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Published: August 08,2024 Mercy Nyaguthii’s story mirrors that of many former housewives, who stayed home, waiting for their husbands to provide. A native of a serene village in the central Kenyan county of Nyeri, Nyaguthii, a mother of three, would be doing menial jobs for peanuts at best or spend …

Published: August 07,2024 By Peter Kagwanja The Lujiazui Business District in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2024. /CFP Certainly, the world is at an inflection point. We also live in an age of pessimism and cynicism. In contrast, China, the world’s second largest economy, has maintained a deep sense of …

Published : August 07,2024 An inauguration ceremony for the China-Africa Economic and Trade Headquarters Building is held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, June 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai) For Taiwan-based China Communications Media Group, a crucial step in their venture into Africa starts a little closer to home, in Hunan, …

Published: August 06,2024 By MINLU ZHANG   The International Monetary Fund welcomes China’s “resilient economic growth and the post-pandemic recovery in private consumption”, according to a new report. Each year, an IMF team visits China and other countries to collect economic and financial data and discuss with officials of each …

Published: August 06,2024 Joan Nadal, UNESCO at STEM Education, Michael Zeng, Infinix Kenya, Amber Zhao, Infinix, John Kimani, Infini. Photo by Infinix Mobility. Chinese Smartphone Company Infinix and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have teamed up to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) robot project in Kenya. Michael Zeng, brand manager of Infinix Kenya, said the CogLabs project, which will be based at …

Published: August 05,2024 At an exhibition stand at an agriculture show in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, Emmanuel Ahimana said it is an exciting time to be involved with China’s Juncaocultivation technology.His company, which operates in Kigali’s GasaboDistrict, uses the Chinese-invented Juncao technology to grow mushrooms with low-cost materials such as Juncao powder, cotton husks, lime powder, and …

Published: August 05,2024 A worker is busy at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) in Manhize, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) A senior Zimbabwean government official on Friday commended Chinese firm Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) for championing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region’s efforts toward industrialization. …

Published: August 04,2024 Tanzania’s Zanzibar authorities on Wednesday praised the Chinese aid project for control of schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, saying it has helped eliminate the disease in the Indian Ocean islands. When visiting the China-aid Project on SchistosomiasisControl in Zanzibar, Katibu Mkuu Habiba, principal secretary of the Zanzibar Ministry of Health, and Khamis Bilali Ali, coordinator …

Published: August 04,2024 Victoria Harbor, China’s Hong Kong, July 22, 2023. /CFP Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged Hong Kong entrepreneurs to better integrate into national reform and development and make greater contributions to Chinese modernization by giving full play to their strengths. Xi made the remarks in a reply …

Published: August 03,2024 In his keynote address, China’s Ambassador to Rwanda, Amb. Wang Xuekun, reaffirmed the PLA’s dedication to world peace and stability. (PhotoCourtesy Igihe.com) A ceremony celebrating the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which falls on Aug. 1, was held on Wednesday in the Rwandan capital …