A drug made in China is proving to be a critical tool in fighting a disease thousands of kilometers away. Health workers in Uganda are using the drug to treat a surge in malaria cases. CGTN’s Hillary Ayesiga reports. Sereda Kyazike has been diagnosed with malaria- a...

E-Commerce The founder of Alibaba said efforts to help African entrepreneurs may help discover the next Jack Ma, Bill Gates or Warren Buffett Jack Ma, founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding, speaks next to Forbes Media chairman and...

Diplomacy Sino-African two-way trade hit US$204 billion in 2018, but is it economics or politics that is driving development on the giant continent? The absolute authority of China’s Communist Party has long been a lure for some African rulers but observers say they...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand inched slightly up in early trade on Monday, holding near a 3-week high it hit in the previous session, as risk sentiment strengthened following signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and a Brexit breakthrough. At 0610...

TWO MONTHS before he died, then Safaricom chief executive Bobby Collymore spoke glowingly to the Financial Times about his company’s mobile money service, M-Pesa. The Project Management Institute has included M-Pesa among the top 10 projects that have revolutionised...

Kenya plans to set up warehouses in Kigali, Bujumbura and Lumbubashi to drive more exports and ward off competition. The warehouses are expected to smoothen challenges that come with cross-border transportation of goods. Kenya currently controls six per cent of the...

Diplomacy Sino-African two-way trade hit US$204 billion in 2018, but is it economics or politics that is driving development on the giant continent? The absolute authority of China’s Communist Party has long been a lure for some African rulers but observers say they...

A Chinese bank teller counts stacks of Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Huaibei. China is increasingly becoming a force to be reckoned within Africa. FILE PHOTO | NMG Latest study shows that China pumped a total of $72.23 billion worth of foreign direct investment...

The battle for political and economic influence between the U.S. and China is playing out across Africa, and Beijing's growing presence is troubling Western policymakers, experts say. Africa has become the fastest urbanizing region on the planet, and China has placed...

France's president Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the One Planet Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 14 2019. EU finance ministers will discuss this week the establishment of a “European Climate and Sustainable Development Bank” to consolidate the bloc’s...

A family photo during the High-Level Conference on the Sahel 23 February 2018. REUTERS/ John Thys/Pool A new team is taking over at the European Commission. But there are few signs it will lead to a major shift in how Brussels works with Africa. [This is the first in...

Chinese U.N. peacekeeping forces march Tuesday during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) October 7 at 5:00 AM As New York geared up for the 74th U.N. General Assembly in September,...

Sun Mountain Lumber Superintendent Nelson Bohrer walks past stacks of cut lumber at the saw mill September 12, 2019 in Deer Lodge, Montana. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It is hard times for the U.S. hardwood lumber industry. The trade war with China has caused a...

Africa has become the fastest urbanizing region of the world , with rural migrants moving into cities a clip that has even surpassed that of China and India, as the continent becomes one of the final frontiers of the forth industrial revolution . This rapid transition...

African economies dominated the rankings for the top 20 markets with the greatest potential for future trade growth based on their activities over the past ten years. Côte d’Ivoire came first out of 66 countries for having the greatest potential for future growth,...