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Central African Republic: Nine Chinese Nationals Killed in Mining Site Attack

Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China’s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished. The attack happened near Bambari, said the central town’s mayor Abel Matchipata. Matchipata said that “nine bodies and two wounded” had been counted, […]

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Angola: João Lourenço Calls On Japanese Entrepreneurs to Invest in Angola

Tokyo — The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, on Monday in Tokyo called on Japanese entrepreneurs to invest in various areas in Angola. Speaking at the Japan/Angola Business Forum, in the ambit of his four-day official visit to the “Land of the Rising Sun”, the Angolan President mentioned oil, gas, farming, fisheries, industry, tourism, […]

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Zimbabwe: Palestine Commends Zimbabwe Election Preps, Slams External Interference

Palestine ambassador to Zimbabwe, Tamer Almassri has commended authorities in Zimbabwe for their vigilance in preparing for the forthcoming elections amid calls for external forces to desist from interfering with the process. The calls come at a time the Southern Africa nation is geared to hold elections later this year in a development which has […]

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Malawi: Japan Invests High Power Solar System for Salima District Hospital

Salima District Hospital has been equipped with a high powered solar system plant donated by the People’s Republic of Japan to ease power challenges that have been crippling delivery of health services. The official commissioning was made through World Food Programme (WFP) and present was Deputy Minister of Health, Halima Daud, who described the investment […]

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Liberia: Chinese Envoy Hails Ongoing Foreign Ministry’s Reform

Monrovia — The Charge d’ Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy near Monrovia, Mr. Xu Kun has hailed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. and members of his senior management team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the huge transformation taking place at the ministry […]

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Ethiopia Keen to Attract Additional Investment From China – Finance Minister

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia wants to attract even more additional investment from China in various sectors, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide told CGTN while visiting China. According to him, currently, Chinese investors are one of the major investors in Ethiopia in various areas. “We would like to consolidate those investments, we would like to attract many […]

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Africa: Why China’s New Foreign Minister is Touring Africa

China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is heading to five African countries, the Foreign Ministry announced. Gang was appointed China’s foreign minister on December 30th, replacing Wang Yi who was promoted to the political bureau of the ruling Communist Party in October. In a statement published by the Chinese foreign ministry, Wenbin said the reason […]

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Seychelles: Year of the Rabbit – Chinese Ambassador to Seychelles Honoured At Chinese Spring Festival Reception

The outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Seychelles, Guo Wei, was honoured at a farewell reception at the Eden Bleu hotel, also marking celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. The ceremony took place on Wednesday evening in the presence of the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, the Vice-President, Ahmed Afif, […]

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Mozambique: Russian Ship Off Beira, as China and Russia Increase Their Presence

The Russian cargo vessel Lady R is currently at anchor off Beira having sailed from the South Africa Naval Base at Simon’s Town on 9 December, where it apparently loaded and unloaded cargo at night during blackouts (load-shedding). Commercial cargo ships do not normally go to naval bases. Nothing has been said officially, but South […]

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Nigeria: ‘Govt Must Impose Travel Restriction From China’

The Youth Party has urged the Federal Government to immediately restrict travel from China in other to avoid another pandemic. The Party made this known in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ayodele Adio. Mr. Adio noted that “although China is refusing to share accurate information on infections and deaths from the […]

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Nigeria: China Tops Nigeria’s Import in Q2 2022, As India Leads Export

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown that China topped Nigeria’s major import trade in second-quarter Q2, 2021 on the import trade list. The data further showed that China recorded 29.9 percent or N2.08 trillion of the total import which stood at N6.95 trillion in the same quarter. On the other hand, […]

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Rwanda: Silk Production Drops Following Korean Investor’s Exit

Lack of an investor led to a 43 per cent decline in the production of silk cocoons in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, compared to the previous year, it has emerged. Silk cocoons are coverings of threads that are produced by silkworms after feeding on mulberry trees, and are used in the textile industry. As per […]

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Uganda: China Moves to Fast-Track Agriculture Production in Uganda

Wakiso, Uganda — On a hot December day in the Wakiso district in Uganda’s Central Region, 56-year-old Chinese agriculture expert Chen Taihua, gazing at the fish ponds at the Chinese-built agriculture center, was deep in thought of how lessons learnt back home can be implemented in rural Uganda to pull millions of people out of […]

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South Africa: SA Condemns Scheduled Executions of Students in Myanmar

The South African Government is deeply concerned about the scheduled executions of seven students at Dagon University by the military in Myanmar. In a statement on Wednesday, the South African Government urged the Myanmar military authorities to uphold their international obligations to promote and protect human rights, including the protection of the right to life. […]

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Zimbabwe: Chinese Firm Building Billion Dollar Steel Plant in Mvuma Set to Construct 1,000km Long Cargo Railway Line and Rehabilitate Old Network

TSINGSHAN Holdings, which has already poured US$2 billion in investments locally and is currently building a US$1 billion steel plant at Manhidze, near Chivhu, is set to construct a new cargo railway system, NewZimbabwe.com has learnt. The new line, which is meant to ferry products between Tsingshan’s three subsidiaries in Hwange, Chegutu and Chivhu, and […]

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Liberia: VP Howard-Taylor Reaffirms One China Policy

The One China Policy is one of the policies that the People’s Republic of China holds very dear to their hearts. Anyone who goes against said policy has crossed the reline of the Chinese People and those who respect it have a friendship with President Xi Jinping and his people. In recent months, US Speaker, […]

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Africa: Will African Nations Get Debt Help From IMF and China?

Johannesburg, South Africa — Long-running tensions between the major international lenders and China were aired at a meeting in China’s Anhui province, where participants sought agreement on a way forward for some of the world’s most indebted countries, many of them in Africa. Representatives of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Beijing’s finance ministry […]

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Eritrea-China Medical Cooperation – A Quarter Century of Progress

Several days ago, local media outlets reported on how members of the Chinese medical team, working side by side with Eritrean doctors, have been performing complex spinal surgeries on local patients at the Halibet Hospital in Asmara. The extremely technical operations, which are the first-ever procedures of their kind performed within Eritrea, are an exciting […]