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Published:June18,2022 FILE PHOTO: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP via CFP) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property. Kenyatta, the co-convener of the Inter-Congolese …

Published:June18,2022 While challenges remain, continental free trade will further boost Africa’s trade partners Bilateral trade between China and Africa is increasing year on year. While COVID lockdowns have resulted in logistics bottlenecks, trade between the two regions has not been severely impacted, especially in terms of exports from Africa into China. …

Published:June16,2022 By Staff reporter China has made it clear supporting initiatives for peace and justice regarding the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin,  said on Thursday that,  “China has always independently assessed the Ukraine issue on the basis of the historical context …

Published:June16,2022 By Jacob Mosenda Minister for Information, Communications and Information Technology Nape Nnauye emphasizing something in front of the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian as the two met for talks aimed at building ICT capacity in the country; The meeting was held in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and China …

Published:June16,2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During their conversation, Xi noted that since the beginning of this year, bilateral relations have maintained a sound development momentum in the face of global turbulence and transformations. The economic and trade cooperation between …

Published:June15,2022 By Luo Shanshan, Wang Junling Photo shows workers busy with production in the workshop of a Japanese-funded company in Songjiang district, east China’s Shanghai, May 15, 2022. (People’s Daily Online/Cai Bin) Farsighted multinationals don’t want to miss the opportunity to invest and operate in China. Data from China’s Ministry …

Published:June15,2022 By Philipp Sandner John Isaac/UN Photo A member of the Dogon tribe in southern Mali uses indigenous techniques to grow vegetables and millet. Drought, COVID-19 and the Russian war against Ukraine are fomenting a hunger crisis in Africa. The continent has enough fertile soil and water to meet its …

By Staff writer The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the UN World Food Program (WFP), and the Famine Early Warning System Network said in a statement recently, that millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia face starvation due to severe drought. …

By Antony Sguazzin  China provides affordable goods, invests in infrastructure Survey covers 18-to-24-year-olds on world’s youngest continent A Chinese flag in front of the Shanghai Railway Station in Shanghai, China. China has overtaken the US as the foreign power seen as having the biggestpositive influence in Africa by young people, according …

Published: June13,2022 By staff writer China condemned US arms sale to Taiwan in a bid by the US administration to make Taiwan independent. The warning was delivered by Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe when he met his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the 19th AShangri-La Dialogue security …