https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQxjshs4D0w Guinean President Alpha Conde has called on African countries to take charge of their destiny amidst global re-alignment; particularly the rise of economic & political insularism. In a wide-ranging interview with CGTN's Beatrice Marshall at the...

In the first half of this year, cyber-attacks have affected millions across the globe, and as more Africans get connected to the internet than ever before, increasing questions are being asked as to exactly...

China and Africa need to join hands to fight poverty, that is the central theme at this year's China-Africa high level think tank forum, held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. As experts...

African countries comparatively contribute negligible amounts of carbon to the world's total of greenhouse gas emissions. However, they still bear the brunt of global warming. Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the decision to withdraw...

Kenya has launched its long-awaited Standard Gauge Railway. The project is built and funded in partnership with Chinese companies and is expected to contribute at least 1.5% growth to the country's GDP. The launch has...

This week on Talk Africa! The SGR is the biggest infrastructure project in Kenya since independence in 1963, and now it is fully operational. The 485km link will more than halve travel time for passengers...

According to scientists, biodiversity on the planet is being lost at an unprecedented rate. And as Africa is home to thousands of unique plant species, the continent is especially at risk. Plant diversity underpins...

The UN renewed its call to donors for more funds saying it has only received 21 per cent of the USD4.4 billion needed to avert the risk of a repeat of the 2011 famine...

  It’s no news that China has cemented its relationship with Africa. Chinese nationals have since time immemorial travelled to the continent to invest and establish new contacts but this relationship has mostly been characterised...

Africa's infrastructural development has been identified as being central to boosting economic growth & creating jobs. And this discussion topped the agenda on the sidelines of the just concluded 10th Annual Africa Development Week...