The People’s Republic of China said on Monday that it wants to strengthen its cooperation with Africa by working to remove trade barriers and ease of doing business with Africa, but a few bottlenecks needed to be addressed first. Speaking at a China-Africa media forum on Monday in Johannesburg, China’s …
Read More »China donates Sh16 million for drought-Struck victims
The Chinese embassy in Nairobi has given Sh16 million for food stuff for victims of drought in several counties including Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Lamu, Laikipia, Baringo, Isiolo, Kitui, Narok East Ambassador Liu Xianfa handed the donation to the Devolution ministry on Friday, saying it was the largest ever by the …
Read More »China sends troops to its ‘support base’ in East Africa
China has dispatched troops to Djibouti in advance of formally establishing the country’s first overseas military base. Two Chinese Navy warships left the port of Zhanjiang on Tuesday, taking an undisclosed number of military personnel on the journey across the Indian Ocean. An editorial Wednesday stressed the importance of the …
Read More »China-Africa cooperation is a ‘win-win’ cooperation – African leaders
Many African leaders believe that China-Africa cooperation is an equal benefit for both China and the African continent on areas of socio-economic and prospect developments. Different leaders from various African states say they believe in China’s friendship and they also subscribe to One-China policy. With China as Africa’s ‘best friend’ …
Read More »China’s Africa Policy Addresses Poverty
China’s policy towards Africa has the potential to lift the continent out of poverty if all its contents are implemented accordingly. In the last nine years, the Asian economic giant released two position papers on its policy on Africa, which act as guidelines to its dealings with the continent. The …
Read More »China continues to stand with “African brothers”: spokesperson
China said on Friday it would continue to stand together with its “African brothers” in the future, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a routine visit to Africa at the start of the year. China has a 27-year-long diplomatic tradition of making Africa the first overseas destination for its …
Read More »Chinese FM wraps up African visit, hails “new changes” in cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his African tour on Thursday that carried him to Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo and Nigeria, at a time when China-Africa cooperation is going from strength to strength. The foreign minister’s visit was in keeping with China’s nearly three-decade-long diplomatic tradition of …
Read More »China hopes Africa to boost confidence, unite to meet various challenges: Chinese FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Wednesday that China hopes that countries in Africa will boost confidence, unite and work together to meet new challenges of various kinds. Wang made the remarks in a joint interview with Chinese media as he was wrapping up his five-nation Africa visit, which …
Read More »Chinese foreign minister to visit five African countries
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will follow a two-decade-long diplomatic tradition to make Africa his first overseas destination in 2017, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Wang will pay an official visit to Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo and Nigeria from Jan. 7 to 12, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced …
Read More »Chinese media company contributes to Tanzania’s digital migration
StarTimes, a Chinese media company, is contributing immensely to Tanzania’s digital migration by enabling households in the east African country to afford digital television, an executive officer from the company has said recently. Guo Ziqi, Vice-Chairman of StarTimes Group, said: “Our aim is to enable every African household to afford …
Read More »Reporters on trip to discover China-Africa cooperation fruits
A joint reporting activity that involves major media outlets of China and Africa has been launched. Reporters will visit Chinese-funded enterpriese and research institutes in Tanzania and Kenya to find out how much progress has been made in China-Africa cooperation. Sun Zhijun, with the publicity department of the Communist Party …
Read More »Joint interview event for Chinese enterprises in Africa launched in Tanzania
A joint interview event named Chinese Enterprises in Africa is launched in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, in a bid to shed light on the fruitful achievements in China-Africa cooperation. Organized by China’s State Council Information Office, the event will include more than 40 reporters from China …
Read More »Ambassador Yan Youming’s Article on China-Africa cooperation in railway
On November 2, the Chipata-Petauke-Serenje Railway Project Signing Ceremony was held at Taj Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka. I had the honor to attend and witnessed that important historic moment, together with Hon. Brian Mushimba, Minister of Transport and Communication, Hon. Dora Siliya, Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Ronald Chitotela, Minister of …
Read More »China, South Africa agree on five key areas of cooperation
China and South Africa agreed here on Tuesday to enhance cooperation in five key areas including politics, economy and trade as well as people-to-people exchanges. The agreement was reached at the sixth plenary session of the China-South Africa Bi-National Commission, which was jointly presided over by Chinese Vice President Li …
Read More »China steps up investment in Africa’s renewable future
For bioenergy provider Guangdong Zhongke Tianyuan New Energy Technology (ZKTY), Africa is a wonderland. At the 2nd Investing in Africa Forum that concluded on Thursday, the Guangzhou company signed a contract to invest in a bioenergy project in West Africa’s Sierra Leone. The project, which uses local crops to produce …
Read More »Ethiopia keen to be model in China-Africa cooperation: minister
Ethiopia is keen to be a model in cooperation between Africa and China, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Ahmed Shide, has said. Shide made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting between heads of multiple Ethiopian ministries and representatives of the Chinese business community. They discussed ways to boost …
Read More »China-Africa agricultural cooperation yields fruits
Decades of agricultural cooperation between China and Africa has yielded fruitful results on the vast African continent full of untapped potentials. Here, Xinhua reporters present three such exemplary projects that have benefited farmers in Benin, Namibia and Mozambique HI-TECH BRINGS NEW HOPE TO BENIN COTTON FARM At Okpara Farm, over …
Read More »Africa: Yearender – China-Africa Cooperation Ushers in New Era of Mutual Benefits
Johannesburg — The year of 2015 will go down to the annals of history as the year which saw China-Africa Cooperation relations take a giant leap forward. Politicians and experts have agreed that this is the year where the China-Africa Cooperation was at the highest level. The year started with the …
Read More »Chinese Picture Exhibition tackles different China-Africa ties
People’s Daily, together with the African Times, organised an Overseas Construction Achievement Picture Exhibition for Chinese Enterprise in Africa at Emperors Palace on Wednesday, 9 December, 2015. The picture exhibition showcased images taken all of Africa, covering various different articles from office parks being built to homes, roads and railway …
Read More »Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma rides high-speed train in China
Africa Union chairperson rides high-speed train in China:http://english.cntv.cn/2015/11/02/VIDE1446418682080869.shtml The chairperson of the African Union, Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, is continuing a six-day visit to Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese foreign minister. Zuma took a high-speed train from Beijing to Tianjin on Saturday and visited the Tianjin high-speed train station …
Read More »Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi’s Interview
State Councilor Yang Jiechi’s Interview With Independent News & Media South Africa October 2015, South Africa (1) As Your Excellency have visited South Africa several times, what’s your impression about South Africa? What is the aim of your trip to South Africa this time? State Councilor Yang Jiechi: South Africa …
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