In an address delivered during the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping suggested that the diplomatic statuses between China and the African countries with whom it cooperates bilaterally be elevated to the level of “strategic relations.” Further, he proposed that the relationship of his nation and the continent at […]

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is one of the most consequential world leaders of our time. Both his leadership style and ideological persuasion are unique. He features distinctively, even when compared to former Chinese leaders in recent memory. His worldview – the ideological and thought system he has shaped to deeply respond to the challenges […]

A national conference on Party building was recently held in Beijing, providing a systematic exposition of the significance, rich substance and practical requirements of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building. The conference underscored the Thought’s role as a fundamental guide for strengthening Party building in the new era. One of the defining features of Xi […]

While some people argue that China’s continuous economic growth is the “hard power” of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in leading national development and consolidating the foundation of national rejuvenation, actually it is the persistent transformation of conduct that is the deeper and more lasting “soft foundation” for uniting the Party and the people […]

For generations, Africa has borne the bitter cost of letting external powers monopolize the definition of sound governance. Colonial conquest was packaged under the guise of civilizing missions; harsh structural adjustment programs were imposed in the name of economic reform. Today, Western forces have rolled out a fresh ideological campaign, seeking to convince the whole […]

In the lead up to independence, Africa had some of the most vibrant political parties anywhere in the world. With just a few decades passed however, majority of them died out while those that remain in power are struggling to remain relevant. We could argue that these vehicles served their purpose and that as such, […]