During the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held earlier this month, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina hailed the success of hybrid rice in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In fact, hybrid rice has been such a game-changer in Madagasgar’s grain production that it is celebrated on the 20,000 ariary banknote. Since 2007, China has been working with Read more
A few months ago, Central African leaders met in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), a regional bloc, highlighted its past achievements and read out a roadmap for strengthening regional integration, while focusing on Read more
Rising Sino-African trade and infrastructure cooperation is fueling demand for the Chinese yuan in Africa, experts said in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. African governments and traders are increasingly turning to the Chinese yuan, or renminbi, to settle financial transactions with China, bypassing the U.S. dollar to save on costs, Read more
As it reached the milestone of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) last October, it is another important year for comprehensively deepening reform, a key year for realizing the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan for the 2021-25 period, the 70th Read more
The international community should support the countries in the Great Lakes region to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to build a common future, said Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, early this month. For some time now, the countries in the Great Lakes region have actively pursued peace, Read more
The People’s Republic of China has re-stated why it has continued to partner Nigeria in its development efforts. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, disclosed this during the event to commemorate the 75th Independence Anniversary of China in Abuja, Nigeria. He said Nigeria and China have so much in Read more
On June 21, 2024, H.E. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, held talks with H.E. Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read more
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar in Beijing recently and the two foreign ministers also attended the first Plenary Session of China-Nigeria Inter-governmental Committee. During the talks, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Read more
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Gwabin Musa has hosted the Deputy Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China, Lieutenant General Jia Zhigang at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja in a bid to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance military cooperation between the two countries. Lieutenant General Read more
The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated with a competitive and inclusive dragon boat race recently in Cape Town, making a splash in South Africa’s legislative capital. Also known as Duanwu, the festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese Read more