Tag: china

South Africa, China, Russia to hold joint naval drills in February

January 20, 2023

South Africa, China and Russia will jointly stage naval drills in February to strengthen the already flourishing relations between the three countries. The African country ... Read More

China, Benin ink deal on partial debt cancellation

January 16, 2023

China and Benin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on partial debt cancellation Saturday during the visit of the Chinese top diplomat Qin Gang to ... Read More

Africa should not serve as arena for global contests — China’s foreign minister

January 13, 2023

Africa should not be an arena for international competition between world powers, China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday while inaugurating the new ... Read More

South Africa vows to use BRICS chair role to advance African interests

January 12, 2023

South Africa will use its chairmanship of the BRICS group of leading emerging economies — comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — to ... Read More

Djibouti inks $1bn deal with Hong Kong company to build rocket launch site

January 12, 2023

Djibouti has inked a preliminary technological cooperation agreement with Chinese multinational Hong Kong Aerospace Technology to build a $1bn satellite and rocket launch site which ... Read More

Tire Industry: Chinese Qingdao to Build $297 Mln Plant in Morocco

January 4, 2023

Qingdao Sentury Tire Company is planning to build a $297 million radial tires manufacturing plant in Morocco’s northern city of tangier. The new investment shows ... Read More

Angola’s debts to China, a record of over $40 billion

January 4, 2023

The UK's international institute Chatham House revealed that Angola is the African country that has borrowed the most from China in the last 20 years, ... Read More

COVID-19: Morocco bans access to travelers coming from China starting Jan. 3

January 1, 2023

Morocco will ban travelers coming from China to enter its soil following the "alarming" spike in COVID-19 cases in the Asian country, the foreign ministry ... Read More

West, China must ‘urgently’ cooperate to avert Africa’s debt distress

December 21, 2022

The West and China should seek deeper cooperation over Africa’s debt conundrum in 2023, without which many countries on the continent will face debt distress ... Read More

China’s Maritime Silk Road projects come with environmental costs for Africa — study

December 13, 2022

While some of the ports, bridges and other coastal projects constructed as part of Beijing’s so-called Maritime Silk Road help developing economies increase their capacity ... Read More