Economic Community of West African States

13 Nov 2012

West African nations have agreed to send 3,300 troops to help Mali wrest back control of its northern half, which was seized by al-Qaeda-linked fighters more than six months ago, according to an...

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Talking points

30 May 2012

Last chance to claim HK$500,000 reward for ring

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Africans feel Chinese investment 'more generous' than West's

20 Jun 2011

The recent spate of Chinese investment in Africa brings with it its fair share of issues - not least amongst them concern for the rate at which Chinese companies are extracting natural resources...

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Michael Church in South Africa

2 Jul 2010

Ghana's green, gold and red flag has become almost omnipresent as the build-up to the quarter-finals intensifies. All across Johannesburg, South Africa's rainbow-coloured national symbol has been...

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World Cup unites African community in Guangzhou

26 Jun 2010

Guangzhou's streets are usually quiet at 2am but the city's thriving African community brought the rhythms of the continent's first soccer World Cup to the Pearl River Delta early on Thursday...

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A taste of African culture for mainlanders

10 Dec 2009

Different languages, cultural traits, misleading stereotypes - all the usual suspects of cultural misunderstanding emerge in a study of the African trading community in Guangzhou.

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Afghanistan's visa woes leave Hong Kong juniors kicking their heels

After a week of training and getting used to conditions in Toronto, Hong Kong have been forced to wait an extra day to get their ICC Under-19 World Cup qualifying campaign under way as their first...

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Feared dead after fall, Nigerian alive but critically ill

The Nigerian man who was feared dead yesterday after falling from a window while fleeing police is still alive but in critical condition.

A doctor at Guangzhou Military District Main...

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Judge says freed Nigerian cannot be deported

Hong Kong cannot deport a Nigerian heroin smuggler who spent 16 years in prison because he might face a second drug trial in the West African country, a judge ruled yesterday.

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Corrections & clarifications

The headline, 'Amnesty says hundreds killed in Gambian witch-hunts', on a report on page A10 yesterday was inaccurate. The report quoted Amnesty International as saying hundreds of people had been...

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CRCC falls 18.5pc on project halt

The share price of China Railway Construction Corp (CRCC) fell 18.47 per cent to HK$7.99 yesterday, after the rail construction giant announced the Nigerian government had taken over the firm's...

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End the stereotypes about Africa

New Africa films keep coming - this time it's the riveting Blood Diamond; last year the superbly acted The Last King of Scotland - while Out of Africa still vibrates in my mind almost 20 years...

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