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Official diplomatic relations between China and Namibia were cemented on the 22nd March 1990, a day after Namibia hosted its independence celebration with China establishing its embassy in Windhoek. In April 2018, Namibia and China elevated their ties of cooperation to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership. The Republic of …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge to humankind, and is the most serious global public health emergency since the end of World War II. “In the face of COVID-19, China and Africa have withstood the test of a severe challenge.” said President Xi Jinping in his keynote speech, Defeating …

Every day, Tanzanian businessman John Vedasto Rwehumbiza’s phone buzzes with messages from agricultural producers and logistics enterprises. Having lived in China for nearly 20 years, 56-year-old Rwehumbiza is now running his own business in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s manufacturing heartland Guangdong Province, by importing African farm produce to factories …

Chinese and Malian heads of state, Xi Jinping and Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, met by videoconference during the extraordinary China-Africa summit on solidarity against Covid-19. The day of June 17, 2020 will strongly mark the annals of Sino-African friendly cooperation especially in the new circumstance of the fight against new epidemics. …

While COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal exchanges between Africa and China, the two sides remain in close touch. The Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against COVID-19 pandemic held via video link on June, 17, 2020 where 15 African countries and China issued a joint and multilateral position on the Covid-19 …

As the old saying goes, “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. It is during difficult times when only friends stick with you and pretenders abandon you. The COVID 19 pandemic times have been difficult for all nations and more difficult for Africa which has relatively less resources and …

Last week the attention of global media was centered on the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19, held via video conference in Beijing in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and with the participation of leaders of African countries and special guests, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio …

At the recent extraordinary China-Africa Summit on solidarity against COVID-19 held virtually on 17 June 2020, President Xi Jinping reassured African leaders that “China shall never waver in its determination to pursue greater solidarity and cooperation with Africa”, in spite of the evolving   international landscape. In his generosity, the Chinese …

We are living in an era where countries and peoples in the world are interdependent and inseparable. On one hand, we are all benefiting from globalization through international trade and technology revolution. For example, JAVA House Kenya AA coffee beans are sold to China via online platform with a profitable …

The above title is of a new captivating book by Kishore Mahbubani, a professor in the practice of public policy at the National University of Singapore. He is also the author of other books including; Has the West Lost It? And The Great Convergence: Asia, the West and the Logic …