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Foreign minister makes it clear that China will be a stabilising, cooperative force in international affairs, and calls on US to honour its pledges with a warning over Taiwan.
Activists said lifting ban would hurt years of work against procedure often performed on girls under 5 in mistaken belief it would control their sexuality.
Following decades of the ‘Angola model’ – oil-backed loans to access Chinese funding for infrastructure – Beijing vows to help modernise Angola.
Technology transfers have always been officially part of China’s belt and road plan, but analysts say those types of exchanges are being increasingly prioritised as Beijing bids to boost ties.
The United States currently stations some 1,000 troops in Niger at a desert drone base built at a cost of US$100 million.
In a bid to break its reliance on Australia and Brazil for iron ore, China is diversifying further afield.
From scene pioneers Burna Boy and Wizkid, to Gen Z upstarts Rema and Ayra Starr, these are the Nigerian artists setting our Spotify playlists on fire
IMF report says that between 2015 and 2021, the total number of Chinese workers in African countries fell by 64 per cent.
The US operation was the latest sign of Haiti’s troubles as gang violence threatens to bring down the government.
A flurry of construction in Africa by Chinese mining companies has seen lithium exports double.
Besides launching his first fashion collection with Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson, Federer has attended the Met Gala, performed with Coldplay, and supported the Springboks at the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Attack on airport occurred just hours after authorities in Haiti ordered a nighttime curfew following violence in which armed gang members overran the two biggest prisons.
You may not have heard of Chinese firm Transsion – but it is currently dominating the mobile phone market in Africa and the Middle East with three brands that have never been sold in China.
As the Chinese leader met President Bio in Beijing, the pair pledged to ‘safeguard’ African interests on the global stage.
The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship has been stranded off the East African island of Mauritius, following a series of gastrointestinal illnesses on board.
Authorities on the island nation off the coast of east Africa prevented the Norwegian Dawn from docking over the weekend over what they said were ‘health risks’, without elaborating.
The Norwegian Dawn has been halted at Mauritius - with passengers temporarily unable to disembark or board - after several people became ill.
The war has led industries to cease production, while businesses and food stocks have been looted.
Debuting at Berlin 2024, Black Tea, the first film about Africans in China made by an African filmmaker, exhibits a tone-deaf understanding of what the diaspora’s experience is like in the country.
Houthi militants have launched attacks in the Red Sea shipping lanes, increasing costs and disrupting production for Chinese firms in East Africa.
The timing of the trips has remained consistent but their purpose has shifted since Qian Qichen started the convention in 1991.
Race for minerals vital for renewable energy drives rise in Chinese investments and construction deals in Africa.
But a change in banks funding the project points to China’s wish to commercialise its overseas lending, experts say.
Herbert Wigwe, co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank, and five others were killed Friday in a helicopter crash in Southern California’s Mojave Desert.
Observers expect China to focus on trade and business dealings only in Mali, in line with usual policy of avoiding direct intervention in complex conflicts.
Following efforts to build infrastructure in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia that ended in disappointment, China’s fortunes seem to have changed thanks to popular – and expensive – clean energy projects.