun, in traditional Chinese shirt together with invited guests. Photo courtesy:  Craish Bahizi The Chinese embassy in Rwanda marked the celebration of the Chinese New “Year of the rabbit” on Thursday …

Published: January 13,2023 By Staff writer A delegation consisting of more than 30 Islamic figures and scholars from 14 countries, begin their Xinjiang visit on 8 January. Photos: Fan Lingzhi/Global Times World renowned Islam experts and Scholars visited China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 8 and praised measures taken by the …