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
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho upon invitation from January 7 to 12, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will attend the launching ceremony of theContinue Reading
Officials and experts from China and Africa on Sunday called for stronger scientific and technological cooperation to address desertification and land degradation, urging closer coordination to advance Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative. The calls were made at the fourth Taklamakan Desert International Forum, held in Nouakchott, the capital ofContinue Reading
By Ouyang Jie, Shen Xiaoxiao & Song Haoxin To expand unilateral opening to the least developed countries (LDCs) and achieve common development, China has granted zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines to all the LCDs it has diplomatic relations with since Dec. 1, 2024. For products subject toContinue 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 H.E Ambassador Yu Dunhai In October this year, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was convened in Beijing. The session reviewed and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-YearContinue Reading
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday said his government will continue to deepen cooperation with China in a spirit of partnership and shared progress. Ruto, who hosted a delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) led by Chairman Chen Huaiyu in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, saidContinue Reading
by Chinese Ambassador Yu Dunhai The G20 Summit was held in South Africa from 22 to 23 November, 2025. This marked the first time a G20 Summit has taken place on the African continent. The aspirations of African countries for independent development were deeply integrated into the global development agenda,Continue Reading
During his ongoing trip to Africa, Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for deeper China-Africa cooperation to create broader room for future collaboration and advance common development, as reflected in a range of pro-development China-Africa projects. In talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the 20th GroupContinue Reading
