Published: January 29,2023 By Zhao Ruinan A container is loaded onto a truck at a port in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2023. African and Chinese business owners have expressed their confidence in the prospects for growth in bilateral trade and deepened business ties in the future, saying China’s optimization …
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Bill Gates says ‘China’s rise’ is a ‘huge win for the world’
Published:January 29,2023 Bill Gates, on the right, and Thierry Breton Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, said on Wednesday that China’s rise is a “huge win for the world” during an interview with the Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Australia, according to Fox Business. “I tend to see China’s …
Read More »The test in admitting Somalia into East African Community
Published: January 28,2023 By LUKE ANAMI Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. His election of may have convinced the EAC secretariat that Somalia was ripe to join the bloc, even though the country’s institutions are still under reconstruction. PHOTO | HASSAN ALI ELMI | AFP The election of President Hassan Sheikh …
Read More »Chinese tourists to fuel global economic recovery, cultural exchange
Published: January 28,2023 Lion dance is performed during the Chinese New Year celebration at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, Jan. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying) * The comeback of Chinese travelers in the international market will fuel the recovery of the tourism sector worldwide and promote cultural exchanges between China and …
Read More »China is not responsible for African debt distress
Published: January 27,2023 By Bereket Sisay U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at an event in Dakar, Senegal, January 20, 2023. /CFP U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on a 10-day visit to African countries from January 17 to January 28 that aims at promoting economic ties along possible lines of partnership between the U.S. and Africa. …
Read More »Ghanian ambassador eyes stronger cooperation with China
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 …
Read More »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 …
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