Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Foundation for Human Rights Development Li Hongkui speaks at the 2025 China-South Africa Seminar on Human Rights in Pretoria, South Africa, Dec. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Wei) The 2025 China-South Africa Seminar on Human Rights was held on Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital. Under the theme “Multilateralism and the Realization…
Namibia on Tuesday launched a new adaptive agriculture initiative to strengthen the resilience of drought-affected farming communities and improve food security across five regions. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital, Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata, executive director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, said the project will support vulnerable households in…
South Africa said Thursday that it will temporarily step back from the Group of 20 (G20) activities, after the United States, the new rotating presidency, confirmed it would not invite Pretoria to participate. “For now, we will take a commercial break until we resume normal programming,” Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,…
A man makes coffee at the African Coffee Park in western Ugandan district of Ntungamo on Nov. 28, 2025. (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua) China’s expanded zero-tariff policy for African goods is expected to significantly boost Uganda’s coffee exports and raise household incomes, a leading Ugandan coffee entrepreneur has told Xinhua. Nelson Tugume, chief executive officer of Inspire Africa Group,…
By Staff writer French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 3, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, for a three day state visit Wednesday for a state visit. He was welcomed by welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Macron’s visit to China comes at a critical moment for Europe, China,…
By Staff Writer The Chinese Premier Li Qiang alongside Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema and Tanzania Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi attended ground breaking ceremony fot TAZARA revitalization in Lusaka-Zambia on November 20, 2025(Xinhua) China–Africa cooperation is entering a significant new phase as revitalization efforts begin on the historic Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) line. Chinese premier was…
Hassan Omar Hassan, the secretary-general of the United Democratic Alliance of Kenya, speaks at a forum on the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Dec. 1, 2025. A forum on the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance…
By staff writer As China enters a new stage of demographic transformation, increasing the life expectancy and improving the overall health of its elderly population has become both an urgent task and a long-term national strategy. By 2030, China aims to raise its average life expectancy to 80 years—one year longer than in 2024—and achieve…
Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism AshatuKijaji (3rd L), Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian(4th R), and other guests pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of an art exhibition titled “Shoulder to Shoulder on the Same Path” held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman) An art exhibition has opened in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,…
Rwanda’s Cabinet has approved a broad package of reforms spanning public transport, monetary policy, and climate action, according to a communique issued Friday by the Office of the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Infrastructure will roll out a modernized public transport model in the capital, Kigali, this December to improve reliability, efficiency, and environmental sustainability,…