Kenya Space Agency officials visited three Chinese space firms and Beihang University, where nine Kenyans study, from 12 to 16 October, Capital FM reported on 18 October.
Djibouti's Foreign Minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar will make an official visit to China from 19 to 25 October at Wang Yi's invitation, Beijing's Foreign Ministry announced on 16 October 2026.
Tanzania and China signed an agreement in Tianjin on 17 October 2026 that provides for a Luban Workshop training centre and Chinese help with teacher training and curriculum development, The Citizen reported.
Uganda's Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama, commissioned the rebuilt Katonga Bridge on the Kampala–Masaka highway on 17 October 2026, replacing the bridge washed away in May 2023, the Daily Monitor reported.
Kenyan goods must meet China's origin rules, and generally need a certificate of origin, to enter China at zero tariff from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028, according to China's customs administration and the State Council Tariff Commission.
Fuzhou, in Fujian Province, will host the global observance of World Cities Day during a three-day programme from 31 October to 2 November under the theme "Regenerating the City: Adequate Housing for All", with the fourth Shanghai Award presented at the opening ceremony, UN-Habitat said in a statement issued in Nairobi on 14 October 2026.
Kenya is looking to China's zero-tariff treatment to expand exports, officials told the Africa Commerce and Industry Summit in Nairobi, China Daily reported on 16 October 2026.
Sentai Simons says a Chinese AI model let him build the JibuDocs legal-records tool for about US$25,000, against more than US$1 million for a commercial service, Xinhua reported on 15 October 2026.
Forty-five countries jointly released the Framework of World Vocational and Technical Education Standards at the closing ceremony of the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in Tianjin on 17 October, Xinhua reported on 17 October 2026. Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, chaired a preparatory meeting for the Tanzanian delegation on 15 October, Xinhua reported that day.
Kenya's government is targeting the end of January 2027 to start storing water at the Thwake Multipurpose Dam, with commissioning planned for April, after extra African Development Bank funding of KSh 10.6 billion restarted work, The Star reported on 16 October 2026. The Kenya News Agency gave the same dates on 9 October.
Kenya will exhibit at the 9th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, from 5 to 10 November 2026, through a country pavilion and the trade-in-services section, China Daily reported on 24 June 2026.
Transsion, maker of Tecno and Infinix phones, ended its first day in Hong Kong at HK$33.28 against an offer price of HK$35.30, 21st Century Business Herald reported on 15 October 2026.
