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Africa: Who will bell the cat? The Case of Democratic Republic of Congo Part 2

By: Mweusi Karake White mercenary army- Black press-gungs In my last article, I showed you pictures of children whose hands were cut off because their families produced less rubber than the quota assigned. To enforce such a brutal slavery, King Leopold II, could not just rely on the Belgian army. …

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Working Together To Open Up A New Chapter In China-Africa Relations

Twenty years ago, Chinese and African leaders gathered in Beijing to inaugurate the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). A new era was thus opened for China-Africa relations. Over the two decades, by acting along the prevailing trend of peace, development and cooperation, FOCAC has established itself as a pacesetter for …

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Africa: Who will bell the cat? The Case of Democratic Republic of Congo.

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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Africa: The Media As Enduring Agency for Fostering Sino-Africa Ties

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 to continue to grow post-COVID-19 pandemic: Huawei

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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Pompeo Doctrine: A lesson in anti-diplomacy

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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China’s Xinjiang shakes off absolute poverty

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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Build on Twenty Years of Proud Achievements and Open up a New Chapter in China-Africa Relations

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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China and Africa need to strengthen cooperation in education

George Nsamba

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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Xi urges Peaceful China efforts

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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