Topic: News

China: African journalist counselled on enhancing tourism in Africa

Visiting the Palace Museum in Beijing also known as the “Forbidden City” former emperor’s residence during the Qing dynasty

African journalists have been counselled to enhance tourism in their continent through provision of online data. The call came in the wake of a seminar with the Chinese hosts. Through the discussions it was revealed that Africa has a lot of potentials in the tourism industry but there are a series of shortcomings that must be worked upon in order to rectify this situation. Speaking to a team of 28 visiting media practitioners from Africa, Mi Han the deputy director of the China National Tourism Administration responsible for marketing and international co-operation department for Asia, Oceania and Africa Division disclosed what his department has observed so far.

African journalists empowered on publication of investment promotion magazines

African journalists and experts from the China Investment Bureau

African journalists have been empowered on how to publish promotional magazines by the China Investment Bureau. The exchange of knowledge came in the wake of a one day seminar with professionals dealing with the China investment magazine. Through discussions African scribes were counseled to deal with powerful analysis, records and other ideas from communicators well versed in issues in order to impact this with the pertinent issues. According to Prof. He Wenping, from the Institute of West-Asian and African Studies Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the magazines should include other aspects of life not only with investments.

China: The magnificent Shenzhen, city of innovations

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Up to 1980 the now modern city of Shenzhen in the Guangdong Province was just a tiny town like many others in China. But today this is a cosmopolitan city of over 11 million residents. It was two years later in 1982, when the major constructions started to make this beautiful city a world class one with an accumulation of innovations. Assessing from the current developments this dream has been achieved to a large extent.

Africa: Challenges in Global peace due to the changing face of wars

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visiting Chinese peacekeepers. The contribution of China's peacekeeping troops in Liberia has won high praise from Liberian government and its people.

Global peace has become one of the trickiest agenda particularly on how to tackle emerging conflicts. The changing face of wars demands corresponding new knowledge. This revelation came from the Director of the China and United Nations Keeping Centre Senior Colonel Zhou Zhe in the wake of exchanging information between his institute and a team of visiting African journalists.

LIBERIA: Government fails on WASH promises to Whien Town residents

Whein Town huge garbage site, the issue of health threat

After several months of protest by residents of Whein Town Community in Paynesville, Montserrado County on the issue of health hazard posed by Liberia’s biggest garbage site, it seems that the garbage nightmare for dwellers of that area is far from over. The Whein Town Community, just several miles from the nation’s capital Monrovia with the population approximately over sixteen thousand continues to get the pinch from the consequences of garbage as they have revealed that the Liberian Government has reneged on promises made to better the environmental condition of the place.