Nairobi — Disputes arising from the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will be resolved in Beijing, China, if friendly consultations fails. This was revealed in the SGR contract that was signed by Kenya’s National Treasury (representing the Government) and the Export-Import Bank of China. “Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall […]
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Africa’s development depends on global rapprochement and overcoming its own lowest-common-denominator politics. A new long-term scenario analysis confirms that China will overtake the United States (US) as the most powerful country in the world by mid-century. The West, comprising the US and the European Union (EU), cannot constrain China’s momentum towards great power status. The […]
The People’s Republic of China through its Ambassador to Liberia Ren Yisheng has disclosed that with his country’s economic growth, the people of Liberia are expected to benefit greatly. Speaking over the weekend on the Super Morning Show, Amb. Ren said Liberia and China’s governments are also working together to design projects for implementation of […]
Harare — Africa is rich in clean energy sources, such as sun and wind, but despite this abundant sunshine, ideal for renewable energy production, the continent relies heavily on crude oil. Nigeria was the leading oil producer in Africa in 2021, with oil production of roughly 78 million metric tons, and Libya, Algeria, and Angola […]
Johannesburg, South Africa — A new global public opinion survey of people in 25 countries has revealed steep declines in support for China, although Beijing still is seen favorably by many in Africa, where it is vying for influence with Washington. The survey by the Britain-based YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project was carried out between August and […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of South Korea following the tragic loss of life in the capital, Seoul, during Halloween activities. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has since declared a period of national mourning following the untimely demise of more than 150 people in a stampede, […]
The Federal Executive Council last year approved the award of the contract for the rehabilitation of Warri and Kaduna Refineries at the combined total sum of $1.5 billion. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has signed an agreement with Daewoo Group of South Korea for the rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refinery, the government said Thursday. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Seoul, expressed Nigeria’s desire to widen the scope of trade relations with the Republic of Korea beyond gas exports. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with his Korean counterpart, Mr. Yoon Suk-Yeol at the Presidential Palace on the sidelines of the First World Bio Summit, the President called for expansion from […]
WESTERN sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe violate the country’s sovereignty and undermine people’s right to development, a Chinese official has said. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin urged the American administration to stop meddling in Zimbabwe’s internal matters, a development which affects self-rule. Wenbin was responding to a […]
Windhoek — Authorities in Namibia say a Chinese man jailed for smuggling rhinoceros horns has escaped from prison. Chinese national Wang Hui is on the run after he escaped from the Windhoek Correctional Facility, where he had been serving a 15-year sentence for the illegal export of controlled wildlife products. Hui and three other Chinese […]
Cape Town — The number of people living in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa has overtaken that in South Asia, says a new study. Nearly 579 million Africans live in what the study calls “acute multidimensional poverty”. This year’s Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), released on Monday (October 19, 2022) by a United Nations agency and […]
Johannesburg, South Africa — Under President Xi Jinping, China’s engagement with Africa reached new heights, economically and diplomatically. During nearly 10 years in power, Xi’s trademark Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) saw massive infrastructure projects rolled out across the continent, his government tripled China’s financial commitments at the first Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held […]
Johannesburg — During his more than nine-year-long tenure Xi Jinping, who looks set to take on a third term as head of China’s Communist Party at its party congress this week, has emphasized the importance of China-Africa relations. In South Africa, which counts China as its biggest trade partner, not one of about a dozen […]
Basoko, Democratic Republic of Congo — In January, officials ordered Xiang Jiang Mining to cease operations near the Congo River. Nine months later, the mine is still open – and residents are still protesting. Not a day goes by without the motorized sound of dredgers blasting through Charles Baima’s village in Basoko, around 195 kilometers […]
Addis Abeba — A group of western countries issued a new statement of concern at “the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.” Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, said they were “profoundly concerned” as war in the Tigray escalated in the shadow of communication […]
Indian authorities have stopped production at a factory near Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of some 69 children in Gambia. Indian health authorities have halted all production at the main factory of Maiden Pharmaceuticals near New Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children […]
If the continent wants positive outcomes, it must be more hard-nosed, prepared and ruthless than China. ‘China narratives in Western liberal democracies are not mainstream in the rest of the world.’ This is one of the takeaways from a new report by the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies. Drawing on researchers in eight developing […]
After weeks of tireless fundraising, the Sixaxeni family finally managed to raise the R400,000 required for the repatriation of their daughter’s body from China. But then the family was hit with devastating news. The undertaker in possession of Lusanda Sixaxeni’s body cannot be sent the money for her repatriation all at once, and the family […]