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Africa
Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends team to DR Congo
Dozens of people have died in southwest Congo after contracting a mysterious illness, dubbed Disease X.
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Africa
Ghana counts ballots after tight presidential race
8 Dec 2024 - 9:28AM
Africa
Somali pirates ransom Chinese vessel, after first being paid to protect it
8 Dec 2024 - 4:30AM
Africa
Africa
Burkina Faso junta sacks prime minister and dissolves government
Military leader Ibrahim Traore said officials in the dissolved government will continue to perform their duties until a new one is formed.
7 Dec 2024 - 7:59AM
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Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traore attends the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the Alliance of Sahel States in Niamey, Niger, in July. Photo: Reuters
Africa
Africa
What is mystery ‘Disease X’ and why have dozens died in DR Congo?
Congo government says it’s on ‘maximum alert’ as patient specimens are being analysed.
4 hours ago
Africa
Africa
Namibia elects its first woman president: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Her victory extends the ruling SWAPO party’s 34 years in power since it led the country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
4 Dec 2024 - 10:53AM
Africa
Joe Biden
Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit
US president will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious US-backed railway project.
3 Dec 2024 - 4:13AM
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Africa
Africa
Stampede kills at least 56 at Guinea football match
A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match.
3 Dec 2024 - 9:21AM
Chaotic scenes in the Guinea city of N’Zerekore. Photp: Social media via Reuters
Africa
Egypt
5 more rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea, 7 missing
The Sea Story, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew, was struck by high waves on Monday and sank in minutes.
26 Nov 2024 - 10:41PM
Europe
Women and gender
About 140 women and girls killed by partner or relative per day in 2023: UN
Africa had the most severe toll with 21,700 women killed by someone close to them in 2023.
26 Nov 2024 - 1:01PM
Africa
Egypt
Egypt says 16 people missing after tourist yacht capsizes in Red Sea
Vessel was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities, including Chinese, when it was hit by ‘a sudden and large wave’ on Monday.
26 Nov 2024 - 1:57PM
Africa
Africa
Nigeria turns to compressed natural gas, petrol subsidies removed
Transport costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled in the months that followed last year’s end to petrol subsidies.
24 Nov 2024 - 6:04PM
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at the opening ceremony of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on September 5. Photo: Reuters
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Music
Singer joins Ed Sheeran in criticising ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’
Band Aid hit due for anniversary remix ‘dehumanises Africans’, British-Ghanaian Fuse ODG says. He wants artists to speak up about the song.
21 Nov 2024 - 3:15PM
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China
G20
G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights
‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.
20 Nov 2024 - 5:23AM
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Diplomacy
G20
At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations
Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.
19 Nov 2024 - 4:50AM
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China
G20
G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities
Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.
21 Nov 2024 - 6:44AM
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The G20 Summit opens on Monday at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: EPA-EFE
Africa
Egypt
Egypt’s Giza strays become tourist draw after pyramid-scaling dog goes viral
Apollo the stray dog became an overnight sensation last month after viral footage captured by a paragliding enthusiast.
18 Nov 2024 - 2:18PM
Africa
Africa
Senegal heads to polls as new leaders eye parliamentary mandate
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is seeking a majority to see through the promise of ambitious reform that elected him eight months ago.
17 Nov 2024 - 7:30PM
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Apec statement calls for enhanced free trade, climate action
Leaders statement on comes despite deep scepticism on trade from incoming US president-elect Trump.
18 Nov 2024 - 9:29PM
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Africa
Africa
Gabon’s ruling junta praises constitutional referendum as a ‘turning point’
The vote follows a military coup that overthrew the Bongo family, which ruled the central African nation from 1967 to 2023.
16 Nov 2024 - 5:59PM
Gabonese soldiers march in a military parade during the celebrations to mark the first anniversary of its overthrow of President Ali Bongo, in Libreville, Gabon, on August 30. Photo: Reuters
Africa
South Africa
Foreign grocers face xenophobia after South Africa food poisoning deaths
While there was no sign of a deliberate campaign to poison children, vigilantes have targeted Ethiopian and South Asian shopkeepers.
16 Nov 2024 - 2:34PM
Africa
South Africa
South African government won’t help thousands of illegal miners in closed mine
Police closed off the entrances for moving supplies underground, cutting off miners’ supplies to force them to resurface for arrest.
14 Nov 2024 - 8:19PM
Africa
Africa
Putin promises Africa ‘total support’ in anti-West pitch
Facing isolation from the west over its invasion of Ukraine, Russia sought to woo African countries at a Black Sea resort this weekend.
10 Nov 2024 - 11:26PM
Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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