Vehicles pass by the construction site of the new Great Mosque, which is being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, in Algiers, Algeria

ICC uncovers evidence of war crimes, ethnic violence in Western Sudan

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has revealed there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in western Sudan. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, July 10, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan described the suffering in the region as “difficult to put into words”. […]

China’s investment in Tanzania soars, as trade relationship with Nigeria takes dip

China’s investment in Tanzania has hit a record $1.8 billion since President Xi Jinping’s visit in the East African country 10 years ago, while bilateral trade between China and Nigeria has taken dip by about a third in 2022 compared to 2021. China’s direct investment stock in Tanzania is 2.5 times that of 2012, according […]

South Sudan to boost oil production by 70,000 bpd by June

South Sudan is targeting an increase in crude oil production of 70,000 bpd by June 2019, the country’s Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said on Wednesday. The statement follows a tour at the El-Nar, El-Toor and Manga oilfields last weekend. Gatkuoth encouraged the China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation to fast track the rehabilitation […]