Tag Archives: Nairobi

China-Africa cooperation is contributing to visible development in Africa on a win-win base, Kenya’s foreign minster Amina Mohamed said on Thursday. In an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Amina said with the cooperation, Africa has been able to address many left-behind …

The northern corridor link, known as 2A, will be constructed by China Road and Bridges Corp, following commissioning of the project by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on October 19. Work is set to start this year on the challenging second phase of Kenya’s standard gauge railway network development. The …

The Chinese government’s decision to terminate ivory processing and trade by the end of 2017 marked a critical milestone in the journey toward eliminating poaching and other threats to Africa’s elephant species, a conservationist group said on Wednesday. Kaddu Sebunya, president of African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) hailed China for taking …

Three months after the opening of Kenya’s first transformer manufacturing plant, Dylan Yu, managing director of Yocean Group Limited, has an even more ambitious plan – to diversify products to better serve the country’s power industry. Yocean has already come to an agreement with its manufacturing partners in China’s Jiangsu …

A team of Chinese doctors on Saturday conducted a medical camp for the disadvantaged orphans in Huruma Children’s Home, about 28 kilometres southwest of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Professor Tian Shengxun told Xinhua that the camp targeted over 200 orphans who can not access quality medical services. “Our aim is …

Kenya Airways said Thursday it had signed a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines to help improve connectivity and access in Asia. The agreement on the Bangkok-Hong Kong route will see Hong Kong Airlines load Kenya Airways flight code on the Asian carriers’ seven daily flights. “This will allow Kenya …

Four modular container clinics donated by the Chinese government will be used to provide healthcare in remote parts of Kenya. The donation made possible by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is valued at 2.75 million yuan ($400, 000) to the Kenyan government. At …

In a densely planted campus with buildings painted joyful yellow in the east of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, there is a railway training institute sponsored by a large Chinese infrastructure construction company — China Road and Bridge Corporation. China Road and Bridge Corporation, which has been building a 471 …

In Nairobi, Chinese martial arts is taking center stage as the first ever kung fu festival opens. The event was organized to create awareness about the sport in Kenya. Hundreds of people came to watch, as 10 kung fu masters from Beijing showed their moves. The first kung fu festival …

Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2016 shows a view of the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi, Kenya. The state-of-the-art facility funded by the Chinese government to promote collaborative research with African countries in the field of agriculture and biodiversity conservation …

The China-Africa Development Fund said on Thursday that it was poised to strengthen its investment efforts in the East Africa Community region with the establishment of its representative office in Nairobi, Kenya. The office, based in Nairobi, is the fifth in Africa after others in South Africa, Ethiopia, Zambia and …

The Chinese firm responsible for building the first Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in East Africa plans to design and build an engineering school worth $10 million in Kenya. The school jointly funded by China Communications and Construction Company and its subsidiary China Road and Bridge Corporation will be a real …

The ninth China – Africa Youth Exchange program kicked off in Kenya on the 10th August 2016. This year’s event saw a turning tide in the attendance. Approximately 50 college and university students attended with their lectures from China and Kenya, The event was held in Nairobi.   One of …

Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa (L) and The Chief Executive of Kenya’s CFC Stanbic Bank Philip Odera attended the launching ceremony at the headquarter of CFC Stanbic Bank in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on the thirteenth of  july 2016. Kenya’s CFC Stanbic  Bank on Wednesday became the first bank …

Kenyan woman gets her dream trip come true by photo-shopping herself into snaps of China A Kenyan woman has recently turned her dream visit to China a reality by posting a series of photo-shopped travel snaps online, which finally attracted a generous donation for an actual trip. Seve Gat from Nairobi …

Chinese telecom company StarTimes on Tuesday announced the alignment of its top satellite and terrestrial bouquets that will see a 40 percent and 29 percent drop in the cost of the monthly subscription for the two bouquets. StarTimes Vice President Mark Lisboa noted that the move is advised by the …

Leading Chinese artists who included opera singers, acrobats, dancers and instrumentalists on Sunday entertained a mammoth crowd in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Liu Xianfa and senior Kenyan officials graced the concert where traditional and classical music from the Asian giant enlivened the audience who filled an …

A Chinese investor has recently donated much-needed food to the Huruma Children’s home located in Ngong on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The Chinese entrepreneur, Tai Sujun, has been donating to the Huruma Children’s Home for the past ten years as part of efforts to give back to …

The upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) Nairobi meeting would offer African countries a major opportunity to improve the supply chains of agriculture produce and boost its agriculture trade, experts said ahead of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held next week. Darlington Mwape, Former Permanent Representative of Zambia to …