News

Kenya MPs Want Dangerous Freight To Use China-funded SGR Railway

Kenya’s parliament is pushing for all dangerous cargoes from Mombasa to Nairobi and beyond to be transported through its $3.2 billion China-funded and constructed standard gauge railway (SGR). According to…

What Does China’s New Immigration Law Promise African Immigrants

By Amodani Gariba In August 2019, three months before the break out of coronavirus in Wuhan, China had made changes to its immigration policy. The change, which sought to relax…

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Why Ghanaians shouldn’t be mad at Chinese ambassador’s galamsey comment

Ghanaians are angry with the Chinese ambassador for saying Chinese are not to blame for the failed galamsey fight

CULTURE

Blackface And The Need To Address Cultural Competency In Asia

South Korea has made global headlines this week after one of its most famous entertainers, Sam Okyere, made a post on social media about blackface.  Okyere, Ghanaian, faced backlash after…

TikTok’s Future Rises In Africa As It Faces Ban Threats In US

Developments on how TikTok is being used and accepted in Africa.; in contrast with what TikTok is dealing with in the US ban threat.

BUSINESS

How Is Kenya Reducing Huge Trade Deficit With China By Exporting More Agricultural Products?

Riding on its Integrated National Export Development and Promotion Strategy, Kenya is striving to bridge the trade deficit with China. The country is doing this mainly through the export of…

LIFESTYLE

All Roads Lead To Nowhere Else, But China

No travel during Chinese New Year 2021? Here is how a South African living in China celebrated the holiday and coped with feeling homesick.

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