Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed the following ambassadors in accordance with a decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, an official statement noted on Monday. Jing Quan was appointed ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, replacing Huang Xilian. Shen Bo wasContinue Reading
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday China is willing to work with Lesotho to strengthen exchanges on governance experience, enhance coordination in multilateral affairs, and advance the China-Lesotho strategic partnership. During the meeting, Wang congratulated Lesotho on the 60th anniversary of its independence this year, and spokeContinue Reading
Commentary – by Lawal Sale Since 1991, for 36 consecutive years, Chinese leadership has continued its traditional diplomacy of prioritizing Africa by delegating its top diplomat and the country’s foreign affairs minister to visit Africa at the beginning of every year. The unwavering commitment to Africa is unparalleled by anyContinue Reading
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump. In a statement, the institute said the decision to award a NobelContinue Reading
Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa’s biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu. The state-owned airline got the contract to design the four-runway airport in the town located around 45 km (28Continue Reading
China and Tanzania have expressed a shared commitment to revitalizing the Tanzania–Zambia Railway as a driver of economic growth and a source of tangible benefits for both countries, during a meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. Wang saidContinue Reading
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo on Friday in Dar es Salaam, calling for further strengthening China-Africa friendship. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said thatContinue Reading
China and Africa will jointly host nearly 600 cultural and people-to-people exchange activities in 2026 to enhance exchanges and mutual learning between the two civilizations, and promote mutual understanding and connection between the peoples, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday. Mao made the remarks at aContinue Reading
President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. In his letter, Xi said that organizing the year of people-to-people exchanges on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of launching diplomatic relations between China and Africa isContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale The African Union (AU) and the People’s Republic of China on Thursday reaffirmed their strategic partnership and commitment to strengthening cooperation on modernization, global governance, peace and development, following the 9th China–African Union Strategic Dialogue held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. According to a statementContinue Reading
