Ugandan president urges South African te...
KAMPALA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged South African-owned telecommunication company MTN Group to list its shares on the local stock exchange to enable Ugandans to o
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Ugandan president urges South African te...
KAMPALA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged South African-owned telecommunication company MTN Group to list its shares on the local stock exchange to enable Ugandans to o
Chinese envoy calls for support to Afric...
A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for international support for Africa's capacity building in the areas of peace and security. The peace and security operations led by the African Union (AU) are b
Egyptian president urges more efforts to...
ASWAN, Egypt, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday urged African Union (AU) Commissioner Moussa Faki to step up efforts to prevent conflicts and accelerate developme
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, F...
ADDIS ABABA -- The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga on Sunday said he expected the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to formally launch operations in
Chinese firm to set up dialysis centers ...
A leading Chinese investment firm will from next month start the process of setting up dialysis centers in some West African countries, a senior executive has disclosed. Jiang Weihong, vice presiden
Mainland rejects Taiwan's claims on Afri...
BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The African swine fever epidemic on the Chinese mainland was effectively dealt with and is under control, said a mainland spokesperson on Sunday. Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesper
Interpol seeks strong cooperation to adv...
KIGALI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is seeking strong cooperation with African security agencies to respond to transnational organized crime more effe
S. African electoral commission agrees t...
CAPE TOWN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) agreed on Monday to investigate alleged contravention of the electoral code of conduct by the ruling African N
Top news items in major S. African media...
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South African major news outlets on Sunday. -- Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on Saturday apologized for an alterc
African finance ministers' meeting seeks...
YAOUNDE, March 4 (Xinhua) -- African finance ministers and experts began a five-day meeting Monday in Cameroon's capital Yaounde to discuss policy actions and measures required for productive transfo
90 suspects detained for illegally handl...
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police detained 90 suspects for illegally selling, butchering and transporting pigs infected by African swine fever, the Ministry of Public Security said Friday.
Implementation of FOCAC outcomes under w...
WINDHOEK, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Implementation of the outcomes of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has already started in different parts of the African continen
African seed firms revolutionizing outre...
NAIROBI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous seed companies in the sub-Saharan African region have proved more adept at reaching out to small-holder farmers when compared to their multinational peers, say
Youth platform recommends deepening Arab...
ASWAN, Egypt, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Sessions of the ongoing Arab African Youth Platform wrapped up late on Sunday with ten recommendations aimed at enhancing cooperation between Arab and African count
Top news items in major S. African media...
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South African major media outlets on Wednesday. -- Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said on Tuesday his maiden budget speech will focu
Ugandan artist calls for promoting Afric...
KAMPALA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Tucked away in his studio in Kisasi, one of the suburbs of Uganda's capital Kampala, 52-year-old Fred Mutebi paints on a barkcloth canvass. Mutebi prefers to use barkclo
Chinese envoy calls for int'l efforts to...
A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for international efforts to help silence the guns in Africa by 2020. Over the past few years, the African Union (AU) and African countries have been vigorously i
A look at the African aviation industry
Editor's note: Shen Shiwei is a research fellow at the Charhar Institute and former government relations and investment consultant for Chinese enterprises overseas business. He has traveled across Af
S. African ruling party vows to win back...
CAPE TOWN, March 7 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's ruling party African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday vowed to redouble its campaign efforts to boost declining public support. As the ANC's election
Zambian president receives report on pol...
LUSAKA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday received a report on the political situation in Lesotho from a committee that is overseeing reforms in the tiny southern African