By Anadolu Agency China set its 2026 economic growth target at 4.5%-5%, slightly lower than the 5% achieved last year, as the National People’s Congress (NPC) convened Thursday in Beijing for its annual session. According to a government report delivered to the NPC, the main targets for development include a surveyed urban unemployment rate of

File Photo/Somali Times By The African Exponent Chinese Manufacturing Footprint in Africa China’s industrial expansion in Africa has gone beyond investment in infrastructure and natural resources to include manufacturing, a sector increasingly central to the continent’s industrialization ambitions. Over the past decade, Chinese companies have established operations in automotive assembly, electronics, construction materials, textiles, and

The ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) developed for the Qatari Coast Guard by Ares Shipyard and ULAQ Global is seen in this photo at an undisclosed location, Jan. 3, 2026. ULAQ Global Handout via AA Photo By Daily Sabah The booming Turkish defence industry is taking its success to the sea as it boosts

Aircraft are seen at Istanbul Airport, Istanbul, Türkiye, March 12, 2025. Photo Credit Shutterstock By Daily Sabah Turkey plans to complete major airport capacity expansion and renovation projects across the country in 2026, official documents show, as its aviation infrastructure faces rising passenger and air traffic volumes. The expansion drive began this week with the

By Reuters Gold climbed on Wednesday to hit yet another record and silver surpassed the previously unseen $90 mark, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading reinforced bets on interest rate cuts amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. Spot gold rose 1% to $4,633.40 per ounce as of 05:25 a.m. GMT, after hitting a record high of $4,639.42 earlier

By The African Exponent China has been Africa’s largest trading partner for more than two decades, but the nature of that relationship has shifted profoundly. In the early 2000s, trade growth was largely driven by low-cost consumer goods—textiles, electronics, household items—that filled retail markets across African cities. By 2024, however, customs data shows a clear

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Jan. 9, 2026. Photographer Liu Qiong By Xinhua News Agency Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. Photographer Maxim Shemetov By Reuters China’s top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern and southern Africa as Beijing seeks to

Turkey’s light combat aircraft, Hürjet, produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 30, 2025. AA Photo By Daily Sabah Turkey’s defence and aviation exports rose about 48% year-over-year to surpass $10 billion (TL 430 billion) in 2025, according to a top official on Saturday, thus breaking a new threshold for the sector. “We

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar speaks during a session of the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Photographer Ramil Sitdikov By Reuters Turkey’s energy minister said Russia had provided new financing worth $9 billion for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant being built by Moscow’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom, adding