By Onyango K’onyango The Presidency/Daily Nation President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) in a show of unity with Deputy President William Ruto (left) and ODM leader Raila Odinga at a past event (file photo). Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday linked his abortive trip to Uganda on Monday to the ‘handshake’ deal …
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G7’s infrastructure initiative will struggle to compete with China
By Hannah Ryder The G7’s new infrastructure initiative cannot succeed unless it is based on a positive vision of transformational development, argue Hannah Ryder and Ovigwe Eguegu. Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s Build Back Better World, or B3W, the G7’s newly announced plan for infrastructure financing around …
Read More »NATO forces and America destroyed Libya, Killed Gaddafi based on lies- UK Parliament report
Africa China Review staff writer In March 2011, the United Kingdom and France, with the support of the United States, led the international community to support an intervention in Libya allegedly to protect civilians from attacks by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. A UK parliament report details how NATO’s 2011 …
Read More »South Sudan activists arrested after call for uprising
South Sudan National Police Service officers sit on the back of a pickup truck while they gather ahead of patrolling the streets of Juba, South Sudan on April 9, 2020. PHOTO | AFP Summary A coalition of civil society groups last week issued a declaration saying they have “had enough” …
Read More »Ruto ‘blocked’ from travelling to Uganda
“Isorait, tumwachie Mungu,” Ruto said after being blocked from flying to Uganda. In Summary • DP’s team says Ruto was told to seek clearance from Head of Public Service. • According to the government’s travel procedure, any member of the cabinet who wishes to travel out of the country should …
Read More »China to have a modern military by 2027
Africa China Review Staff writer The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) yesterday, August 1st marked the 94th anniversary since its founding with a reflection of the vision and mission of guarding the security of the Chinese people and also contributing to global peace and security. The Chinese 14th Five-Year …
Read More »UN chief welcomes official opening of coastal road in Libya
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the official opening of the coastal road in Libya, in the presence of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. Through a statement attributable to his deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, the UN chief said that “this is an important and long-awaited development …
Read More »Students from Kenya return home with range of new skills
By Adhere Cavince A drone instructor trains a student to operate a drone in Kiambu, Kenya, on March 11, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Hundreds of Kenyan students have returned from China after successfully completing their studies in different fields. The fresh graduates return with both the knowledge and the enthusiasm to play …
Read More »How China lends: truth and reality
By Huang Meibo and Niu Dongfang A train runs on the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway. Photo: Xinhua It’s wrong to claim Chinese overseas investments are ‘debt trap’In March 2021, Georgetown Law, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, AidData, Center for Global Development and Kiel Institute for the World Economy of …
Read More »US urged to break away from hostile China policy
By Zhang Yunbi | CHINA DAILY State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Tianjin on Monday. Wang urged the United States to abandon its arrogance and prejudice and steer back to a rational and pragmatic China policy. LI RAN/XINHUA In …
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