Editorial

Published:July 18,2022 By: Mweusi Karake The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which officially came into place on 1st January 2021, will if well implemented; be one of the largest trading blocs in the world.  I am aware that my usage of “if” sounds pessimist, but as they say “once bitten twice shy”. I grew up in East Africa when …

Published:July14,2022 By Staff writer The flags of China and the USA overlapping Early this year, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised China on alleged human rights abuses when he unveiled the State Department’s annual report on human rights around the world. The report which carried more than  50,000 words …

Published:July11,2022 By staff writer Ambassador Dai Bing Chinese UN deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Dai Bing, has called for west Africa and Sahel regions to “stay committed to the overall direction of resolving political differences (in West Africa and the Sahel) through dialogue.” The diplomat made …

Published:July08,2022 By Gerald Mbanda In a rare meeting on Wednesday, July 6, that took place at British Intelligence (MI5) headquarters at Thames House, London, the US and UK intelligence chiefs held a joint meeting in which China was their main subject of discussion.  The US FBI director Christopher Wray, warned …

Published:July 06,2022 By Staff writer The US and its allies in G7 seem to be engaged in a battle of wits with China when they launched an infrastructure project to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Build Back Better World initiative, named after Biden’s domestic spending and climate agenda, struggled to …

Published:July04,2022 By Staff writer The Russian president Vladimir Putin is reported to have announced recently that his country alongside China and BRICS nations, were setting plans to launch a new global reserve currency made up of basket of BRICS currencies. If the plan succeeds, the reserve currency is expected to …

Published: June 29,2022 By Staff Writer   Asphalting paver machine and other modern construction machinery and vehicles during asphalting works on a second lane of a highway, aerial view. US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders On Sunday, June 26th, during an annual gathering atSchloss Elmau in southern Germany, relaunched the newly renamed “Partnership for …

Published:June27,2022 By Gerald Mbanda China like any other countries that subscribe to people centered governance and democracy, put forward citizens views on how they wish to be governed since they are the owners of the state. In return, the state should be transparent and accountable to citizens. From April 15 …

Published:June 24,2022 By Staff Writer Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a virtual keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum, on Wednesday June 22, 2022, where he made China’s position clear on a number of issues including the Russia Ukraine war and other global challenges like the …

Publishe:June 22,2022 By Staff writer Ambassador Zhang Jun our China’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Zhang Jun, argued countries to come together to jointly combat hate speech. Ambassador Zhang made the call on Monday during a meeting of the UN General assembly that marked the first International …