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By Wang Ke, People’s Daily A toy brand recently opened its first store in central China at the Grandjoy mall in Changsha, capital city of Hunan province. Over 3,000 debut products were launched, featuring more than 100 popular IPs, and many were highly sought after by young consumers and sold out on the first day….

By Huang Peizhao, People’s Daily In the southwest of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, stands the headquarters building of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). This is the first well-equiped disease control center with modernized office and laboratory conditions on the African continent, serving as a symbol of friendship and collaboration…

By Zhang Zhiwen Africa has witnessed a steady process of regional economic integration in recent years. In February 2024, the African Union (AU) launched the Second 10-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063 during the 37th AU Summit. Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, Mauritanian president and chairperson of the AU for 2024, said that the AU is…

By Li Jiabao, People’s Daily In the lower reaches of Sassandra River in Cote d’Ivoire stands the grand Gribo-Popoli hydropower plant, delivering clean electricity to numerous households. The hydropower plant was built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) and financed by the Export-Import Bank of China. Recently, the first and second power generation…

By Jia Pingfan, People’s Daily In the early morning at a flower farm in Kenya, freshly harvested roses, with dewdrops clinging to their petals, were ready to be shipped. In 48 hours, they would be put onto the shelves of the Hunan Gaoqiao Grand Market, Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan province half a world…

By Cao Wenxuan, People’s Daily In a banana seedling cultivation room of Crossfrontier International Ltd. in Kenya, rows of cultivation bottles filled with seedlings were neatly arranged. Lucy Mimano, the company’s CEO, was carefully examining the growth of these seedlings. “It is crucial to consider the preparation of nutrient solution, the method of inoculating tissue…

By Huang Peizhao, Zou Song, People’s Daily Currently, the internet penetration rate in African countries is continuously increasing, with over 500 million people having access to the internet. More and more African people are using mobile phones to surf the internet and make payments, which has laid a solid foundation for the booming development of…

By He Yin, People’s Daily In 2023, the trade volume between China and Africa reached $282.1 billion, with China maintaining its position as Africa’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years. By the end of 2023, China’s direct investment stock in Africa exceeded $40 billion, making it one of the major sources of foreign investment…

By He Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Sept. 5 in Beijing and deliver a keynote speech. During the summit, Xi will host a welcoming banquet and relevant bilateral events for the leaders of FOCAC’s African members…

By Wu Yuehui, People’s Daily A Chinese research team recently developed a new method of massive water production through the reaction between lunar regolith and endogenous hydrogen, according to the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The study was published in the journal The Innovation on…