During his visit to Africa earlier this year, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi proposed the Outlook on Peace and Development in the Horn of Africa (HoA) with focus on three major points; security, governance and development. To realise this, China appointed ambassador Xue Bing, a senior diplomat with experience in both developed and developing countries […]
By Tapfumanei Mukarati If there is a continent fighting towards achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development, it is Africa and many strategies have been crafted and implemented to achieve these fundamental goals of development, one pivotal strategy that has been implemented is making partners with foreign countries and China has proved to be the best […]
Less than a month since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, over two million five hundred thousand people have fled the country with over two million internally displaced as of today in a war analysts describe as the worst in Europe since World War two, yet there are no signs it is not about to end. What […]
By Allawi Ssemanda Last week a USA based research lab AidData published a Policy Brief entitled “Is Beijing a predatory lender? New evidence from a previously undisclosed loan contract for the Entebbe International Airport Upgrading and Expansion Project.” The brief analysed concessional loan agreement the government of Uganda signed with Exim Bank of China for […]
Today marks the 6th day since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in what Russian President Vladimir Putin described as a “military action” aimed at protecting Moscow supporters from a supposedly “genocidal” regime. The war has already claimed over 200 lives, and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes to neighbouring countries and destruction of properties […]
By Allawi Ssemanda and Alan Collins Mpewo. Last week, the United States of America (US) House of Representatives passed an act introducing strong measures to counter what they described as China’s growing relations with African Countries. In the Act entitled “America Competes Act of 2022,” US law makers passed six sections all seeking to counter […]
By Rugaba John Paul It’s January 12th, 2022, in the central city of Zhengzhou, Henan province. Most shops are closed, public transport is limited, mask wearing is mandatory, and community testing compulsory. This is the picture of the Chinese government’s approach to the pandemic. It has also been referred to as China’s Zero-COVID Policy. When […]
The year 2021 ended on a very good note for African countries in context of Sino-Africa relations with Beijing showing readiness and commitment to double down its development support and cooperation to African countries. Looking at Action Plan for the year 2022-2024 produced from November 2021 Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) ministerial conference held Senegal, […]
Today 31st December 2021, China’s president Xi Jinping delivered his 2022 New Year. Below is a full text of his address. My greetings to you all. The year 2022 is approaching. From Beijing, I extend New Year wishes to all of you! The past year has been a year of exceptional significance. We have lived […]
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep on repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it,” Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels once noted. If you have been following current international affairs, you would have noticed that most of Western international commentators are arguably obsessed with China-Africa relations, especially when commenting on the […]