Published: February 07,2023 Leading Chinese investor in Ghana on Sunday expressed full confidence in the Ghanaian market despite economic hardships facing the west African country. Tang Hong, president of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies, commented at the launching ceremony of the latest edition of the Chinese business directory in Ghana. Tang noted …
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UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo
Published : February 07,2023 A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the organisation said.PHOTO/ FILE BY AFP What you need to know: • The source of the fire that struck the helicopter was not …
Read More »US shooting of China balloon; a storm in a tea cup
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” …
Read More »Kenya eyes more Chinese made electric buses amid rising demand for green mobility
Published: February 05,2023 An electric bus is seen in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Oct. 19, 2022. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua) Kenyan public transport operators are embracing the use of electric buses as demand for eco-friendly transportation systems in the country expands. NAIROBI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Kenyan public transport operators …
Read More »Tunisia to strengthen cooperation with China in various fields: president
Published: February 05,2023 Tunisian President Kais Saied (C) meets with Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li in Tunis, Tunisia, on Feb. 2, 2023. Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Thursday that his country wishes to further strengthen cooperation with China in various fields. Saied said that Tunisia attaches great importance …
Read More »China’s Presence in Africa: Implications for U.S. Africa Policy
Published: February 05,2023 By Charles Ray Historians debate over how long a relationship has existed between China and Africa. Archeological evidence recovered from the ruins of Great Zimbabwe and along the coasts of eastern and southern Africa suggest trade ties date back more than 2,000 years. There is definitive evidence of contact in the …
Read More »China’s economic rebound wins strong global confidence
Published: February 04,2023 Global respondents have strong confidence in Chinese economic recovery, according to recent surveys by CGTN Think Tank. One survey shows that 86.8 percent of global respondents recognize China’s efforts to coordinate COVID-19 prevention and control with economic and social development, while only 9.03 percent of them believe that …
Read More »China to work with UN to address global challenges: Premier Li
Published: February 04,2023 China is ready to work with the United Nations (UN) to address global challenges, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday during his meeting with Csaba Korosi, president of the 77th UN General Assembly. China is willing to work with all parties to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, …
Read More »New Face, Old Tradition in Africa
Published: February 03,2023 By He Wenping Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang returned to Beijing late last year after serving as ambassador to the United States in Washington, and in just over a week’s time he began the new year with a trip to Africa. From January 9 to 16, Qin visited five African countries …
Read More »China donates over 300,000 printed school textbooks to South Sudan
Published: February 03,2023 South Sudan’s Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil (R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan Ma Qiang (L, front) display some of the textbooks and teaching aids donated by the Chinese government in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 1, 2023. South Sudan’s Ministry of General Education and Instruction on …
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