South African President Calls on EU to End Zimbabwe Sanctions
Updated: Wed 23 Jan, 01:40 pm
The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe in 2000 after they accused former leader Robert Mugabe of election rigging, the repression of media freedom and human rights … read more »
Where Africa Fits Into China's Massive Belt and Road Initiative
Updated: Thu 8 Jun, 11:56 am 2017
China's ambitious and visionary Belt and Road Initiative involves underwriting billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in countries along the old Silk Road - an ancient trade route - linking … read more »
Tanzania Goes Cap In Hand to China as Laws Alienate Donors
Updated: Mon 10 Dec, 07:18 am
President John Magufuli's administration has decided to look to China for funds for infrastructure projects, after various western donors, including the World Bank, accused the government of human … read more »
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One intriguing clause in the contract reportedly says any disputes on the loan would only be resolved in Beijing through the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration ... Read more »
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu has urged South Africans planning to travel to China and other countries to ensure they have the correct visas ... Read more »
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U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has said that President Donald Trump's new Africa strategy was intended to counter the advantages of the nation's "great-power ... Read more »
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President John Magufuli's administration has decided to look to China for funds for infrastructure projects, after various western donors, including the World Bank, accused the ... Read more »
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China's Ambassador to Tanzania Wang Ke has said that tax and permit issues are discouraging to Chinese investors and stressed the need for increasing efforts to improve the ... Read more »
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President John Magufuli has said the government will continue to seek support from the Chinese government in financing development projects, arguing that the Asian economic ... Read more »
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John Allen Chau, the American missionary who was killed in a hail of arrows by an island tribe untouched by modern civilisation, was reportedly bent on converting them to ... Read more »
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The Chinese government will be reopening the nation's domestic rhino horn trade, overturning a ban that has stood since 1993. An outcry since the announcement has led to the ... Read more »
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The government has spent over U.S.$1,5 million on public relations firms in China, Japan, UK, parts of the U.S. and German-speaking countries, to promote tourism in Uganda. While ... Read more »
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he would like to encourage more Chinese firms to establish joint ventures with Kenyan entrepreneurs and to increase the content of locally ... Read more »
