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The China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG) officially launched its Chinese culture learning program recently in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The initiative, dubbed “Silk Road in Harmony: Cultural Integration,” aims to promote the Chinese language and culture among local students and staff, while fostering stronger ties and cultural integration Read more

The Zambian government is seeking to establish a tourism skills development partnership with a Chinese college, a senior official said in a statement recently. Tourism Minister Rodney Sikumba made the remarks during his visit to Shaanxi Tourism Cuisine Professional College in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. According Read more

A total of 13 “Chinese Corners” in Nigeria’s secondary schools in Abuja, the country’s capital, have received a substantial donation of books from the People’s Education Press (PEP) of China, in a move to strengthen educational and cultural ties between the two countries. The donation, held at the China Cultural Read more

Nigeria and China recently reaffirmed their commitment to stronger ties as both nations jointly marked Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary and China’s 76th National Day. The colourful celebration, which also coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, brought together government officials, diplomats, business leaders, cultural groups and students in Lagos. Chairman of the Read more

At the construction site of the Quilonga Water Supply Project undertaken by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in eastern Luanda, Angola’s capital, workers are busy at their tasks in an orderly fashion. Figueira Kalunga, a safety management technician, moves around the site, carefully inspecting workers’ helmets, harnesses, and Read more

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), a Chinese construction firm, has begun work on a major road reconstruction project in Rigasa, a densely populated community with long-standing infrastructure challenges in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony recently, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani emphasized the crucial role Read more

Experts have decried the existing inequality in the contemporary global system, the impunity of major powers, and urged Nigeria to instead embrace China’s Global Governance Initiative (GGI) to foster inclusive development. The international relations experts made the call during a one-day seminar on the GGI with the theme: “Opportunities for Read more

Two Chinese construction firms, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and CGCOC Group Co., Ltd., have officially broken ground on the “Light Up Abuja” project, a flagship infrastructure initiative of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Government officials and residents gathered recently for the launch ceremony in Abuja, the Nigerian Read more

Despite rising unilateralism and protectionism in the West and increasing uncertainties in global trade, China-Africa economic and trade cooperation remains on a fast track, backed by concrete actions towards common modernisation. This collaboration reinforces solidarity across the Global South and contributes to greater stability and confidence in the global multilateral Read more