Archive for the 'Africa' Category
China Unicom confirms involvement with bidder for Nigerian Telecommunications
China Unicom last night released a report, confirming its involvement in the recent privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc. China Unicom (Europe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Unicom, ... Read More
China hopes for early restoration of Niger’s constitutional order
China hoped the constitutional order in Niger could be restored as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing Tuesday. China was concerned about the situation in Niger and a... Read More
Chinese in Niger return home as situation calms down
As the situation in the capital gradually calmed down after the coup, the more than 100 Chinese who have been living in Niger’s Chinese embassy began to return home on Monday. An embassy officia... Read More
Tullow partners with CNOOC, Total to develop oil sector in Uganda
Tullow Oil has decided to partner with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and France’s Total to develop oil sector in western Uganda, a Ugandan official said on Wednesday. Fred Kaba... Read More
Chinese in Nigeria hold gala to celebrate lunar New Year
More than 800 Chinese and their foreign friends gathered in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial and largest city, on Sunday to celebrate the first day of Chinese lunar New Year with dragon dance, delici... Read More
Tanzanian first lady commends Chinese community’s contribution to local development
Tanzanian first lady Salma Kikwete on Sunday highlighted Chinese community’s contribution to the local development, noting that Chinese community in Tanzania is part of the local society and the... Read More
Nigeria willing to enhance tourism co-op with China
Nigeria is willing to enhance cooperation with China in the tourism sector, an official of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) said on Friday. Olusegun Runsewe, director-general of the... Read More
Saudi Arabia, Angola, Iran remain top 3 oil suppliers to China
Saudi Arabia, Angola and Iran remained the three largest oil sources for China in 2009, with the three supplying 47.7 percent of China’s total imports, according data released Wednesday by the G... Read More
China calls for int’l efforts to push Sudan issue settlement
China said Friday it would like to work with the international community to strive for proper settlement of the Sudan issue, with the precondition of ensuring peace and stability in the country. Forei... Read More
Chinese vice premier meets African Development Bank president
China hopes African Development Bank (ADB)maintain its efforts to further the Sino-African friendship of cooperation,Vice Premier Wang Qishan said in Beijing Thursday. Meeting with the visiting ADB Pr... Read More
Africa, China need each other: Gabonese president
The partnership between China and Africa should be further strengthened, as the two sides need each other, Gabonese President Ali Bongo said Monday in an exclusive interview with Xinhua. Bongo is here... Read More
China reschedules Zimbabwe steel maker debt
China has rescheduled to 2013 the debt of Zimbabwe’s biggest iron and steel maker following a request by the Zimbabwean government, according to official sources. Zimbabwean Industry and Interna... Read More
ZTE inks 378 mln USD deal with South Africa’s Cell C on network turnkey supply
ZTE Corporation, China’s largest telecom equipment producer by market value, said it signed contract with Cell C (PTY) Ltd., a mobile telecom operator in South Africa, to provide telecom facilit... Read More
