Published: January 27,2023 Ghana expects strengthened bilateral cooperation with China following the latter’s lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, Ghanaian Ambassador to China Winfred Nii Okai Hammond has said. Hammond told Xinhua in a recent interview in Accra, the capital of Ghana, that he is upbeat about the trade and economic relations between the two …
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First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria
Published: January 26,2023 [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The first phase of a China-built electric-powered light rail project in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Lagos was officially open for service on Tuesday. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) since 2010, the completed tracks of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) …
Read More »Uganda starts commercial drilling of oil
Published: January 26,2023 Workers are seen at the Kingfisher Oil Field in Kikuube, Uganda, on Jan. 24, 2023. Uganda on Tuesday started the drilling of oil for commercial production in the Western Region district of Kikuube on the shores of Lake Albert. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched the drilling process at the Kingfisher Oil Field, operated …
Read More »Zambia to re-engage China on sports diplomacy, youth exchange program: official
Published: January 25,2023 China is among other foreign nations that Zambia is re-engaging in sports diplomacy and exchange program to create entrepreneurship among Zambian youth, a government official said Monday. Kangwa Chileshe, permanent secretary in charge of Sports and Youth in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Art, said the government …
Read More »How to stimulate and sustain supply chain resilience- now
Published: January 25,2023 By Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem Businesses looking to optimise their global value chains have always had to find a way to circumvent trade tensions and bottlenecks. Most recently, there has been a shift towards reshoring operations to increase resilience while decreasing transport costs to meet the growing demand for locally made products …
Read More »The more China succeeds the more criticism from the west
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 …
Read More »China-aided satellite TV project benefits Zambian rural dwellers
Published: January 24,2023 The “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages” project, supported by Chinese satellite television StarTimes, has indeed worked wonders in rural parts of Zambia. The project, which aims to connect 10,000 African villages to satellite television, was one of the projects proposed during the Forum on China-Africa …
Read More »China committed to Rwanda’s development to achieve shared prosperity: ambassador
Published: January 23,2023 Charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda Wang Jiaxin (R4) and Dancille Nyirarugero (L2), governor of the Northern Province of Rwanda, lay the foundation stone for Nyabarongo II Hydropower Plant, in Rwanda, on May 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Ji Li) Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda Wang Xuekun has said that China will continue to be Rwanda’s development partner for common growth and shared …
Read More »Uganda launches third phase of China-FAO agriculture cooperation project
Published: January 23,2023 Uganda on Friday launched the third phase of an agriculture cooperation project with China and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.Uganda, China and FAO have an agreement under the South-to-South Cooperation Program through which China sends agriculture experts and technicians to Uganda to …
Read More »Zimbabwean trade agencies to host forum to boost trade ties with China
Published: January 22,2023 Zimbabwean trade, tourism and investment agencies are set to host a business forum intended to boost trade and investment with China. Similo Nkala, operations director of ZimTrade, a trade promotion agency, told Xinhua that China has become an important trading partner for Zimbabwe, and more efforts will be made to boost relations …
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