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By MA HANZHI Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started on Jan 1 this year. Out of the 55 members of the African Union (AU), 54 have signed the treaty, Eritrea being the sole exception. So far, 34 countries have ratified the agreement, including the largest economies …

Dr Efem Ubi, Director of Research, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, says the allegation by critics that Nigeria is gradually ceding her sovereignty to China on account of excessive borrowing is untrue. Ubi made this assertion on Friday in Abuja in a presentation at a round table organised by the …

A train station in suburban Abuja, Nigeria, July 26, 2016. /Xinhua The Africa-China cooperation is described as a relationship between two partners in which Africa wants to gain from China’s development model and circumvent western pressure, to make political and economic reforms such as infamous structural adjustment, through Chinese soft …

By Herieth Makwetta The construction of Tanzania’s first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro is expected to be completed and operational this year, after the Government released Sh274 billion to the contractors. This was said by the government spokesperson Dr. Hassan Abbas on …

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat discussed on Sunday preparations for the upcoming AU Summit, dispute about Ethiopia’s Nile dam and recent developments in the continent. During a meeting in Cairo, Sisi and Mahamat exchanged views on a number of African …

The strong do what they will, the weak endure what they must, goes a saying. The West today considers itself strong and rich, relegating most countries in Asia, Africa, and South America to “third world” or “global south” status. Western countries would have us believe that their prosperity is due …

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, December 11, 2020. /Getty When the time comes to evaluate U.S. President Joe Biden’s international legacy, one variable will be enormously significant: the relationship that his administration forges with China. …

The African Heads of States and Governments pose during African Union (AU) Summit for the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) African countries opened their markets on 1st January …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Botswana counterpart Lemogang Kwape. During the talks between President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Gaborone, a co-operation agreement was signed on the “Belt and Road Initiative” between the two countries and China further undertook to actively assist …

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 …