Chinese firm Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), together with the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe, held a cultural exchange event recently to mark Africa Day, which is commemorated annually on May 25. Guests were feted with various cultural performances from China and Zimbabwe, including Chinese martial arts, Zimbabwean traditional Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Beijing recently. Xi highlighted that Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with China 68 years ago. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership. Over the past decade, Read more
The Chinese Navy ship, Xuchang that arrived in Nigeria this week has hosted Nigerian and Chinese children to a Children’s Day party on board the vessel. The hosting was announced by the Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuching during a deck reception evening at the Read more
Sapphire Float Glass Factory, owned by Chinese investors in the Mkuranga District of the Coast Region in eastern Tanzania, is exporting float glass to six African countries, an official said recently. Minister of Industry and Trade Ashatu Kijaji told the parliament in the national capital of Dodoma that the factory, Read more
As dawn breaks, Hellen Mugala, 27, joins hundreds of her colleagues on their way to work at the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, located in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale. “This industrial park has helped many local people. I have acquired skills and earned a living from the Chinese company,” Read more
China has a “huge responsibility” to shape the future world order, as cracks in existing international systems reveal a dire need for reforms, envoys to Beijing told a multilateral forum recently. The German ambassador to China, Patricia Flor, said a “more efficient multilateral system” was needed to tackle the multiple Read more
Lawrence Kamau Gachuru from the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi recently emerged as the winner of the 23rd Chinese proficiency competition for college students Kenya division finals. Gachuru emerged the winner in the competition themed ‘One World One Family’, involving 20 students from other universities across the country. He Read more
The Charge D’affaires of the Chinese Embassy, Zhang Yi has expressed China’s commitment to collaborate with Nigeria in cultural exchange programmes and infrastructure development. The Acting Ambassador to Nigeria, according to a statement by the Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, made the commitment during a courtesy visit to Read more
African diplomats have praised the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) for strengthening the partnership between the two sides and promoting South-South cooperation. At a high-level conference on Ethiopia’s role in FOCAC in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa recently, diplomats said of the many partnership platforms Africa has today, FOCAC Read more
The China Civil Construction Company (CCECC) last month handed over the phase one of the $50 million Federal University of Transportation Daura, Katsina State to the federal government. The Chairman of the group, Mr. Dai Hegen, said that the completion of the university marked a significant milestone in the realisation Read more