Opinions

Sexual violations against children continue at an alarming rate in Somalia and there is little or no opportunity to seek justice, the UN children’s fund UNCIEF said. In a statement issued in Mogadishu ahead of the fifth anniversary of Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child …

The Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway has recorded an over 51 percent increase in revenue during the first half of 2020 despite the difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the railway’s managing entity said in a recent interview. The 756-km railway, which officially commenced its commercial operations for both passenger and …

The Taobao Villages are rural e-commerce hubs that feature Alibaba’s logistics, service and training to encourage farmers to engage in online sales of farm produce and local specialties. To be nominated as a Taobao Village, Alibaba requires total annual e-commerce transactions of over 10 million yuan (about 1.5 million U.S. …

Joseph Kaguai is among pioneer investors in the hospitality industry on the outskirts of central Kenya’s industrial town of Thika whose passion for bamboo is unmatched thanks to multiple benefits offered by the grass. The middle-aged ex-banker who incurred huge expenses to procure toothpicks for customers in his resort hotel …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday shared his thoughts on the role of the United Nations (UN) in the post-COVID era, opposing unilateralism, bullying or any country acting like “boss of the world.” Xi made the comments at a high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN. Stressing …

The novel coronavirus has hit Africa and set back its pace of manufacturing development. According to the World Bank, the pandemic could possibly cause a loss of $37 billion to $79 billion output in 2020 alone in Africa and result in major disruptions to its manufacturing supply chains. A resilient …

China will contribute more manpower and resources to United Nations’ peacekeeping missions, support UN reforms to improve peacekeeping effectiveness and enhance global cooperation to jointly build lasting peace and prosperity around the world, officials said on Friday. As this year marks the 30th anniversary of China’s participation in such missions, …

China’s national image in the international community has continued to improve in recent years, according to a report released in Beijing on Tuesday. China scored 6.3 in a 10-point system concerning its overall image in 2019, 0.1 point higher than in 2018, said a report released jointly by the Academy …

In the August 31, 2020, opinion column of the Guardian, which was also published online, there was a piece by one Biodun Odunmbaku –Wilson title: “Halt All Chinese Loans for Nigerian Railways Now” This piece is a response to the write-up, not necessarily because it is worth responding to but …

The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan on Thursday handed over 3,000 tons of rice as emergency food aid to the east African country. The embassy said the 1,500 tons of the donation will go for emergency relief to help people affected by recent floods. The remaining half will be used …