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Tag: china
Ex-RAF pilots recruited by S.African firm warned about training Chinese military pilots
Retired members of the British Royal Air Force who were recruited via a South African company to train pilots in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ... Read More
Kenya demands renegotiation of $5bn borrowed from China
Kenya wants to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar loan from China that was used to build a major railway because though the country is up to date ... Read More
UNGA: Africa is still divided in its stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine
African countries have been divided over the vote in the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday (12 October) that in the end condemned Russia's "illegal ... Read More
‘Health Silk Road’: China’s health diplomacy in Africa in post-COVID era
The controversial Beijing-funded African Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that is due to open in the next few months is just ... Read More
China urges Côte d’Ivoire to introduce Mandarin in school curriculum
China’s ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire has expressed Beijing’s desire to see the West African country introduce Mandarin in schools as the Asian country seeks to ... Read More
Afreximbank approves $200 million for Uganda crude pipeline as NGOs denounce the project
Afreximbank has approved $200 million toward financing of a contested oil pipeline to export Uganda's crude, while a report released by two environmental NGOs has ... Read More
EU, Namibia discuss critical raw materials and hydrogen partnership
The 2022 Session of the EU-Namibia Political Dialogue took place in Windhoek earlier this week (28 September), during which the two parties engaged in an ... Read More
Kenya’s policy reversal: from Ruto’s anti-China campaign to more pragmatic stance
While Kenya’s newly elected President William Ruto, ran his election campaign on an anti-China platform, the language of his new administration now stands in a ... Read More
Nothing’s free: skepticism grows over China’s debt forgiveness
Skeptics say that despite China’s agreement to forgive interest-free loans to 17 African countries as it seeks to dispel debt-trap allegations, the days of Beijing ... Read More
South African retailers source local clothes, reducing reliance on Chinese imports
With more than half of the textiles sold by South African retailers are imported from abroad, out of which nearly 60% of those imports come ... Read More