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By OTIATO OPALI The Central African Republic has signed a Belt and Road cooperation agreement with China, bringing the number of countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to 141. Chen Dong, the Chinese ambassador to the Central African Republic, joined the country’s Foreign Minister Sylvie Baipo-Temon to sign …

By Gerald Mbanda Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged that his countrywill donate 600million doses of …

Fikrejesus Amahazion Kang Biao, chief of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co. Ltd in Ghana donated face masks to Ghana’s Ministry of Roads and Highways in Accra, capital of Ghana, April 20, 2020. /Xinhua. Chinese and African officials are gathering in Dakar, Senegal today (November 29) for the much-awaited …

Titled “China and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals,” the document highlighted past experiences and also mutual aims and goals that have brought China and Africa closer together. The white paper has outlined a range of areas of relations between China and Africa, including rapidly expanding economic cooperation, …

Stephen Ndegwa The exterior view of the Chinese-built National Wrestling Arena in Dakar, Senegal, November 21, 2021. /Xinhua The eighth edition of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from November 29 to 30. The forums theme is “Deepen China-Africa Partnership and Promote Sustainable Development …

By Staff writer Mr. Huang Kunming, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee China Media Group (CMG) and African media partners on Friday, November 26, held a one day forum and agreed to set up a new collaboration platform. According to a press release issued by CMG, …

Danny Haiphong U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as Vice President Kamala Harris listens in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2021. /Getty The Biden administration is set to hold its “Summit for Democracy” beginning December 9. The summit comes after a period of …

China’s State Council Information Office on Friday issued a white paper detailing the country’s cooperation with Africa in the new era.The white paper, titled “China and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals,” said shared past experiences and similar aims and goals have brought China and Africa close …

By Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe THE TOP FIVE MOST With a landmass bigger than India, China, the US and Europe combined, few doubt the scale of the African continent and its resources. However, until recently, only some have seen it as the growth market that it is fast becoming. Africa has grown …

By Xu Wenhong China Daily After the talks between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, via video link, on Nov 16, The New York Times and other Western media summed up the achievements of the meeting, with one media outlet saying: “The US and Chinese leaders spoke about human rights, …