By: Mweusi Karake There is an old Greek fable often attributed to a Greek story teller and fabulist Aesop who lived more than half a century BC; died in Delpli Greece in 564 BC!, Aesop’s birth date is unknown but that is irrelevant. The fable has been given different tittles, …
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Recently, seasoned media practitioners, scholars and government representatives from a number of African countries and China converged in Nairobi for the China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum 2020. In partial fulfilment of the event’s theme, even more participants and speakers followed the proceedings virtually – laying bare the opportunities of fostering Sino-African …
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Africa’s digital landscape will continue to grow post-COVID-19 pandemic, Huawei said on Saturday. Chen Lei, president of Huawei Southern Africa, said in a commentary published in the Saturday Standard that many of the technologies that have helped the continent through the worst of the pandemic and the lockdowns, hold the …
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off presumably his final trip to Israel becoming the first Secretary of State and the highest ranking U.S. official to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on November 19. The settlements have long been deemed a violation of international law, …
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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 …
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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 …
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Relationships between Africa and China have been traced to times even before most African countries got independence. An example, is the Chinese-African People’s Friendship Association (CAPFA), founded in April 1960, and aims at enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and African people, promoting the exchanges and cooperation between China …
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Initiative should constantly enhance sense of fulfillment, happiness, security President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to build a more secure China by comprehensively promoting the implementation of the Peaceful China initiative. Efforts should be made to constantly enhance people’s sense of fulfillment, happiness and security, said Xi, who is …
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By: Mweusi Karake A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, so goes a Chinese proverb. October 10th was 20th Anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), so much has been said and written about FOCAC, it is difficult to say anything new; never the less …
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday ratified Nigeria’s membership of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, as the implementation of the agreement formally takes-off on January 1, 2021. This is as the Council has approved N62.7 billion for the construction of Kano-Dawakin-Tofa-Gwarzo-Dariyo road …
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