Cultural heritage experts are calling for Africa to have more World Heritage sites and conservation efforts. They made the call as UNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the text that launched the World Heritage Sites list. Currently 1,154 sites have been given World Heritage status, with only 12% located in Africa.

China, which has 56 sites, has pledged to continue supporting capacity building and conservation efforts in Africa.

In this episode of China Africa Talk, Zanele Buthelezi discusses UNESCO's World Heritage Convention, and the protection of culture heritage in Africa and China with:

Souayibou Virassou, Executive Director of the African World Heritage Fund, and Professor Lyu Zhou, Director of the National Heritage Center at Tsinghua University.

The African Union is hoping for a seat in the G20 and effective joint action to address global economic challenges.

African countries at COP27 are pushing for wealthy nations to deliver on the promises to fund mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries.

The 5th China International Import Expo has opened in Shanghai. Enterprises from over 100 countries are expected to participate in the expo from November 5-10. What new opportunities will the CIIE open up for Africa? Host Zanele Buthelezi speaks to: Larry Merizalde, Chief Executive Officer Aspen China Company Limited, Yang Yang, Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang China Commodities City Group, and Tungamirai Eric Mupona, a volunteer of the Zimbabwean delegation at CIIE.

Xi Jinping has reaffirmed China's commitment to promoting global peace and development. He was re-elected General Secretary of the CPC during the Party's 20th National Congress last week. What does his re-election mean for Africa? How will the outcomes of the Congress impact the continent?

In this episode, two experts in international affairs join us in a very informative discussion on the evolving party-to-party relations between the Communist Party of China and Africa. They also give their views on some new opportunities the 20th CPC National Congress can bring to Africa and other developing countries.

In this episode, South Sudan's ambassador to China, His Excellency Monday Kumba, shares his views regarding the ruling concepts initiated by the CPC such as the FOCAC and the Belt and Road Initiative. Ambassador Kumba highlights some key events under the BRI between South Sudan and China that have characterized the friendship between the two countries 11 years on.

In this edition, in line with this year’s International Mental Health Day theme of “Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority”, our two panelists discuss why mental health should be a priority, how China and African countries are focusing on prioritizing it and how humanitarian responses are addressing diverse mental health issues.

In an exclusive interview with James Kimonyo, Rwandan Ambassador to China, we discuss among other issues, his views regarding the ruling concepts initiated by the CPC over the last decade and the future cooperation and potential areas the two countries can work on.

How has the tourism faired since the pandemic hit? What policies are available to promote resilient tourism growth between China and Africa? Tune into this week's edition as our two panel experts in tourism unravel the discussion.