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18.06.2026

China announces major push to strengthen its partnership with Africa amid US trade tension

Amid strained ties between Africa and the Trump administration, China has announced plans to strengthen its relationship with the continent.

While the US has imposed heavy trade tariffs on African countries, focusing mainly on raw materials, China has unveiled a new economic package that includes full zero-tariff access for 100% of African imports,...

Amid strained ties between Africa and the Trump administration, China has announced plans to strengthen its relationship with the continent.

While the US has imposed heavy trade tariffs on African countries, focusing mainly on raw materials, China has unveiled a new economic package that includes full zero-tariff access for 100% of African imports,...

18.06.2026

China's people-centered development model offers valuable lessons for Africa

China's development experience merits closer study, as it offers Africa valuable lessons in governance, innovation-driven growth, and development, Senegalese lawmaker Ayib Daffe has said.

Daffe, secretary-general of Senegal's ruling PASTEF party and head of its parliamentary group at the National Assembly, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua following...

China's development experience merits closer study, as it offers Africa valuable lessons in governance, innovation-driven growth, and development, Senegalese lawmaker Ayib Daffe has said.

Daffe, secretary-general of Senegal's ruling PASTEF party and head of its parliamentary group at the National Assembly, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua following...

18.06.2026

Bridges reflect China's approach towards Africa

When the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge opened to the public in August 2018, Fazeel Najeeb — then the Maldives' minister of state for foreign affairs — was not standing on a ceremonial stage.

Instead, he was waiting in line.

Riding his motorcycle, he edged forward alongside thousands of ordinary Maldivians, all eager to...

When the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge opened to the public in August 2018, Fazeel Najeeb — then the Maldives' minister of state for foreign affairs — was not standing on a ceremonial stage.

Instead, he was waiting in line.

Riding his motorcycle, he edged forward alongside thousands of ordinary Maldivians, all eager to...

18.06.2026

China's zero-tariff policy to help Africa reshape industrial chains, boost competitiveness

Patrick Lumumba, a legal scholar and former director of Kenya's anti-graft agency, receives an interview with Xinhua in Nairobi, Kenya, March 14, 2026. The implementation of China's zero-tariff policy for the 53 African countries with diplomatic ties with Beijing from May 1 will enable the continent to reorganize its industrial...

Patrick Lumumba, a legal scholar and former director of Kenya's anti-graft agency, receives an interview with Xinhua in Nairobi, Kenya, March 14, 2026. The implementation of China's zero-tariff policy for the 53 African countries with diplomatic ties with Beijing from May 1 will enable the continent to reorganize its industrial...

18.06.2026

Djibouti's free trade zone logs gains amid growing Chinese engagement

The Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ) has registered "outstanding results" during the first quarter of 2026, as its core development indicators achieved leaping growth, amid a growing engagement of major Chinese enterprises.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the DIFTZ disclosed that in the first quarter of 2026, its core indicators...

The Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (DIFTZ) has registered "outstanding results" during the first quarter of 2026, as its core development indicators achieved leaping growth, amid a growing engagement of major Chinese enterprises.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the DIFTZ disclosed that in the first quarter of 2026, its core indicators...


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