Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant move aimed at enhancing trade and economic cooperation between African member states and China, Afreximbank and the China Exim Bank signed a loan agreement. The signing ceremony took place at the CEXIM Headquarters in Beijing on Oct.17, attended by Shengjun Ren, President …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday reiterated the AU’s keen interest to further deepen the already strong and long-standing China-Africa partnership. Mahamat made the remarks as he received the letter of appointment from Hu Changchun, the new head of …
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Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Stronger China-Africa ties are key to the post-COVID-19 economic recovery of the African continent, a Kenyan scholar said on Sunday. Peter Kagwanja CEO, Africa Policy Institute, a regional think tank, said in a commentary published in the Sunday Nation that as the global COVID-19 crisis …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will create new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation, an Ethiopian expert said on Tuesday. Speaking to Xinhua, Gedion Jalata, a senior advisor to the UNDP South- South Cooperation and a former consultant to UNECA-Capacity Development Division, said the …
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By Haggai Matsiko Lucrative deals force Red Dragon to increase military presence on continent On June 13 this year, three Chinese men carrying bulky backpacks disembarked from a plane at Juba International Airport in the capital of South Sudan. At any other time, the Chinese might not have been …
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