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A number of prominent African ambassadors to China joined scholars, business leaders, and think tank analysts this week for a wide-ranging online discussion on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting ties between the two regions. The event, organized by the Beijing-based ...
Scuffle Breaks Out When a Chinese Construction Manager Blocks Kenyan Minister From Conducting a Surprise Site Inspection
When Kenya's Transport Cabinet Administrative Secretary Wavinya Ndeti showed up with a delegation of senior officials for an unannounced site inspection of the Sh1.7 billion Likoni floating footbridge construction project in Mombasa, the lead construction manager from the China Road Bridge Corporation (CRBC) was not happy.
Chinese Embassy Responds to Kenyan Health Cabinet Secretary’s PPE Ban
A spokeswoman for the Chinese embassy in Nairobi rejected assertions by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe that Chinese-made masks and other PPE are sub-standard. “All supplies donated by the Chinese government to Kenya have gone through strict quality testing and get a valid certification,” said embassy ...
Africa in the New Era of U.S.-China Relations
African leaders have said repeatedly that they want to stay clear from the escalating conflict between the United States and China. But despite their best efforts, a growing number of African countries are nonetheless being drawn in to disputes over Huawei, ...
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary: “Chinese PPEs… They Failed the Test.”
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed on Sunday that Kenya stopped importing PPE from China since they failed to pass the Kenya Bureau of Standards quality tests. “Regarding the issue of masks that was supposedly raised by Kenya Bureau ...
China: The Hot Button Domestic Political Issue in African Countries
China is fast becoming a contentious political issue in a growing number of African countries, just as in the U.S., Europe, and in most countries here in Asia. Political rivals find that it's becoming increasingly effective to disparage their opponents' ties to Beijing as a ...
Why the Lack of Chinese Transparency Undermines Trust in Kenya’s Sustainable Development
We were inching along Ngong Road, one of the major roads in Kenya that links Nairobi to Ngong town. Even at 3 in the afternoon, the traffic leading out of the capital was packed with commuters. Street-hawkers use this slowness to their advantage, going from window to ...
Potential for Dairy-led Development Cooperation Between China and Africa
Blue skies and cows grazing on pristine green pastures. Smiling celebrities. Cultural heritage sites and healthy lifestyle motifs. Milk products with these images fly off the shelves in China. It’ s ultra-high temperature (UHT) long-life milk, stocking refrigerators and stacked room ...
Kenya Says Companies, Not the Government Decides Whether to Use Huawei 5G Tech
Kenyan ICT Minister Joe Mucheru said it's up to telecom operator Safaricom, not the government, to decide whether or not to use Huawei equipment. Mucheru once again asserted his country's sovereignty in the decision over which technology provider to use for telecom equipment and said there are no ...
Kenya’s Dependence on China Brings Good News and Bad News for the Economy
The Kenyan government released a pair of statistics yesterday that highlights the country's close interdependence with China and, for better and for worse, how that impacts the economy. China Simultaneously Helps and Hurts the Kenyan Economy
The Near Collapse of China Trade Pushes Kenyan Small Businesses to Look Elsewhere For New Suppliers
Kenya's small-to-medium-sized enterprises are calling on the Chinese embassy in Nairobi for assistance to help resume cargo flights between the two countries in order to revitalize the supply chains on which they depend. Merchants complain that the current one flight a ...
Charter Flight Evacuates Chinese Nationals From Kenya
News quickly spread that a "mass exodus" of Chinese nationals was underway at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Chinese were "fleeing" the country, according to the meme that was prevalent in both the news media and on social media ...