Opinions

Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit delivers ‘win-win’ agreements

Published:December 21,2021 The third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit under the theme “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity” convened in Istanbul. The two-day summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marks a new stage in Turkey’s relations with the African Union and African countries, according to Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). …

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Debt trap narrative is poisoned discourse to curtail China’s footprint in Africa

Published:December20,2021 By Jonisayi Maromo Activists, commentators and government officials have rubbished the prevalent narrative which suggests that Beijing’s massive investment and partnership with African countries has created a “debt trap” for the weak African states with fragile economies.  “Somebody has sought to contain China and they make excuses for the criticism, …

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20 years on, WTO hails China’s efforts

Published:December20,2021 By ZHU WENQIAN Photo taken on July 15, 2020 shows the exterior view of the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. [Photo/Xinhua] Nation’s accession to the organization beneficial to domestic, foreign players The 20th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization marks a significant milestone …

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BRI fosters multilateralism and inclusive growth, says former AU official

Published:December 19,2021 President Uhuru Kenyatta flagging off Kenya’s standard gauge railway built by Chinese.(Photo. Courtesy) The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has created a platform for promoting multilateralism, inclusive growth, peace and cohesion, Erastus Mwencha, former deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission, told Xinhua on Friday. The ongoing …

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China-Rwanda Relations, A Nexus Of Best Intentions

Published:December19,2021 By Vincent Gasana  President Paul Kagame in Beijng-China for FOCAC summit, 2018 The 21st and latter part of the 20th Centuries, have been by any measure, the golden eras for Rwanda-China relations. As we mark fifty years, since China first opened its Rwandan Embassy however, what is most notable, is that …

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Chinese ambassador to UK slams ‘political gimmicks’ over Winter Olympics

Published:December 19,2021 Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang said on Thursday that “some politicians in a handful of countries such as the U.S. and the UK are playing politics” with the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “In doing so, they have been creating division and confrontation, instead of harmony and …

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Senegal’s president calls on Africa to harmonise oil legislation

Published: December 18,2021 Africa needs harmonized oil legislation to avoid ruinous competition among its oil-producing nations as they vie for investors, Senegal’s President Macky Sall told an oil conference on Thursday. Sall said that as some developed nations push for an end to investments in fossil fuels, particularly gas, African …

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Why is the leadership of CPC a historical choice?

Published: December 17,2021 By Rao Hongwei On November 11, 2021, the 6th plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century. As the …

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Washington ploys to contain China exposed

Published: December 17,2021 By CUI JIA  Photo taken on Aug 10, 2021 shows the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, the United States. [Photo/Xinhua] The United States’ move of stirring up so-called “human rights issues” in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region aims to create a crisis of legitimacy of governance …

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Can U.S. learn a lesson from China’s democracy?

Published:December 16,2021 The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China, May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song By Gerald Mbanda The recent democracy summit that was called by U.S.president Joe Biden, inviting some countries and leaving out others …

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