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Published: August 31,2023 By Staff writer  The third China-Africa Peace and Security Forum that opened in Beijing on Aug 29, called on both sides to work together to address various international security challenges. Participants emphasized concerted efforts in resisting countries that interfere in others’ internal affairs to maintain their own interests.  Some countries it was noted, try to …

Published: August 31,2023 This photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows a scene of the signing ceremony of a Chinese-aided water project in Garoua-Boulai, Cameroon. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua) Cameroonian Minister of Water and Energy Gaston Eloundou Essomba on Monday laid the foundation stone of a Chinese-aided water project in GarouaBoulai, a town in the country’s East …

Published:August 30,2023 FILE: Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs media on progress made regarding the implementation of the Energy Action Plan. Picture:@GovernmentZA/Twitter. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa said China would help South Africa move with speed to modernise electricity infrastructure to immediately minimise the effects of load shedding. At the annual …

Published: August 30,2023 China is witnessing rapid urbanization and integrated development in all fields, making the country a unique development model worldwide, said Egyptian expert Abu Bakr al-Deeb in a recent interview with Xinhua. Al-Deeb, an advisor to the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies, has recently returned from …

Published/ August 29,2023 By Wang Cong and Ma  US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (second from left) shakes hands with Director General Lin Feng of the American and Oceania Affairs Department of China’s Ministry of Commerce as she arrives at the Beijing Capital International Airport on August 27, 2023. Photo: VCG Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with US …

Published: August 29,2023 China’s sincere cooperation with African countries yields “tangible and positive outcomes” that foster mutual benefits and shared progress, said an Angolan expert. During its cooperation with Africa, China has established essential infrastructural foundations for economic and social development across the continent, leading to industrialization and enhancing the …

By George Nsamba Published: August 28,2023 Business advisory & Risk management practitioner based in Johannesburg The 15th BRICS meeting has just concluded in Johannesburg South Africa with groundbreaking milestones achievements. Johannesburg’s richest square mile (Sandton), as it is famously known, has been a hive of activity with hundreds of dignitaries from …

Published: August 28,2023 Some 14 km from Garissa town, located in northeastern Kenya, sits one of the country’s hidden gems in the energy sector.Known as the Garissa Solar Power Plant, the 55 megawatts (MW) facility is the “largest grid-connected solar power plant in east and central Africa,” according to Kenya’s Rural Electrification and Renewable …

Published: August 27,2023 The BRICS group has the ability to lead a broad global development process, improve the current global economic system and address its problems and crises, an Egyptian business expert has said.“BRICS, with its economic, financial and technological capabilities and clear future vision, has the power and ability …

Published: August 26,2023 By XU WEI in Johannesburg  President Xi Jinping delivers an important speech at a press conference during the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug 24, 2023. BRICS leaders agreed on Thursday to invite six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United …