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BEIJING | Xinhua |  The ongoing 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) offers an array of side activities for foreign guests who have traveled from afar. When I opened a brochure introducing these activities, I found out that Silk Street, a landmark market in Beijing, was among …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  As China’s green industry, particularly its new energy vehicle (NEV) sector, continues to thrive, Western politicians and media outlets have begun accusing China of “overcapacity,” alleging it would threaten developing countries. However, this baseless rhetoric has had little impact in Africa. Recognizing the significant benefits of …

Kenya’s rejection of the Pan-Africanis may have been God’s plan to ensure he becomes chairperson of the AU Commission COMMENT | DAK BUOTH RIEK GAAK | On 27 August 2024, former Africa Union High Representative on Infrastructure and Former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga launched his candidature for the chairman …

African Stakeholders and Experts Unite in Kigali to Chart a Path for Sustainable Agriculture Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Kigali this week is the epicentre of Africa’s agricultural transformation as experts, policymakers, and private sector leaders gatherfor a critical roundtable on the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan …

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 summit on Sept. 5 and deliver a keynote speech BEIJING | Xinhua | The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in Beijing from Sept. 4 to 6. The leaders of China and …

Here’s what it takes to end the new phase that emerged in 2022 INTERVIEW | OYEWALE TOMORI | Barely over a year after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is back in the news. This time with a …

Why the continent should have two permanent seats and five non-permanent seats to correct historical injustice COMMENT | SITHEMBILE MBETE | Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the Security Council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing the historical injustice …

PRETORIA | TASS | As many as 22,800 mpox cases have been registered in African countries since the beginning of the year, the AP agency reported, citing the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union’s public health agency. As many as 622 mpox patients have …

What African cities might learn from Hong Kong’s unique land-lease system ANALYSIS | ASTRID R.N. HAAS | Land prices across many African cities are soaring. This is because land is a city’s key asset. As urbanisation progresses, demand for land will rise, and therefore so will land prices, because the supply of land in …

Africa CDC’s vaccine hopes rise on Bavarian Nordic pledge ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | “The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is in talks with Bavarian Nordic to facilitate technology transfer for African manufacturers,” said Dr. Jean Kaseya, the Director General of the Africa CDC, who addressed the …