Editor, Author at Africans on China https://africansonchina.com/author/editor/ On a mission to elevate the African voice on China Mon, 19 Oct 2020 01:08:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://i0.wp.com/africansonchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-africans_onchina_logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Editor, Author at Africans on China https://africansonchina.com/author/editor/ 32 32 180517257 This 23-Year-Old Angolan Scientist Is China-Trained And Leading COVID-19 Labs In Angola https://africansonchina.com/this-23-year-old-angolan-scientist-is-china-trained-and-leading-covid-19-labs-in-angola/ https://africansonchina.com/this-23-year-old-angolan-scientist-is-china-trained-and-leading-covid-19-labs-in-angola/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1763 A 23-year-old Angolan, named Valdemar Tchipenhe, who obtained his degree in biotechnology from China, is now back home to coordinate the COVID-19 diagnostic laboratories being set up in the country.…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/this-23-year-old-angolan-scientist-is-china-trained-and-leading-covid-19-labs-in-angola/feed/ 0 1763 China’s Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Is A Boom For South Africa’s Mining Sector https://africansonchina.com/chinas-post-covid-19-economic-recovery-is-a-boom-for-south-africas-mining-sector/ https://africansonchina.com/chinas-post-covid-19-economic-recovery-is-a-boom-for-south-africas-mining-sector/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1760 China’s economic recovery post-Covid-19 can be an opportunity for South Africa’s economic recovery. This is particularly in the area of South Africa meeting the high demand for minerals for China’s…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/chinas-post-covid-19-economic-recovery-is-a-boom-for-south-africas-mining-sector/feed/ 0 1760 This Is Why China Might Be Backing An African For WTO Director-General https://africansonchina.com/this-is-why-china-might-be-backing-an-african-for-wto-director-general/ https://africansonchina.com/this-is-why-china-might-be-backing-an-african-for-wto-director-general/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1757 China might be backing an African for WTO Director-General because of China's expectations for WTO reform in African trade and development issues

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/this-is-why-china-might-be-backing-an-african-for-wto-director-general/feed/ 1 1757 Experts Think Africa’s “Debt Problem” With China Is Overrated https://africansonchina.com/experts-think-africas-debt-problem-with-china-is-overrated/ https://africansonchina.com/experts-think-africas-debt-problem-with-china-is-overrated/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1754 Experts think Africa's "Debt Problem" with China is overrated. Some point to external rivalry propaganda.

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/experts-think-africas-debt-problem-with-china-is-overrated/feed/ 1 1754 Nigerian VP Candidate Peter Obi Wants Nigeria To Borrow Ideas From China Not Money https://africansonchina.com/nigerian-vp-candidate-peter-obi-wants-nigeria-to-borrow-ideas-from-china-not-money/ https://africansonchina.com/nigerian-vp-candidate-peter-obi-wants-nigeria-to-borrow-ideas-from-china-not-money/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1751 Can borrowing from China include ideas and not money? VP candidate Peter Obi says Nigeria should.

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/nigerian-vp-candidate-peter-obi-wants-nigeria-to-borrow-ideas-from-china-not-money/feed/ 0 1751 Ethiopia’s Second Satellite Set To Fly Atop A Long March Rocket In December With China’s Help https://africansonchina.com/ethiopias-second-satellite-set-to-fly-atop-a-long-march-rocket-in-december-with-chinas-help/ https://africansonchina.com/ethiopias-second-satellite-set-to-fly-atop-a-long-march-rocket-in-december-with-chinas-help/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1701 After successfully launching its first ETRSS-1, plans are far advanced for Ethiopia to fly atop its second remote-sensing satellite into space, with the help of China.  The Director-General of the…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/ethiopias-second-satellite-set-to-fly-atop-a-long-march-rocket-in-december-with-chinas-help/feed/ 0 1701 South Africa and China Revamp 10 Year Program For Strategic Cooperation https://africansonchina.com/south-africa-and-china-revamp-10-year-program-for-strategic-cooperation/ https://africansonchina.com/south-africa-and-china-revamp-10-year-program-for-strategic-cooperation/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1698 The fact that South Africa is one of China’s most important and strategic countries among the 54 African countries can largely be confirmed from recent developments between the two countries.…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/south-africa-and-china-revamp-10-year-program-for-strategic-cooperation/feed/ 0 1698 Should Africa Copy China’s Import Substitution Model? Experts From The Continent Debate https://africansonchina.com/should-africa-copy-chinas-import-substitution-model-experts-from-the-continent-debate/ https://africansonchina.com/should-africa-copy-chinas-import-substitution-model-experts-from-the-continent-debate/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1695 At a webinar on China/African Relationship, with the theme: “China/Africa Relations, The Myth, Lies And The Truth,” African experts gave diverse perspectives on the relationship between African countries and China.…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/should-africa-copy-chinas-import-substitution-model-experts-from-the-continent-debate/feed/ 0 1695 This Is How Rwanda’s Ban On Imported Used Clothing From America Paved The Way For Cheap New Chinese Clothing https://africansonchina.com/this-is-how-rwandas-ban-on-imported-used-clothing-from-america-paved-the-way-for-cheap-new-chinese-clothing/ https://africansonchina.com/this-is-how-rwandas-ban-on-imported-used-clothing-from-america-paved-the-way-for-cheap-new-chinese-clothing/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1691 Since 2015, Rwanda has persevered in its efforts to ban the importation of large quantities of cheap used clothing, mostly from the US and the UK. This was in an…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/this-is-how-rwandas-ban-on-imported-used-clothing-from-america-paved-the-way-for-cheap-new-chinese-clothing/feed/ 0 1691 Nigeria Launches Major Rail Line After Three Decades Of Delay https://africansonchina.com/nigeria-launches-major-rail-line-after-three-decades-of-delay/ https://africansonchina.com/nigeria-launches-major-rail-line-after-three-decades-of-delay/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1687 Nigeria’s President, Mohammed Buhari, has on Tuesday 30th September 2020, commissioned a railway that was conceived 30 years ago, precisely in 1987 by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s military administration. The…

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