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  The Bank of Africa, through its branch in Shanghai, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products. (CCCME)   MOU Signing Ceremony between Bank of Africa and CCCME (Photo / Mr. Said Adren) The General Manager …

  Editor’s Note: Thanks to years of efforts, China has made some remarkable achievements in the field of environmental protection. But can it overcome the remaining challenges? In the fifth of a series of commentaries, a senior journalist of China Daily tries to find the answer: A World Bank report …

Chinese Ambassador Zhou Pingjian (left) and Raychelle Omamo join President Uhuru Kenyatta for a photo at the State House in Nairobi on Sept 2, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]I was kind of disappointed somehow, frankly, upon my first-ever arrival at JKIA on August 29, 2008. A very friendly and hospitable …

The year 2020 is extraordinary and significant for China, Rwanda and the whole world. As the Covid-19 is still raging around the world, China and Rwanda have been working hand in hand to face challenges, seize opportunities, tackle risks, enhance mutual trust, strengthen win-win cooperation, and promote common development for a …

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). President Xi pointed out that twenty years ago, FOCAC was established to answer the call of the times. Since then, it has grown strong and prospered as China-Africa cooperation continues to flourish. It has …

China’s Consul-General in Lagos, Chu Maoming, has dismissed fears that China’s loans to African countries have political undertones or are meant to enslave Africa. Speaking on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Maoming said that in the years since its …

A giant drilling rig can be seen from a distance in the heart of the desert west of Upper Egypt’s Minya Province, surrounded by heavy equipment as well as energetic engineers and workers in red overalls, white helmets and face masks. It is one of the three rigs belonging to …

Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the extraordinary achievements women have made in the society and the challenges they face globally, calling for joint efforts to promote gender equality and women’s development around the world. Xi made the call in Beijing via video when addressing a high-level meeting held by the …

After a full year of negotiations, the Sudanese government and armed groups on Saturday signed a final peace deal in South Sudan’s capital Juba to end armed conflicts. The signing ceremony, which was broadcast live by Sudan’s official TV, was attended by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, Chairman of Sudan’s …

Friendship as a function of strong relationship between two or more persons or entities has always existed since creation of man. Sometimes it is influenced or goaded by some natural, social or physical phenomenon, but the nature, depth or direction of the friendship is determined by the choices the two …