No country can block China’s cooperation with island nations in the Pacific and the area is no country’s sphere of influence, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday. The diplomat said this ahead of a summit between President Xi Jinping and…
President Buhari’s takeaways from FOCAC Beijing summit -Garba Shehu
Heads of State, Governments and delegations from 52 African countries, which includes Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China met in Beijing, under the auspices of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The tri-annual summit was held with…
In Senegal, China’s President Xi pledges stronger Africa ties (Reuters)
China’s President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects. Xi arrived in Senegal on Saturday for…
Dangote ranked 66th world’s most powerful person
Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote, has been ranked among 75 most powerful persons on the planet, ahead of the Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence. According to the Forbes’ latest 2018 ranking of the World Powerful…
