First Independent Mena Newspaper
A spike in tensions between the United States and China over Taiwan has not gone unnoticed in Africa and has prompted responses that underscore the continent’s tilt toward Beijing. Washington announced trade talks with Taiwan on Thursday (18 August) following a US congressional delegation’s visit earlier this week that came on the heels of a […]
Japan, which lags behind other major economies when it comes to investment in Africa, has been increasingly concerned that the pandemic has weakened African economies and worsened their dependence on Chinese investment and aid. US investment in Africa is seven times larger than that of Japan, that of the UK and France is more than […]
Morocco and the Chinese province of Shandong are exploring joint business opportunities in the sectors of construction, car industry, machinery and manufacturing, mining, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture and chemical industry. Shandong is one of the major industrial and agricultural provinces in China. Representatives of more than 80 Chinese companies attended a meeting held Monday within the […]
Morocco and China have agreed to establish an academic institute tasked with conducting studies on the “Belt and Road” initiative, the Chinese news agency announced. The joint institute will be built by China’s Ningxia University and Morocco’s Hassan I University. The Chinese news agency reported a group of delegates from Ningxia University visited the Hassan […]
Morocco and China convened to bolster their strategic partnership through lending support to the “Belt and Road Initiative”. The announcement was made in Beijing during a meeting between visiting Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. During their talks, Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the […]