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China’s Ambassador to Uganda Wants to Show a Different Side of Chinese Labor Relations in Africa
China's recently-arrived ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, travelled to the central city of Kapeeka on Sunday to visit factories in the Liaoshen Industrial Park in what appears to be an effort, in part, to convey an alternative narrative to the one that's become popular ...
China’s New Man in Somalia
China's newly-appointed ambassador to Somalia, Fei Shangchao, presented his credentials to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Tuesday at the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Afterward, Fei and President Famaajo discussed the importance of the One China Policy which is ...
China’s New Ambassador to Uganda is Making the Rounds
China's new envoy to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, isn't wasting any time becoming acquainted with local stakeholders in Uganda. Just one day after he presented his credentials to President Yoweri Museveni, the new ambassador met with the head of the state-run (and ...
China’s New Man in Djibouti
China's new ambassador to Djibouti Hu Bin presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Monday. https://twitter.com/ChineAmbDjibout/status/1419718652463566854?s=19 Hu is the second ...
Beijing’s New Man in Kampala
China's newly-appointed ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, presented his credentials on Wednesday to Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo. During the brief ceremony, Zhang also gave Odongo a copy of the 668 page "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Three."
China’s Outgoing Ambassador to Somalia Says Goodbye With a Bit of Flair
China's ambassador to Somalia, Qin Jian, is transitioning from his post and stopped by Villa Somalia this week to say goodbye to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in style. It's not clear where Ambassador Qin's next assignment will be.
Some African Governments Can’t Have it Both Ways
African governments and multilateral institutions frequently say that they want no part of any new so-called "Cold War" between the U.S. and China. Leaders in those organizations are very quick to remind everyone that they remember the last time Africa got swept up in a Great Power ...
Hundreds of Thousands of Ghanaian Rosewood Logs Were Illegally Smuggled to China While This Man Was Lands Minister, Now he Too is On His Way to China… as Ambassador
During the time that Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh was Ghana's Lands and Natural Resource Minister, an estimated 147,000 kilograms illegally logged rosewood was smuggled out of the country to China. And yet, not one person was ever arrested during Asomah-Cheremeh's tenure as minister. Now, he too is on his way ...
Zimbabwe’s Former Ambassador to China is Sworn in as Foreign Minister
Zimbabwe's new foreign minister, Frederick Shava, is a former longtime envoy to China, ties that will likely come in handy in his new position as Harare seeks to engage Beijing on debt, COVID-19 vaccines and additional development assistance.
African Diplomats in China Are Spending a Lot More Time These Days Talking About The Belt and Road Initiative
Ethiopia's ambassador to China, Teshome Tog Chanaka, shared his enthusiasm on Twitter Tuesday about his participation in the latest forum on how to integrate Africa into the Belt and Road. The event was organized by the Algerian embassy and the Taihe Institute, an international policy ...
It’s Official, Chen Xiaodong is Now China’s Ambassador to South Africa
Chen Xiaodong officially became China's ambassador to South Africa on Sunday, when he presented his credentials to President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria. Newly-named envoys from Finland, Botswana, Ukraine, Pakistan, Sudan, and Sweden also presented their credentials yesterday.
China’s New Ambassador to Kenya Will Face Many of the Same Challenges He Encountered in Nigeria
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received credentials from six new envoys on Wednesday including China's Zhou Pingjian. The new Chinese ambassador replaced Wu Peng who recently returned to Beijing to become the Foreign Ministry's top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa. ...