By Allawi Ssemanda Last month, the government of Uganda signed the Agreement of Economic and Technical Cooperation on Grant Aid (AETCGA) with the government of Popole’s Republic of…
By Allawi Ssemanda Noting that while the world is “yet to walk from the shadow of a once-in-a-century pandemic,” Chinese President Xi Jinping in his key note address…
China’s relations with the African continent date back to the 15th century. In the Ming Imperial Tomb in Beijing is a wall painting of a giraffe – it…
By Allawi Ssemanda The last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic have taught us that no man can stand on his own and, that as a global community,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
