Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long-awaited visit to India began on an exceptionally warm and symbolic note on Thursday evening, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally welcomed him at Delhi’s Palam airport. The gesture, rare in diplomatic protocol, immediately captured global attention and underscored the deep strategic importance New DelhiContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in India Thursday on a state visit aimed at bolstering bilateral and economic ties between the two countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Russian leader at an airport in New Delhi, giving a bearhug and a tight handshake with the gusto ofContinue Reading
By our Correspondent Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Yu Dunhai, on Thursday, met with the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, in Abuja, where the two discussed the existing relationship between ChinaContinue Reading
President Xi Jinping held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday; Xi calls on China, France to expand cooperation in multiple areas China and France should seize opportunities and expand the scope of cooperation, President Xi Jinping said in his talks with French President Emmanuel MacronContinue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership be upgraded to a comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership at the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). This year marks the 10th anniversary of that pivotal moment, a decade during which China and AfricaContinue Reading
By Huang Jingjing, Chu Chu, Li Zhuoman and Liu Haozhe At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron is paying a state visit to China from December 3 to 5. It’s Macron’s fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal visit to Xi’s historic state visit toContinue Reading
At the invitation of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit to China through Friday. It is Macron’s fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal visit to Xi’s historic state visit to France last year that marked theContinue Reading
By our Correspondent Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E Yu Dunhai, on Wednesday held talks with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, as both countries reiterated their commitment to strengthening their comprehensive strategic partnership. During the meeting, Yu, remarked that China-Nigeria relations had entered a “fast track” dueContinue Reading
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. (GSF) Details to follow…Continue Reading
China’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday delivered another letter to the United Nations chief, rejecting what Beijing calls Japan’s “unreasonable arguments” over Taiwan and reiterating its position on the issue. In the letter, Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the UN, said China “firmly opposes” Japan’s letterContinue Reading
