Tag Archives: Zambia

The increasing number of African students seeking to further their education in China was a clear sign of the quality of education provided in China, a diplomat has said. Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming said China was grateful over the appreciation of the country’s education system by African countries …

Zambia on Friday launched construction of a China-funded mega-road project that connects the southern and central parts of the country to the mining towns in the Copperbelt province. The construction of the 321-kilometer Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway, including the bypass roads in Kabwe and Kapiri Mposhi, and 45 kilometers of the …

THE small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia are expected to benefit from a five-year US$100 million special facility agreement signed by Absa Bank Limited and the China Development Bank (CDB). Absa Bank Limited, which is a subsidiary of the Barclays Africa Group (BAGL), is committed to providing support to …

China and Zambia on Friday signed a framework agreement for construction of communication towers (phase two) in the southern African country. The agreement involves 808 towers, 1,009 2G, 3G and 4G wireless stations, the setting up of a matched transmission network and user access terminals in unserved and under-served areas …

Zambia has now turned to China in seeking to increase its power generation capacity including nuclear energy as demand by local and foreign end users increases against a low hydro output. Zambia’s hydro generation capacity has risen to about 2,500 megawatts against an endowed capacity of 6,000 megawatts, resulting in …

Recently, an article titled “China: Promoting Common Development with Other Countries” introducing President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2017 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos by Yang Youming, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, was published on Zambia Daily Mail, a local mainstream …

The 1,860.5 kilometer-long Tazara railway spanning from Tanzania’s commercial center Dar es Salaam to Zambia’s Central Province represents one of China’s largest foreign aid projects. A tripartite agreement was signed in September 1967 to build the railroad and construction began in 1970. The railway opened in 1975 and in July …

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 …

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 …

Following his courtesy visit to Asia recently, a South African entrepreneur is hailing praises to China-Africa relations saying it needs to be embraced. Nyaniso Mashabane, a farmer from Johannesburg said he’s impressed with the idea of China befriending African states adding that this was elevated by his experience there. He …

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 …

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has reaffirmed its country’s commitment to the one-China policy, saying Zambia will maintain strategic communication with China on such major global and regional issues as the reform of the U.N. Security Council. Lungu made the statement during a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi …

China and Tanzania, during a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here Monday, pledged to consolidate the traditional friendship, integrate the development strategies and promote pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in various fields. In a meeting with Wang, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Tanzania appreciates China’s listing …

Analysts hail China’s decision to make Zambia among the five African countries being visited by its foreign minister this year saying it speaks volumes about how much China values the friendship with the Southern African country, analysts said on Monday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a visit to …

Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Sunday that China will continue strengthening industrial cooperation with Zambia and helping the country improve the capacity of independent development. During his talks with his Zambian counterpart Harry Kalaba, Wang described Zambia as an “all-weather” friend of China, noting that China is …

The cooperation between China and African countries has been gradually transformed and upgraded, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. Under the new ideas put forward at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’s summit in Johannesburg, the China-Africa win-win cooperation has shown “three new changes,” Wang said during a meeting …

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 …

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway, linking the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia’s central province, used to be a major copper export route, as its export routes that ran through then apartheid controlled South Africa were cut off. In 1976, Chinese construction crews …

A Chinese state railway builder and the Zambian government have signed a $2.26 billion deal for a new railroad linking two cities in eastern Zambia. The single-track, 388-km railway between Chipata and Serenje highlights China’s ongoing effort to expand its commercial interests in Africa. China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., a …

Government and the Republic of Botswana have signed a multi-million Kwacha contract with a Chinese contractor for the construction of One Stop Border facilities at Kazungula in Southern Province. The contract, valued at K263, 670, 419=98, forms Package 3 of the Kazungula Bridge Project and is funded through a loan …

ZAMBIA and Botswana have signed a contract with Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Group Company Limited of China (AFECC) for the construction of One Stop Border Post (OSBP) facilities at Kazungula Border on the Zambian side at a cost of more than K263 million. The contract valued at K263, 670, 419.98, …

Companies from China and Africa on Thursday in Beijing signed more than 40 business deals totaling about 17 billion dollars. More than 400 participants from government agencies, financial institutions, business associations and enterprises attended the Seminar on China-Africa Business Cooperation on Thursday. The deals, involving government departments, financial institutions and …

The Zambian mission in China has launched a ten -day tour of the key economic regions dubbed “The 2016 Zambia China People to People Culture and Business Roadshow” aimed at enhancing Zambia’s image in China. This is in line with the missions’ 2016 Strategic Plan that is aimed at enhancing …

Government officials from Tanzania, Zambia and China will meet in Beijing next week to discuss plans to revamp the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) railway line, which runs from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia. This is the second meeting after one held in Dar es Salaam mid …

China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang will pay a visit to Africa from March 18 to 27. The first stop of Zhang’s trip will be Lusaka. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), will attend the 134th IPU Assembly in the Zambian capital at the invitation …

ZAMBIA will soon send a delegation to Beijing to present projects for possible funding under the US$60 billion which China committed to Africa’s development, Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba has said. China pledged the support at the 2015 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg, South Africa last December. …

Plans to establish Zambia’s first-ever livestock vaccine production laboratory with the help of the Chinese government have reached an advanced stage, a senior official has said. During his visit to China in March this year, President Edgar Lungu signed a number of agreements with the Chinese government, and among them …