Editorial

By Staff writer  What is it?  Since its establishment by African countries and China in 2000, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has been guiding China-Africa relations through its triennial action plans and its growing institutional arrangements. This webpage aims to facilitate a better understanding of FOCAC by offering an …

RAO Hongwei As Chinese ambassador to Rwanda, I am honored, and lucky enough, to witness the 50thanniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Rwanda. Preferably I would say, I am witnessing a milestone of China-Rwanda brotherhood in half a century. In past 50 years, we have fostered a multidimensional and …

By Staff writer  Rwanda foreign affairs Minister Vincent Biruta and Chinese ambassador to Rwanda H.E Rao Hongwei. Photo: courtesy  Rwanda and China committed to strengthen bilateral relations as the two countries celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relation yesterday Nov. 8, 2021. Marking ther event at Chinese embassy in Kigali, Minister Biruta and Ambassador RAo Hongwei praised good relations between the two countries and the mutual trust.  …

By Staff Writer Villager fetching water from the borehole at Kamonyi. (Photo. Africa china review ) Since November 2019, the Chinese government has sponsored projects meant to increase access to clean water for people in rural areas by drilling boreholes in different parts of Rwanda. The project covers 11 Districts …

By Africa China Review Staff Writer October 25th marks the 50th anniversary of the recognition of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal representative of China at United Nations (UN). China was one of the founding member states of the UN as well as the first country to sign the Charter …

Africa China Review Staff Writer  According to Zimbabwean daily newspaper the Herald, the US is engaged in payment for fake stories aimed at discrediting Chinese investments in Zimbabwe. “U.S. State Department is implement in “an intricate plan” to smear Chinese businesses in Zimbabwe “through disinformation, lies and sensationalism in the independent …

Africa China Review Staff Writer  China’s growth will moderate to 8 percent, while the world economy is estimated to grow at 5.9 percent this year according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Although the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19 pandemic still prevail, a global recovery is on the increase. …

By Gerald Mbanda There have been stories circulating in sections of western media claiming that China has stolen Africa’s internet. The latest was published by Lapresse of US with a title, “Who stole Africa’s internet domain names? Fingers point to China” (October 1, 2021).  The stories allege that Millions of internet addresses assigned to Africa have …

Africa China Review Editorial  The relationship between China and Africa is guided by a firm policy initiated in 2006, for building strategic partnership featuring political equality and mutual trust, economic win-win cooperation, and cultural exchange. Africa is at the forefront of expanding its industrialization, infrastructure development and the war against poverty. China is …

By Africa China Review Staff Writer In the next 20 years, Africa will be home to more than 2 billion people. The continent will thus experience a significant increase in its energy needs for transportation, industrial production, air conditioning of buildings and cooling of food and medicine and more. Africa’s …