Zambia has pushed back against elements of a proposed health assistance agreement worth more than $1 billion (Sh129 billion) with the United States (US), citing misalignment with its national interests, the government said on Wednesday. The five-year deal would govern US funding for HIV and malaria programmes, disease outbreakContinue Reading
A potential summit between Russia and Ukraine should bring closure to all negotiations, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. “If we are talking about such a summit, it should finalize the outcome of the negotiations. It should wrap up all work and bring matters to a conclusion,” PeskovContinue Reading
China’s export control measures targeting certain Japanese entities aim to stop Japan’s remilitarization and its attempts to possess nuclear weapons, and are entirely justified, reasonable and lawful, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Spokesperson He Yongqian made the remarks at a regular press briefing whenContinue Reading
World Economic Forum Chief Executive Officer Borge Brende is stepping down from his position after it emerged he had ties with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Alois Zwinggi will serve as interim chief and president, according to a statement by the forum’s Co-Chairs Andre Hoffmann and Larry Fink on Thursday.Continue Reading
Taicang, with its permanent resident population of less than one million, is a small city on the south bank of Yangtze River estuary. Known as the “hometown of German enterprises” in China, Taicang has gathered over 560 German-funded enterprises so far since the first German company Kern-Liebers settled here inContinue Reading
Delegates attending Meetings Africa 2026, held in Johannesburg from Monday to Wednesday, called for optimized visa policies, improved infrastructure and targeted marketing to attract more Chinese tourists to the continent to boost economic growth and deepen people-to-people exchanges. The event brought together representatives from 21 African countries. Participants, includingContinue Reading
As this year marks the beginning of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period, China-Germany economic and trade cooperation will embrace increased opportunities over the next five years, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday. China is willing to work with Germany to give full play to dialogue mechanisms including governmentContinue Reading
The federal government is in talks with GCL Group, a Chinese green and low-carbon technology company, over a proposed $5.7 billion investment spanning power, mining, and industrial manufacturing. Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, received a high-level delegation from the firm in Abuja onContinue Reading
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Thursday, Xinhua reported. This is Merz’s first visit to China since he took office. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang will meet and have talks with him respectively for exchangesContinue Reading
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Gas Holdings Limited and Peiyang Chemical Singapore PTE Ltd. (PCCS), establishing a framework for structured collaboration across key segments of Nigeria’s natural gas value chain. Managing Director of PCCS, Tim Tian, disclosedContinue Reading
