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Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

Africa should not be an arena for competition between world powers, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday, opening a new headquarters for a pan-African health body at the start of five-country Africa tour.

Reuters

China FM on Africa visit sidesteps call for UN council seat

China’s new foreign minister has sidestepped a new call by the African Union for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council during his visit to Ethiopia

The Independent UK

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why

It’s a grim and all too common sight for rangers at some of Africa’s nature reserves: the bullet-riddled carcass of an elephant, its tusks removed by poachers. African elephant populations have fallen by about 30% since 2006. Poaching has driven the decline.

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60 States Agree to Transform Region into Major Bridge for Int’l Transition to Renewable Energy

More than 60 government ministers and delegations responsible for their countries’ minerals and metals strategies attended on Tuesday the second Ministerial Roundtable hosted by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources in the largest-ever meeting of its kind. The ministers agreed that minerals are necessary to build a cleaner…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

China is now the African continent’s largest trading partner, accounting for US$254 billion in 2021. It’s also the main country of origin for African manufacturing imports, providing 16% of Africa’s total in 2018.

The Conversation

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

China has rapidly become Africa’s most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities, towns and villages across the continent.

The Conversation

Qld teacher allegedly abused boys overseas

A Brisbane high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing teenage boys in Brisbane and on overseas trips in Africa and New Zealand.

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Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group owned by a key Putin ally are stoking influence in resource-rich Central African Republic

While Vladimir Putin desperately rallies support for his war in Ukraine, a network of paramilitary mercenaries known as the Wagner Group is shoring up his power in resource-rich central Africa, more than 5,000 kilometres away.

ABC News

Black lecturer taking Bristol University to tribunal over racial discrimination claims

Among other incidents she claims she was told 'no one gives a sh** about Africa'

Bristol Post

Ousmane Sembène at 100: a tribute to Senegal's 'father of African cinema'

1 January 2023 marked the centenary of the birth of Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese novelist and filmmaker hailed as the “father of African cinema”. Over the course of five decades Sembène published 10 books and directed 12 films across three distinct periods. He has been celebrated for his beautifully crafted…

The Conversation

Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start

Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of the two countries have been taking steps to stimulate trade. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was on the same mission late last…

The Conversation

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

The sale of electric cars is growing. Globally, some 2 million electric vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2022 – 75% more than in the first three months of 2021. Most, though, are sold in high income countries.

The Conversation

New Chinese foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip

The new foreign minister’s visit follows in the footsteps of his predecessors over the last three decades.

Al Jazeera

China's new foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip

China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries

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First African-produced cancer tests to slash costs and waiting times

Moroccan-manufactured tests for breast cancer and leukaemia an important step in ending the continent’s reliance on imported pharmaceuticals

360info

How migrant entrepreneurs find their way in South Africa

The pros and cons of the informal economy and how migrant business spaces are initiated and expanded.

Irish Mirror

Daniel Kinahan drug cartel channelling drugs through Africa on much bigger scale than first thought

A report has found both substantial local consumption and expanding transit flows to Europe and Australia from South America.

The Guardian - UK

South Africa police investigate alleged plot to poison CEO with cyanide

André de Ruyter, who stepped down from utility firm Eskom, drank coffee suspected to be laced with poison

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South Africa's ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party on Sunday marks its 111th anniversary with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912

Reuters

South Africa's Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

South African power utility Eskom on Sunday said police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kenya’s Trade Minister: Nairobi to Witness Qualitative Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Kenya’s Minister of Trade and Industry Moses Kuria said that Africa, and his country in particular, would not allow its resources to be exploited in the US-Chinese trade war. He noted that Kenya looked forward to strengthening economic ties with Saudi Arabia by reviving axes of cooperation. In an interview…

The Guardian - UK

Lupin star shines light on riflemen from France’s former colonies in new film

Tirailleurs, featuring Lupin star Omar Sy, tells story of father and son during first world war

Daily Mirror

Inside Tom Bradby last TV encounter with 'bruised and vulnerable' Harry and Meghan

Tom Bradby has bagged one of the biggest interviews of his career as he sits down with Prince Harry three years after their fateful trip to South Africa - which marked the beginning of the end for the Duke's time in the Royal Family

The Conversation

HIV remains a leading killer in Africa despite medical breakthroughs – how to eliminate it

About 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. About 70% of them live in Africa. This shows that there is no solution to the AIDS pandemic without a solution in Africa. In 2021, there were 1.5 million new cases of HIV – just over 4,000 cases per…

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Kinahan cartel channels huge quantities of narcotics through African countries from South America

A study discovered that the shipments are on a much bigger scale than previously believe

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