1. China calls for peace in Mali
April 17, 2013. By People's Daily Online
China hopes the international community can continue to play an active role in consolidating security in Mali, through close coordination with the Malian side, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Hua Chunying's remarks at a press briefing came after France started withdrawing its troops from Mali, with plans to have just 1,000 by the end of the year.
Hua Chunying's remarks at a press briefing came after France started withdrawing its troops from Mali, with plans to have just 1,000 by the end of the year.
2. China-Africa cooperation contributes to African growth: FM spokeswoman
April 19, 2013. By Xinhua
Economic cooperation between China and Africa has contributed more than 20 percent to African countries' growth over the past 13 years, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
"Africa's economy has grown by 5 percent annually in the new century with the help of China's aid and investment," spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily news briefing.
3. China political system offers lessons for Africa
April 24, 2013. By Xinhua
Africa should take advantage of the deepening relations with China to study Chinese political model and come up with lessons that can enable it to develop its own political system that is inclusive, encourages economic growth and will promote ethnic cohesiveness, a Kenyan expert said on Tuesday.
Denise Kodhe who heads Pan-Africa Think Tank Institute for Democracy and Leadership in Africa (IDEA) said in an interview with Xinhua in Nairobi that the western model of democracy that Africa has adopted is not working for the continent as it has been unable to end ethnic tensions and even in countries seen as democratic and the economic growth does not match that progress.
4. Chinese NGOs reach out to African countries
April 29, 2013. By Meng Jing and Sun Yuanqing: China Daily
Groups give new impetus and direction for people-to-people exchanges in Africa with their community outreach programs.
At almost the same time that President Xi Jinping announced during his recent visit to Africa that China will extend a $20 billion credit line to the continent over the next two years, Zhang Ming, a director of the Red Cross Society of China, was busy raising funds of more than 30 million yuan ($4.85 million) from China to build public health centers in Africa, the first overseas project by her organization.
5. Economist: China is transforming Africa
April 29, 2013. By Andrew Moody: China Daily.
Dambisa Moyo insists she is a fan of China because it is a country that is prepared to do business with Africa and not regard it - like many in the West - as an aid case.
The internationally renowned Zambian-born author and economist believes the world's second largest economy is transforming her continent.
"I am a big Sinophile because I recognize we need China's investment and we need jobs and trade and we need something to happen," she says. "Americans are not prepared to write big checks to drive trade and job creation in Africa anymore."