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Wheat is sprayed with fertilizer at Ivordale Farm on August 1, 2018 outside Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)  Zimbabwe has been urged to accelerate adaptation to climate-smart agriculture in order to boost economic growth. Speaking at a webinar on Investment Priorities for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Zimbabwe, World Bank …

China and all but two of the 55 African countries were enslaved by European colonialists who looted them and carried out unspeakable atrocities, including the massacre of millions. Even after independence, they were subjected to control by their former slave masters who taught them that they could develop only based …

By TafaraMugwara, Zhang Yuliang China’s post-pandemic economic rebound is key to Africa’s economic recovery since the continent largely depends on commodity exports to the Asian country, a Zimbabwean expert has said. In an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday, Donald Rushambwa, a researcher at the Harare-based China-Africa Economic and Culture Exchange …

China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform, drawing on its international trade experience, a senior Chinese official said in Nairobi on Sunday. Chang Hao, deputy director-general at the International Cooperation Centre of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (ICC-NDRC), said that …

Kenya should encourage small-holder farmers to embrace nature-based food production systems that guarantee food security and climate resilience amid shocks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists said. Mary Nyasimi, executive director of Nairobi-based Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation for a Sustainable Africa, said that ecologically friendly agricultural practices have the potential …

The fifth presidium meeting of the BRICS Media Forum was held via video link Monday, with members pledging joint efforts to improve the forum mechanism and step up post-COVID-19 exchanges and cooperation among BRICS media. In the fight against COVID-19, media organizations from BRICS countries have actively fulfilled their social …

The Eastern Africa region’s labour market has been the worst hit on the continent from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as an estimated 38 million jobs lost. “When the COVID-19 pandemic sent the global economy into a recession, the East Africa region was not spared,” according to a new …

By Chen Weihua US president-elect Joe Biden’s announcement of his foreign policy team on Tuesday is good news for China and the world which have suffered dearly from the incumbent US administration’s disruptive and destructive “America first” policy. By appointing people such as veteran diplomat Tony Blinken as secretary of …

By Halligan Agade Rwanda and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which seeks to boost the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and innovation sector. according to Ingabire, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, the partnership will enable both countries to learn from each other different solution-oriented tech-based practices. She said: …

By Cong Peiying Before the two-day World Internet Conference and Internet Development Forum opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Monday, the organizing committee released an action plan on how to build a mutually beneficial cybercommunity, including taking initiatives to better safeguard personal information and strengthen data security. In a congratulatory …