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By Gerald Mbanda I have been reading the 2020 US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Report, a 575 page document that was presented to US Congress in December 2020. The  annually report  to the Congress, presents  the commissions mandate which is to “monitor, investigate and report to the Congress on …

By Mweusi Karake Trump has redeemed Tribalism A few months back I had to call my niece Julie a graduate from a US university to find out what “tribalism” means in American English, she was dumb folded  why on earth I was interested in American tribalism! In my young carrier …

Cavince Adhere The cooperation between China and Africa during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic registered significant breakthroughs including minimizing its severity on the continent’s public health systems and livelihoods, a Kenyan expert said on Tuesday. Cavince Adhere, an international relations expert, said that timely engagement between China and …

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Major Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center January 19, 2021 in New Castle, Delaware. [Photo/Agencies] After being sworn in as US president on Wednesday, Joe Biden is likely to move quickly to transform most dimensions of US policy. A glaring exception …

Incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on January 20, leading many across the world to reflect on his tumultuous legacy at home and abroad for years to come. The prevailing consensus among many is that his presidency was a dismal failure in all respects, representing an …

Photo by CaiMeng/China Daily China has continuously provided support to Africa to fight COVID-19 at a time when the continent needed it the most, Zambian experts say. For Zambia, much of the support was timely and relevant and came in the form of medical equipment used to supplement government efforts …

The global economy enters 2021 holding both hope and fear – vaccines and new virus variants. With less-developed economies bearing the brunt of the crisis, their debt levels have raised the eyebrows. Since the outbreak, China has ratcheted up efforts to fight the virus together with the developing countries. Now, …

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently called for ensuring a good start for fully building a modern socialist country, sending a positive signal to revitalize the confidence of the world. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when addressing the opening of …

By François Soudan On 17 January 1961, just sixty years ago, the first legally elected prime minister of the DRC was assassinated after being overthrown with help from Washington. A sinister episode that Larry Devlin, the ‘Mr. Congo’ of the CIA from 1960 to 1967, would reveal half a century later …

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2019 shows an interior view of a warehouse at Kigali Logistics Platform in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua) “The digitization proposed by the BRI could have a transformative effect because partner nations will benefit from the world-class innovations developed by China,” Kenyan expert Edward …