At dawn in Mbende, a neighborhood in the resort town of Limbe in Cameroon’s Southwest Region, 89-year-old Vivian Njie lit her firewood stove. This time, the pot on it was not empty. Inside, long-grain white rice donated by China bubbled gently. Njie, a grandmother of 15, stirred the rice prepared Read more
China is seeking to develop economic ties with Africa through trade, technology, manufacturing and skills training, officials said recently during a foreign media tour of Jiangsu province which began in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. Wuxi’s trade with Africa reached 18.6 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) in the first half Read more
INTRODUCTION: The dialogue was organized by the Center for China Studies (CCS), an independent research think-tank on the study of China, her phenomenal rise, and important engagement with Africa. The Director of the center, Mr. Charles Onunaiju declared the dialogue open by welcoming all the invitees; he also thanked the Read more
The CPC’s governance practices offer experiences of considerable interest not only to China, but also to the wider world Imagine a 105-year-old political party that remains progressive and vigorous, leading a country of 1.4 billion people towards common prosperity. This is the Communist Party of China (CPC). On 1 July, Read more
African leaders recently called for renewed commitment to building a peaceful, integrated and prosperous continent as Africa Day was commemorated at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Africa Day marks the continent’s struggle for independence and unity, as well as the founding of the Read more
Representatives from several Taiwan-based political parties and civic groups staged a rally outside the island’s legislature recently to protest arms purchases from the United States and call for improved cross-Strait dialogue and peaceful development. The demonstration was organized by groups including Taiwan’s Labor Party and the Cross-Strait Peaceful Development Forum. Read more
Betting on “Taiwan independence” has no future and will only cost Eswatini its development opportunities, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said recently. According to media in Africa and the Taiwan region, before and after Lai Ching-te’s visit to Eswatini, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities provided the country with Read more
The Rwandan final of the 2026 Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College and Secondary School Students was held in Kigali, the country’s capital city, recently. The contest, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda and organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Rwanda (UR), gathered students Read more
Drivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia are increasingly lining up not at fuel stations, but at electric charging points, as rising transport costs and shifting consumer habits reshape how the city moves. What was once an occasional sight has become more common, with queues forming at charging stations as the number Read more
In the quiet farming village of Bumbisudi on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar, dairy farmer Tahiya Bauso Massawe walks through rows of towering green grass, brushing her hands against leaves that sway gently in the coastal breeze. What once looked like an ordinary pasture has become the backbone of a Read more