The fourth group of 79 refugees and asylum-seekers evacuated from Libya detention centers arrived in Rwanda late Thursday, the ministry of refugees said. Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, the refugees were taken to designated transit hotels for COVID-19 tests, and will be taken to Gashora emergency transit center in …
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Kenya to host Shandong Export Exhibition to boost Sino-Kenya ties
Kenya will host the Shandong Export Exhibition on Nov. 26-28 to boost Kenya-China ties, organizers said this week. Gao Wei, CEO of Afripeak Expo Kenya, told journalists in Nairobi that over 50 exhibitors from China’s Shandong province will showcase their products at the show. “Kenyans will have access to internationally …
Read More »Africa on course to implement AfCFTA: AU official
African countries are determined to start trading in line with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Jan. 1 next year, said a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) on Wednesday. Chief technical adviser and head of the AfCFTA negotiation support unit Prudence Sebahizi made the remarks …
Read More »Under Xi’s leadership, China champions rule of law on journey to modernization
— Xi said fairness and justice are the lifeline of the rule of law. — The ultimate goal of China’s rule of law is to protect the interests of the people. — “The reason why we advance law-based governance in all respects and take measures to unswervingly enforce the rule …
Read More »China-Africa media forum held in Kenya amid call for enhanced cooperation
China-Africa media cooperation summit was held on Tuesday in Nairobi amid calls for robust exchanges to realize the benefits of the digital era. The China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum was held on Tuesday in Nairobi amid calls for robust exchanges to realize the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Senior government …
Read More »China’s Xinjiang shakes off absolute poverty
In a historic feat, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has bid farewell to absolute poverty. The last 10 impoverished counties in Xinjiang have managed to end absolute poverty, the regional government announced over the weekend. The 10 counties, including Shache County, Moyu County and Akto County, are no longer …
Read More »Chinese premier urges further cooperation, sustainable development to counter challenges amid COVID-19
Premier Li Keqiang has called for solidarity, the focus on development and expanded cooperation to join hands in countering the challenges amid the ravaging COVID-19. That came as Li addressed the virtually-held 15th East Asia Summit chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Noting pursuing peace and development and …
Read More »Africa’s e-commerce sizzles with Chinese goods
Tumisang Malepi, 28, is behind the creation of a robust online marketplace for fashionable clothes in South Africa at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on brick-and-mortar businesses in Africa’s second-largest economy. The female entrepreneur said during a recent interview that e-commerce platforms like AliExpress …
Read More »Build on Twenty Years of Proud Achievements and Open up a New Chapter in China-Africa Relations
H.E Wang Yi. The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E Wang Yi, recently made remarks at the reception commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). He noted the achievements and the journey walked in the last 20 years in the following words: Twenty years ago, shortly …
Read More »Sino-African ties broaden in new era of global uncertainty
The Ninth Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum kicked off in Beijing recently with more than 200 officials and scholars from China and a number of African countries to shed insight on China-Africa relations. The Global Times selected the opinions from several scholars at a sub-forum themed “The five …
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